H*4888 Session 111 (1995-1996)
H*4888 Concurrent Resolution, By R.C. Fulmer, H.M. Hallman, Harrell, Limehouse and
Whatley
A Concurrent Resolution recognizing and commending Lieutenant General Claudius
E. "Bud" Watts III, U.S. Air Force, Retired, for his career accomplishments
and for his distinguished service to his country, state, and family, and
extending congratulations and best wishes to him upon his retirement as
President of The Citadel.
04/09/96 House Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate HJ-28
04/09/96 Senate Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence SJ-7
A CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
RECOGNIZING AND COMMENDING LIEUTENANT
GENERAL CLAUDIUS E. "BUD" WATTS III, U.S.
AIR FORCE, RETIRED, FOR HIS CAREER
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FOR HIS DISTINGUISHED
SERVICE TO HIS COUNTRY, STATE, AND FAMILY, AND
EXTENDING CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES TO
HIM UPON HIS RETIREMENT AS PRESIDENT OF THE
CITADEL.
Whereas, General Claudius E. "Bud" Watts III has
recently announced his retirement as President of The Citadel, the
Military College of South Carolina; and
Whereas, General Watts has brought honor to himself, his family,
the State of South Carolina, and his country through his
distinguished military service, his selfless commitment to family
and duty, and to his outstanding tenure as President of The Citadel;
and
Whereas, General Watts was born on September 22, 1936, in
Bennettsville, South Carolina, and was raised in nearby Cheraw;
and
Whereas, General Watts is married to the former Jane Sims of
Marianna, Florida, and the couple has two children, Claudius E.
Watts IV, Citadel Class of 1983, and Patti W. Heck; and
Whereas, General Watts earned a bachelor of arts degree in political
science from The Citadel in 1958, earned Gold Stars for academic
excellence each semester, and was named a Distinguished Military
Student; and
Whereas, following his graduation from The Citadel, General Watts
earned a master's degree in business administration from Stanford
University's Graduate School of Business, completed Harvard
University's Program for Senior Managers in Government, and
attended the London School of Economics and Political Science as
a Fulbright Scholar; and
Whereas, General Watts completed pilot training in 1960 at Craig
Air Force Base in Alabama, and was assigned to the 17th Air
Support Squadron at Charleston Air Force Base in South Carolina;
and
Whereas, General Watts was graduated from the Army Command
and General Staff College and the National War College; and
Whereas, General Watts served in Southeast Asia from December,
1967, until December, 1968, with the 12th Special Operations
Squadron in Vietnam where he flew two hundred and seventy-six
combat missions; and
Whereas, during his career, General Watts served in various
capacities in the U.S. Air Force, including assignments at the
Headquarters for the U.S. Air Force; and
Whereas, during 1985, General Watts was named Senior Military
Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense; and
Whereas, General Watts was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant
General on December 1, 1986, and retired from active duty on
September 1, 1989; and
Whereas, General Watts is a command pilot with more than seven
thousand flying hours and has received the Defense Distinguished
Service Medal, Air Force Distinguished Service Medal, two awards
of the Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross with two
oak leaf clusters, eleven Air Medals, the Vietnamese Service Medal
with two service stars, and the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross
with Palm; and
Whereas, General Watts was named the seventeenth president of
The Citadel on June 23, 1989, and has served with distinction since
that time; and
Whereas, General Watts is involved in a host of civic and military
organizations too numerous to list in one resolution. Now,
therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate
concurring:
That the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina
commends Lieutenant General Claudius E. "Bud" Watts
III for his selfless dedication to his state, country, and family and
extends congratulations and best wishes to him upon his retirement
as President of The Citadel.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to
General Watts.
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