By:  Jones, D.                                         H.R. No. 679
       73R10429 PFG-D
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, An outstanding legal professional, Roger W. Miller,
    1-2  will be installed as president of the National Court Reporters
    1-3  Association (NCRA) at the organization's annual convention on July
    1-4  24, 1993, in San Francisco; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, On his installation, Mr. Miller will become the
    1-6  first Texan in 22 years to preside as head of this 30,000-member
    1-7  professional association; and
    1-8        WHEREAS, Born in the small town of Tahoka, this West Texas
    1-9  native attended Tahoka High School and then continued his education
   1-10  at the Stenograph Institute of Texas in Abilene and the Northwood
   1-11  Institute in Cedar Hill; as a young man, he worked briefly at the
   1-12  Abilene State School for the mentally retarded before embarking on
   1-13  his notable career as a court reporter in 1973; and
   1-14        WHEREAS, Four months after being hired by Curtis D. Ruff &
   1-15  Associates in Lubbock in January 1973, he accepted a post as
   1-16  federal district court reporter to Chief Judge Halbert O. Woodward,
   1-17  thereby gaining the distinction of being the youngest federal
   1-18  district court reporter appointed in the United States; and
   1-19        WHEREAS, He served with exceptional skill and dedication
   1-20  under Chief Judge Woodward in Lubbock until 1987 when he left to
   1-21  start his own court reporting firm; and
   1-22        WHEREAS, Currently a successful businessman and a popular
   1-23  lecturer and presenter, this highly accomplished individual is a
   1-24  shareholder and court reporter for Stanley, Harris, Rice, Cogburn,
    2-1  Stunkard, Miller & Associates and Keith & Miller Certified Court
    2-2  Reporters, Inc., where he also serves as officer and director; and
    2-3        WHEREAS, Through the years he has distinguished himself as a
    2-4  member of numerous professional organizations, including the Texas
    2-5  Shorthand Reporters Association (TSRA), the United States Court
    2-6  Reporters Association (USCRA), and the National Shorthand Reporters
    2-7  Association (NSRA), and has provided solid leadership in many
    2-8  wide-ranging appointive positions for these esteemed organizations;
    2-9  and
   2-10        WHEREAS, An extremely swift and proficient transcriber,
   2-11  Mr. Miller won six consecutive TSRA speed contests beginning in
   2-12  1980 and has been a five-time qualifier and a medalist in NSRA
   2-13  speed contests; he holds several important court reporting
   2-14  certifications, including a certificate of merit from NCRA, and was
   2-15  selected as a Fellow in the TCRA Hall of Fame in 1990 and a Fellow
   2-16  of the Board of the NCRA Academy of Professional Reporters in 1991;
   2-17  and
   2-18        WHEREAS, In 1986 he received a particularly meaningful honor
   2-19  when an annual scholarship in his name was established at the
   2-20  Stenograph Institute of Texas; and
   2-21        WHEREAS, During his career, Mr. Miller has reported on a
   2-22  number of high-profile state and federal court cases involving such
   2-23  matters as criminal wiretapping, school desegregation,
   2-24  redistricting, and bank fraud, to name just a few, earning the wide
   2-25  respect and admiration of his fellow court reporters and other
   2-26  members of the justice system; and
   2-27        WHEREAS, He has received the loving support in his many
    3-1  endeavors by his wife, Leah, and their children, Mackenzie and
    3-2  Collin; and
    3-3        WHEREAS, Throughout his 20 years as a court reporter, Roger
    3-4  Miller has displayed the high degree of skill, dedication, and
    3-5  professionalism that characterizes those at the very top of this
    3-6  demanding field; his vast expertise and commitment have greatly
    3-7  benefited the legal profession in Texas and throughout the nation,
    3-8  and he is indeed deserving of special praise and legislative
    3-9  recognition on his latest achievement; now, therefore, be it
   3-10        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas
   3-11  Legislature hereby congratulate Roger W. Miller on being selected
   3-12  president of the National Court Reporters Association and extend
   3-13  best wishes to him for his continued success; and, be it further
   3-14        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
   3-15  prepared for him as an expression of high regard from the Texas
   3-16  House of Representatives.