WILLIAM P. CLEMENTS, JR. COVERNOR OF TEXAS Bill Clements, the new Governor of Texas, has devoted his life to leader- ship and good management Ilie Iwo titlitillies Most Mipollant lo the future oil exas. Clements was bin it on April 13, 1917, in Dallas. I le attended public school in the Highland Par k School System. Clements played on the first Highland Park High School team to win a district championship and was the first IIPHS football player to he named to an All-State football team. After studying engineeting for two years at Southern Methodist Univer- sity, Clements went to work for it Texas oil held service company. He resigned at age 28 to establish his own business—the Southea,tern Drilling Company. The company, now known as MD( 0, is a major international drilling contractor, helping to supply art energy hungry world. SFDC'0 to- day ettitililys appiositnatcly I cjIMNI people. I lIc company's woildwide col pOrale headquarters is located in the Old Cumberland High School in Dallas, which Clements bought and restored to near in iginal condition. The building has been designated as a historical landmark by the Texas State Historical Stirs CV COMMiller. Beginning in 1973, he managed the operations of the Pentagon as Deputy Secretary of Defense, displaying such effee- Use nianagetial talents that lie wits il.atkled I he Depaiiiiirni til Defense Medal lot Distinguished Public Sri vice (19751. President Ford later added a Bronte Palm to the award. lie oversaw the daily operations of approximately 3 million Liercilw clifPloYees, and Administeted the $100 billion plus annual I)epaitinent of Defense budget lit tecognition of Clements' innovatise efforts in the upgrading of the Department of 'Meuse educational system, each of the Service Academies named a piotessorial ass ard in his honor - the William P. Clements, Jr. Award for Fxcellence in Fducation. Clements is cut rently a menibet of the Republican National Committee's policy committee on foreign policy and na- tional security. On January 16, 1979 Bill Clements was sworn in as the first elected Republican Governor of Texas in this century. A successtul cater in business, in govet !intent service, and now a new ;meet as Texas' highest elected governmental official. Bill Clements—a special guest, a teat speaker.
