In Honor of Tom Adams' Forty Years of Teaching at St. Mark's School of Texas

IN HONOR OF TOM ADAMS' FORTY YEARS OF TEACHING AT ST. MARK'S SCHOOL OF TEXAS -- HON. PETE SESSIONS (Extensions of Remarks - April 02, 2004)

HON. PETE SESSIONS
OF TEXAS
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Friday, April 2, 2004

Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a teaching legend at St. Mark's School of Texas. I am proud to represent St. Mark's in Congress. I am very familiar with the high excellence of education that St. Mark's provides to young men as my oldest son currently attends St. Mark's, and one of my staffers is also an alumnus of the school.

St. Mark's would not be nearly as successful an institution if it weren't for the scholarly teaching of Thomas S. Adams. Tom Adams is celebrating his 40th year of teaching at St. Mark's, and I honor him for his four decades of service to the school and the countless young men that have benefited from his teaching and insight.

Tom Adams currently serves as the Cecil and Ida Green Master Teaching Chair in History. He has held this position since 1980, and he has served as the Senior Master of the faculty from 1997-2002. Tom currently teaches U.S. History, Art History, and Modern World History.

In addition to his distinguished teaching in the classroom, Tom has coached the St. Mark's baseball team to twelve Southwest Preparatory Conference (SPC) Championships. In addition to his success with the baseball team, Coach Adams led the St. Mark's basketball team to six SPC Championships.

Tom Adams was appointed to the St. Mark's faculty on July 1, 1961 after receiving his B.A. from Princeton University and his M.A. from Harvard University. Adams is a lasting icon at St. Mark's, and I admire him for continuing to teach even after reaching his 40-year milestone. I wish Tom Adams, and the St. Mark's community all the best.

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