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Thursday, June 6,1991
Lawmakers push for early retirement
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AUSTIN (AP) — A bill that would give some
legislators a full retirement pension much
quicker was pushed through the Legislature
by a lawmaker who could benefit from the
plan, a newspaper reported Wednesday.
The measure is awaiting action by Gov. Ann
Richards. Richards has until June 16 to sign
the bill, veto it, or allow it to become law with
out her signature.
Bill Cryer, a spokesman for Richards, said
the legislation is being reviewed by her staff.
Rep. Nolan "Buzz” Robnett, R-Lubbock,
tacked the provision onto a bill dealing with
state employees' health and retirement bene
fits, the Austin American-Statesman reported.
Robnett is one of a handful of legislators who
could benefit immediately if he retires.
The provision lowers from 55 years to 50
years tne age at which legislators can receive
full benefits. And it reduces from 30 years to
12 years the length of service required for law
makers under 60 to receive full benefits.
Robnett is 50 years old and has served
slightly more than 12 years. The Texas House
has five members between 50 and 54 years old
who have served more than 12 years.
Robnett could not be reached for comment
by The Associated Press. His assistant in Lub
bock, Jan Wade, said he was out of town on
business.
Lawmakers approved the amendment in
the early morning hours May 22, after a mar
athon meeting during the last week of the reg
ular legislative session.
Tom Smith, Texas director of the govern
ment watchdog group Public Citizen, said the
measure raised questions.
"There are all kinds of provisions that say
you cannot vote on a measure in which you
have a personal interest. While it may not be
illegal, it certainly looks questionable," he
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University News Service
Texas A&M President William
Mobley recently announced that
John Lindsey of Houston and Wil
liam McCord of Dallas will provide
the top leadership for the Univer
sity's first capital campaign.
The goal of the five-year project,
titled the Texas A&M University
Campaign, is to increase signifi
cantly the financial support that
the institution receives from the
private sector.
Lindsey, Class of '44 and owner
and opera ter of a major insurance
business, will serve as national
chairman. Lindsey's first formal
function will be to preside at the
National Leadership Committee,
an event expected to attract at least
300 former students and other pa
trons of the University.
McCord, Class of '49 and presi
dent and chairman of ENSERCH,
will chair the Nucleus Fund Com
mittee, the group that will be in
the forefront in seeking the first
gifts from key individuals asso
ciated with the University.
"John Lindsey and Bill McCord
are legendary in their devotion to
their alma mater and have a long
history of support for it through
both their service, time and gifts,"
Mobley said. "They were natural
choices when it came to seeking
leaders for these big jobs that are
crucial to the long-range vitality of
Texas A&M."
Mobley said the need for a suc
cessful capital campaign is even
more urgent in light of the state's
current fiscal shortfall, but he em
phasized that the fund-raising
campaign in no way lessens the
level of state support on which the
University is dependent.
"The support derived from the
capital campaign will provide that
margin for excellence such as
scholarships for students, en
dowed positions for nationally
prominent faculty, student lead
ership development programs and
other identified endeavors that
mark an institution of the first
rank," Mobley said.
The precise goal of the Texas
A&M University Campaign will
depend on the results of a feasibil
ity study that is nearing comple
tion, Mobley said. He indicated
that the institution currently en
joys significant private support
from corporations, foundations,
alumni, parents and other donors.
"It is reasonable to assume that
the campaign goal will be to dou
ble the level of donations we
would normally receive during a
five-year period, based on the re
cent history of voluntary support
State comptroller proposes
new ideas for tax overhaul
AUSTIN (AP) — State Comp
troller John Sharp previewed a
proposed overhaul of Texas busi
ness taxes Wednesday for Gov.
Ann Richards, who praised the ef
fort but said he still has work to
do.
Sharp refused to divulge details
of his proposed replacement for
the corporate franchise tax after
meeting with Richards, saying he
would make the plan public at a
P u
Saturday meeting of the Gover
nor's Task Force on Revenue.
"I think he's come up with some
very creative ideas and I think ...
everybody's going to be pleasantly
surprised," Richards said.
