University of Houston - Houstonian Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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MR. H. R. CULIEN Dedication of the 1945 HDUStUIliElIl It is with llw simvresl Lleling nf gratitude and respect that the stair of tho 1913 Hnuslnniun rlmlicatcs llw VH3 ymrlmnk of the University 10 the First presirlcnl of the anl of RCQCHIS anJ his wifP-Mr. ant! Mrs. H R. Cullen: Crulilmle un lwlmlf uf the L'nix'ewity for their fine and generous lwnefarlinns to llw I'm- chly ml. Hmlslun nml. through the L'nix'ersily, to llw cause of orlucaliull. 0119 memorial 10 llwxr :onvrnsily. as well as In lht-ir lalc son, Roy Gustav Cullen. has already Loon u manor of mmrurl uml rmn't'nivnrc tn llmusumls of fnrmer and present students wlm haw sllulicd in its mmiorn rlnx'x'rrmms. Tins is H10 Roy Guslm' Fullon 7Memorial BIIiHing. Anothvr is the reronl ml Ermll whirl: will lwrmil, nmrmg nlller lhings, 1110 ercc'ion ml. a great mmivrn mlucnhmml' glrurhlro In mmpIL-lo llw mum l'nix'orsny of Houston quadrangle . . . Uralllurlo. Inn, in Common with thousands of other Hmustnninns, fur lho unmunlml instmu'os ml; LinrHy zuml Illunanilnriem giving 10 CIIIISCS or good aml mercy, as typified Ivy tho fun! girls Hf 111i: past year tn hospital vaclnpmenls SH badly needed by I Im1$lnn . , . Pull an own dvopvr gratitmlo for tho almling interest of thew nl' Hlm'ulinn whirh lcurls lhem ln give 50 murh of their time planning ml. llu' l'nivvrsiiy of I'luustnnk rlox'elnpmcnt. Thish llml Mr. VHHHI lms zwrvml us a publir-spiritc lxx'n Hnuslnninns in the 17:11.40 aml umul sorx'iWs tn lhv nu'r-un as wa-n m-H omnplxliml Iyy thv fart J Fitivcn tn svrw in the ixnlmrlnnl pmiliun uf t'hmr-

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MRS. H. R. CULLEN Dedication of the 1945 Houstonian man of the newly organized Board of Regents, the first separate governing hndy tor the young University of Houston. Respect for Mr. anct Mrs. Cutten for their rote as leading developers amt shapers of the industrial and cultural progress of their community amt at this entire section. Mr. Cullen is president of Quintana Petroleum Corporation amt Mrs. Fulton is VtCC-pl'CSh dent. Both are deeply interested in and active in numerous rutturat projects. Together they have developed a Hower garden which is one of the important spots in Houston's famous Azalea Trait. Mr. Cutten is president or the titouston Symphony Surioty, amt ho amt Mrs. Vlithiii hm'c clone perhaps more than any other Houston mupto to promote the cause ut wmrt musir for this part of the country. tVtr. Cullen was one of the founders of the Houston Museum 0t tine arts. He is listed in UVVhO's XVho in the Oil Industry of America. This latter publication has a sentence ahout Mr. twiittcn's personal rhamcteristirs which 'wi serve wett t0 conrhide this rtedication. tt declares that he is noted for Hhimhiess, gcnorusity, friendliness, and unttring energy. humanitarianism heing his motivating force. It is we tx'nown to friends of these leading citizens of Texas that Mrs. Fulton's quiet amt wise counsel always precedes any important decision on a philanthropy or a contemplated piihhc service, and that the announcement always comes as a joint decision.