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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Paul Gaffney holds a doctorate degree from the University of Kansas, an M.A. Degree
from Indiana University, and a B.S. Degree from Clarion University of Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, Gaffney served as Professor of Theater and Dean of the Sarofim School of Fine Arts at
Southwestern University from 2003 to his recent retirement in 2017; and
WHEREAS, Gaffney guided the expansion of the Alma Thomas Fine Arts Center at Southwestern
University, which brought internationally recognized scholars, artists, musicians and actors to Georgetown;
and
WHEREAS, Paul Gaffney served as the first Board Chair for the City of Georgetown Arts and
Culture Board from 2005 - 2008; and
WHEREAS, in 2011, Dr. Gaffney served on the Arts and Culture Board’s subcommittee studying the
feasibility of having an Art Center in Georgetown, which lead to the opening of the Georgetown Art Center in
2013.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DALE ROSS, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN,
TEXAS, do hereby proclaim February 27, 2018 as
PAUL GAFFNEY DAY
In Georgetown, Texas