But asked whether she supports
Sharp's proposals, the governor
said, "I think he's got a tew little
wrinkles he needs to iron out."
Record number of
professors to retire
By Peggy O'Hare
TheBattalion
for Texas A&M," Mobley saic
Mobley predicted that nearly 75
ercent of t
percent of the funds included in
the ultimate goal will be for en
dowments to help meet the long
term needs of the University.
The campaign is expected to be
UylauncneF
formally launched in early 1992.
A record number of Texas A&M
professors will retire this year as
33 faculty members prepare to
leave the University.
The previous record for the larg
est number of retirees was 31 in
1986.
Dr. Ruth Schaffer, a retiring so
ciology professor at A&M, said the
increase in retirement reflects the
growing numbers of people over
40 years old.
Liquor distributor asks Richards
to veto alcoholic beverage bill
DALLAS (AP) — A liquor dis
tributor has asked Gov. Ann Rich
ards to veto a controversial alco
holic beverage bill passed three
days before the Texas Legislature
adjourned.
State lawmakers drew fire for
adopting the measure on a 140-0
was stuffed with amendments
sought by lobbyists.
Gov. Ann Richards has ex
pressed reservations about the
measure and indicated she was
considering vetoing it.
vote May 24 without discussion or
opposition. Many legislators voted
sight unseen on the bill, which
Among other things, the bill
would allow beer and wine to be
sold within Texas Stadium by su
perseding the city of Irving's zon
ing ordinance.
Correction
The Battalion incorrectly re
ported Wednesday that Aggie-
Hostel's graduation will be
this Friday.
AggieHostel does not begin
Aggu
until June 16, with graduation
on June 21. The Battalion re
grets the error.
"For the last few years, people
not retiring has been a problem at
universities across the country,"
Schaffer said. "Retirement is a nat
ural way of flushing out the sys
tem. I didn't think the number (33)
was that great for a univeristy this
size."
Schaffer said people over 40 will
make up the largest population
segment by the year 2010, and
more people will be approaching
what is now considered to be re
tirement age than ever before.
"However, with economic un
rest, problems with social security
and people living longer, people
are staying on the job longer and
postponing retirement until 70,"
she said.
Ann Pittman, assistant to Dean
of Faculties Bill Perry, said she
knew of no underlying reason be
hind the record-setting number of
retirees other than the fact that
those people had reached retire
ment age.
A&M President William Mobley
hosted a dinner on May 28 honor
ing the retirees, who had given
more than 640 years of service to
education.
The 1991 retirees are:
□ LeRoy Androes, psychiatry;
Shirley Black, history; Edward
Burns, horticultural sciences;
James Dozier, finance; Fredrick
Gardner, poultry science;
0 Brison Gooch, history; G.
Dale Gutcher, industrial, vocatio
nal and technical education; Don
ald Jutzy, medical pathology; Wil
liam Kiel Jr., wildlife and fisheries
sciences;
0 Evelyn King, Evans Library;
Marvin Kuers, industrial engi
neering; Otto Kunze, agricultural
engineering; Marvin Leshikar,
family medicine;
0 Betty McConnell, radiology;
and Donald McDonald, civil engi
neering.
0 Morris Merkle, soil and crop
sciences; Robert Palmer, internal
medicine; Robert Pettit, plant pa-
thobiology and microbiology;
0 Daniel Pfannstiel, agricultural
education; Richard Puckett, Evans
Library; George Rice Jr., manage
ment; William Roenigk, large ani
mal medicine and surgery;
0 Warren Rose, business analy
sis and research; Howard
Russman, internal medicine;
Frank Ruzicka, internal medicine;
Santiago Sanchez, internal medi
cine;
0 Ruth Schaffer, sociology; Bar
bara Stone, interdisciplinary edu
cation; Kirk Strawn, wildlife and
fisheries sciences; Ruth Taber,
plant pathology and microbiology;
0 Louis Thompson, civil engi
neering; Carl Vanderzant, animal
science; and Bruno Zwolinski,
chemistry.
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