HR254 Summary

• Commends Speaker Pro Tempore Victor Gaston of the Alabama House of Representatives for receiving the 2012 University of South Alabama Alumni Association Distinguished Service Award

• Recognizes Gaston's 25-year career as a teacher and assistant principal in Mobile County Public Schools, during which he inspired students to engage in community service and also served in the Marine Corps Reserve and Alabama National Guard

• Highlights Gaston's educational credentials including a bachelor's degree from the University of Southern Mississippi, a master's degree in education from the University of South Alabama, and a doctorate in education from Auburn University

• Details Gaston's extensive community involvement including service on boards for the National Alumni Association, Volunteers of America, Penelope House, Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Mobile Museum of Fine Arts, as well as his role as an ordained deacon at Spring Hill Baptist Church

• Notes Gaston's numerous awards including Alabama Republican Party Legislative Honors, Humanitarian of the Year, Alabama Senior Citizens' Hall of Fame Stateman's Award, Legislator of the Year by the Adoptive Parent Associations, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Mobile County Republican Executive Committee