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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Jim Mazurkiewicz, the leadership program |
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director for the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and a |
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professor at Texas A&M University, has benefited the state's |
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agricultural community tremendously in the course of his |
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outstanding career; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Mazurkiewicz first joined the Texas A&M |
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AgriLife Extension Service in 1978; he worked as a county extension |
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agent until 1998, when he became a professor and the director of the |
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Texas Agricultural Lifetime Leadership (TALL) Program; in 2008, he |
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took on his current role as leadership program director, assuming |
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responsibility for the TALL Program as well as international |
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extension programs and the San Antonio Livestock |
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Exposition-Leadership Extension; and |
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WHEREAS, In his spare time, Dr. Mazurkiewicz operates a |
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commercial cattle herd, and he has judged beef cattle shows across |
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the country and coached numerous 4-H livestock judging teams; |
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moreover, he has served as president of the Brazos Valley Fair & |
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Exposition, and he has shared his expertise with the International |
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Association of Programs for Agricultural Leadership, the |
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Bryan/College Station Chamber of Commerce, and the Texas and Brazos |
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County Farm Bureaus, among other organizations; and |
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WHEREAS, Respected and admired by his peers, |
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Dr. Mazurkiewicz is an A&M Regents Fellow, and he has garnered such |
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prestigious accolades as a Medal of Merit from the president of |
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Poland, Volunteer of the Year and Agriculture Recognition Awards |
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from the Bryan/College Station chamber, and a Meritorious Service |
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Award from Epsilon Sigma Phi; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Mazurkiewicz is a native of the Brazos Valley |
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and a graduate of Waller High School; he received a bachelor's |
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degree in animal science from Texas A&M, where he later returned to |
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earn a doctorate in animal science, and he also holds a master's |
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degree in agriculture education from Texas Tech University; in all |
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his endeavors, Dr. Mazurkiewicz has enjoyed the love and support of |
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his wife, Kathy, and his three children, James, Kathy Ann, and |
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Stephanie; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his dedication, professionalism, and |
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commitment to excellence, Dr. Jim Mazurkiewicz has made a positive |
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and lasting difference in his field, and he is indeed deserving of |
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recognition for his many accomplishments; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Dr. Jim Mazurkiewicz for his significant |
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contributions to the agricultural industry in the Lone Star State |
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and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Mazurkiewicz as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Harris |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 101 was adopted by the House on March |
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6, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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