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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Raymond F. Bader retired from the El Paso County |
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office of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service on February 28, |
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2017, drawing to a close two decades of exemplary service to The |
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Texas A&M University System; and |
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WHEREAS, After graduating with a bachelor's degree in |
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agriculture and a master's degree in horticulture from the |
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University of the Philippines Los Baños, Ray Bader earned his Ph.D. |
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in plant breeding from TAMU; he went on to work as an applied |
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research manager at the Ayala Agricultural Development Corporation |
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in the Philippines, as a researcher and assistant professor at |
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UPLB, and as program coordinator for the Kearney Agricultural |
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Research and Extension Center at the University of California, |
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Davis, and in 1997, he became a natural resources agent at the El |
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Paso County office of the TAMU Texas Cooperative Extension; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2006, Dr. Bader was named director of the El Paso |
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County office of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service; he went |
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on to work for two years as District 6 administrator at the Fort |
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Stockton Extension office before returning to his previous post in |
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2015; in that position, he has ably overseen human and fiscal |
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resource development and management, program development and |
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direction, strategic planning, and various other duties; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Bader has greatly benefited his industry |
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through his service as president of the Crop Science Society of the |
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Philippines and as a member of the boards of the Asian Crop Science |
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Association, the Federation of Crop Science Societies of the |
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Philippines, the West Texas Urban Forestry Council, and the |
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Southwest Turfgrass Association; highly esteemed in his field, he |
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has earned a host of professional accolades, including the 2016 |
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Atenean of the Year Award from Ateneo de Zamboanga University, a |
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2005 Vice Chancellor's Award in Excellence from Texas A&M AgriLife, |
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and a 2005 Superior Service Award from the TAMU Texas Cooperative |
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Extension; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his dedication, professionalism, and |
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commitment to excellence, Ray Bader has made vital contributions to |
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advancing the mission of the El Paso County Extension office, and he |
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may take justifiable pride in his exceptional record of |
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achievement; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Raymond F. Bader on his retirement |
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as director of the El Paso County office of the Texas A&M AgriLife |
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Extension Service and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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continued happiness and fulfillment; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Bader as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |