Editing Chet Edwards (section)

==Early life and education==
A Waco resident, Edwards was born in [[Corpus Christi, Texas|Corpus Christi]]. He graduated ''[[magna cum laude]]''<ref name="Batt">{{cite news |url=http://media.www.thebatt.com/media/storage/paper657/news/2004/01/23/News/Edwards.Runs.For.New.District.Slot-586767.shtml |last=Woolstrum |first=Anthony |title=Edwards runs for new district slot |newspaper=[[The Battalion]] |access-date=2007-03-25 |date=2004-01-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929083146/http://media.www.thebatt.com/media/storage/paper657/news/2004/01/23/News/Edwards.Runs.For.New.District.Slot-586767.shtml |archive-date=2007-09-29 }}</ref> from [[Texas A&M University]] in 1974, earning a [[bachelor's degree]] in [[economics]]. One of his [[professors]] was future U.S. Representative and [[U.S. Senator]] [[Phil Gramm]]. Upon graduation, he received the [[Earl Rudder]] Award, which is given to two outstanding seniors.<ref name="GovtBio">{{cite web|url=http://edwards.house.gov/html/bio.cfm |title=Congressman Chet Edwards — Bio |access-date=2007-03-25 |publisher=[[United States House]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070228193924/http://edwards.house.gov/html/bio.cfm |archive-date=2007-02-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Edwards was the Chairman of the 18th [[MSC Student Conference on National Affairs]] Conference, where he helped to bring Vice President [[Walter Mondale]] and businessman [[Ross Perot]] to campus.