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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Jerod Foster is receiving a Distinguished Alumni |
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Award from the Texas Tech Alumni Association on November 17, 2023; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Each year, the Texas Tech Alumni Association honors |
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graduates of Texas Tech University who have made a significant |
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impact on the lives of others through their professional |
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achievements and community involvement; and |
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WHEREAS, Jerod Foster is an award-winning travel and |
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conservation photographer, filmmaker, and producer, and his |
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clients have included The Nature Conservancy, the Bullock Texas |
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State History Museum, Texas Monthly, and The New York Times; early |
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in his career, he was employed at the Texas Techsan magazine, and he |
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currently serves as an associate professor of practice in the |
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College of Media and Communication at Texas Tech University; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Foster has authored seven books on photography |
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and visual storytelling, including Between Two Rivers: Photography |
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and Poems Between the Brazos and the Rio Grande, which was published |
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by Texas Tech Press and was recognized among the top 100 university |
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press books in 2020 by Literary Hub; he is also in the process of |
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producing a documentary on the endangered lesser prairie chicken as |
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well as a large-scale documentary series on exploring the Great |
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Plains via cycling; he holds a doctorate in mass communications; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The accomplishments of noteworthy alumni are a |
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source of great pride to all those associated with Texas Tech, and |
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Jerod Foster is indeed deserving of this prestigious honor; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas, |
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4th Called Session, hereby congratulate Jerod Foster on being named |
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a Distinguished Alumni by the Texas Tech Alumni Association and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Foster as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives and Senate. |