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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of the Texas A&M University College of |
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Agriculture Development Council are gathering in Austin to attend |
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the semiannual meeting of the council on March 20-22, 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 1981 with the purpose of supporting and |
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advising the College of Agriculture and Life Science, the COADC |
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later broadened its focus to include resource development, and by |
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the mid-1980s, it had established numerous endowed scholarships and |
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chairs and funded several professorships and fellowships; |
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traditionally, the COADC has also played a role in facilitating the |
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relationship between the university and the agricultural |
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community, and it was instrumental in the creation of a new Animal |
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Science Teaching, Research and Extension Center, which opened in |
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the 1990s; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, the COADC works to promote Texas A&M as the |
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world's premier agriculture institution through coordinated |
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efforts in the areas of gifts, student services, staff advisory, |
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research and outreach service, membership, and public policy; |
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council members can be especially proud of their record of funding, |
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which includes support for student organizations, as well as events |
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and programs such as the Texas Agricultural and Natural Resource |
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Summit Initiative and the Agricultural and Natural Resource Policy |
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Congressional Intern Program; moreover, the COADC has helped |
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generate more than $2.2 million for student scholarships and |
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endowments; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout the years, the COADC has contributed |
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greatly to the success and growth of the College of Agriculture and |
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Life Science at Texas A&M University, and its outstanding efforts |
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truly merit special recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the College of Agriculture Development |
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Council on the occasion of its semiannual meeting and welcome its |
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members to the city of Austin and the State Capitol. |