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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, James Benjamin Rogers is retiring in May 2015 after |
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an outstanding tenure as director of the W. R. Poage Legislative |
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Library at Baylor University; and |
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WHEREAS, Ben Rogers joined the Baylor University staff in |
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1990, taking a position at the Poage Library the following year; he |
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has overseen the renovation of the library's exhibit gallery, the |
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construction of the Hightower Book Vault, and the addition of the |
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second floor processing area; moreover, he helped establish the |
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Jack Hightower Book Endowment as well as the Dowdy Research Grant, |
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Student Intern, and Archival Supply endowments; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Rogers also played a key role in the creation of |
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numerous political collections dedicated to national and state |
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legislators and judges; after lieutenant governor Bob Bullock |
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donated his records to the university in 1993, Mr. Rogers worked |
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tirelessly to transfer and organize the documents into the Bob |
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Bullock Archive, which opened in 2004; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to the quarter-century he devoted to the |
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Poage Library, this esteemed Texan has been employed as an |
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archivist for the Texas Baptist Historical Collection, and he has |
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served both the U.S. Army Security Agency and the National Security |
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Agency; he holds a bachelor's degree in history from the College of |
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Charleston, a master's degree in information science from the |
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University of North Texas, and further master's degrees in divinity |
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and church music from Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his dedication, professionalism, and |
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prudent handling of library funds, Ben Rogers has made innumerable |
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contributions to Baylor and the Poage Library, and he may indeed |
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reflect with pride on his exceptional career achievements; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Ben Rogers on his retirement as |
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director of the W. R. Poage Legislative Library at Baylor |
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University and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Rogers as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |