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bers of the Southwest Research Institute and remained a member
of the board for life.
Over the years, Zachry's interest in education was far-reaching.
He was a member of the Alamo Heights Independent School District
Board in San Antonio for nine years and served as its chairman.
He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Texas Board for
Special Schools and Hospitals. He served for six years on the Board
of Directors of Texas A&M University and was chairman for two
years. In 1963, the governor of Texas appointed him to head a 25-
member "Committee on Education Beyond the High School" to
write a program to make the 22 state universities and colleges and
35 junior colleges part of an educational system second to none in
the United States. This resulted in the establishment of the Coordi-
nating Board for Texas Colleges and Universities, on which he
served an additional six years. In 1972. the Zachry Engineering
Center, a modern, four-story, complete engineering facility, was
dedicated at Texas A&M University - a fitting tribute to his many
years of service to education in Texas.
Among the additional honors Mr. Zachry received are: "Distin-
guished Alumnus" Award from Texas A&M University - 1964;
"Distinguished Citizen Service Award as Engineer of the Year"
from the Texas Society of Professional Engineers - 1962; Member
with Special Honors, Chi Epsilos, National Civil Engineering Honor
Fraternity - 1966; "Men Who Made Marks" by Engineering News-
Record- 1967; Silver Keystone Award from Boys' Clubs of Amer-
ica for distinguished service; "Mr. South Texas" - 1968; Miles'
Non-Member Award for "Outstanding Achievement in Construc-
tion" - 1975; first recipient of C. C. "Polly' Kruger award from
San Antonio A&M Club - 1977; Golden Deeds Award for 1979
from San Antonio Exchange Club; and numerous commendations
and awards for outstanding construction performance from all
branches of the military.
Although his professional accomplishments were many, and he
could be called a success as an engineer and as a businessman by
any standards, his personal qualities were what made him a great
community leader and a great family man. He was known to be
a man of great competence in many fields, a man of ultimate honesty,
of great courage, and of great good humor. People simply liked to be
around him and to work with him. He was a man of action and
persistence. "Pat" Zachry stories and anecdotes abound, and it wasa rare community gathering where some event of his past was not
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