R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, On May 31, 2001, John South is retiring from the 1-2 Texas Agricultural Extension Service after 31 years of 1-3 distinguished service; and 1-4 WHEREAS, Mr. South has spent 14 years of his employment in 1-5 Tarrant County and has developed an excellent relationship with 1-6 local citizens by engaging them in volunteer roles as program area 1-7 committee members; known for his superb program development skills 1-8 and ability to motivate people, Mr. South yearly engages 45 1-9 committee members in ongoing roles in program creation, 1-10 implementation, and evaluation; and 1-11 WHEREAS, Such successful programs as "Horse-O-Rama" and 1-12 "Pizza Ranch" are the results of Mr. South's committed efforts and 1-13 unparalleled expertise, and his ideas and program models have been 1-14 shared at conferences nationwide; furthermore, Mr. South coauthored 1-15 a research study titled "The Economic Impact of Agribusiness in 1-16 Tarrant County," which has been invaluable to the area's 1-17 agriculture community; and 1-18 WHEREAS, Mr. South's tireless commitment to increasing 1-19 visibility and support for the total extension program in urban 1-20 Tarrant County has brought the program significant media exposure, 1-21 including regular features in cable and network television 1-22 programming; he has been accorded various honors, including the 1-23 USDA Honor Award from the Secretary of Agriculture in Washington, 1-24 D.C., in 1999 for his exemplary urban agriculture programs, and he 2-1 is the Texas Agricultural Extension Service's first recipient of 2-2 the title "Regents Fellow" from the Texas A&M Board of Regents; and 2-3 WHEREAS, Having positively influenced his community, his 2-4 profession, and the extension service, Mr. South has undoubtedly 2-5 earned a rich, happy, and fulfilling retirement; now, therefore, be 2-6 it 2-7 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 2-8 Legislature hereby commend John South for his more than three 2-9 decades of outstanding service with the Texas Agricultural 2-10 Extension Service and extend to him best wishes for success and 2-11 happiness in all his future endeavors; and, be it further 2-12 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-13 prepared for Mr. South as an expression of high regard by the Texas 2-14 House of Representatives. Carter _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1182 was adopted by the House on May 23, 2001, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House