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<br />?' P <br />,j, , <br /> <br />MONDAY <br /> <br />MAY 12, 1980 <br /> <br />married, and he and his wife, Bonny, have three children, Amy, <br />Cassie and Clay. He lives at 1207 Brook Drive, Kilgore, Texas. <br /> <br />Scholastic Record <br />Edmonds attended Quanah Public Schools, and he was an honor <br />graduate in 1954. He captained the basketball team, was <br />president of the student body, was active in debate and <br />forensics competition, and was the recipient of several <br />scholarships and other honors upon graduation. <br /> <br />During four years at North Texas State University, Edmonds <br />majored in government and minored in history. He was on <br />the university debate team and was initiated into a number <br />of honorary scholastic groups, including Phi Eta Sigma, <br />Alpha Chi and Blue Key. He served as president of Theta <br />Chi, a national social fraternity. As a junior student, he <br />was named to Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. <br />As a senior, he was elected president of the student body, and <br />he was named at the conclusion of the year to receive Theta <br />Chi's Colley Memorial Trophy, as the fraternity's outstanding <br />undergraduate in the nation. <br /> <br />Professional Experience <br />After serving an internship under the city manager of Lubbock, <br />Texas, Edmonds became the youngest city manager in the state, <br />at 22, when he was appointed to that position in Rosebud, <br />Texas. He then served as city manager over an eight-year period <br />in a succession of larger cities. He last served the City of <br />Hurst, Texas, a fast-growing suburb of Fort Worth. While in <br />Hurst, Edmonds directed the passage of a $2.8 million capital <br />improvement bond program; developed the city's first formal <br />personnel classification and pay plan; constructed six major <br />public buildings; and received the Debt Administration Award <br />of the national Municipal Finance Officers Association. In <br />1964, he was named the Outstanding Young Man in the Community <br />by the Hurst Jaycees. <br /> <br />In 1968, Edmonds left the field of public administration for <br />that of private business. For a two-year period, he was <br />associated with a consultant firm, had a homebuilding <br />partnership and was principal in a real estate brokerage. <br /> <br />Late in 1970, Edmonds was invited to apply and was then appointed <br />as the first Executive Director of the newly-organized East Texas <br />Council of Governments. <br /> <br />East Texas Council of Governments <br />ETCOG is a political subdivision of the State of Texas, <br />providing planning and service activities to local governments <br />