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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Ellen Jordan retired from the Texas A&M AgriLife |
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Extension Service on April 30, 2018, drawing to a close a notable |
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career in agricultural science that has spanned more than three and |
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a half decades; and |
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WHEREAS, After earning her bachelor's degree in animal |
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science and agricultural journalism from Iowa State University in |
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1976, Dr. Jordan went on to earn a master's degree and a Ph.D. in |
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animal science at Oregon State University; from 1981 to 1991, she |
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was an extension dairy specialist at West Virginia University; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Jordan joined Texas A&M AgriLife Extension in |
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1991 as a researcher and educator, and over the past 27 years, she |
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has been an invaluable resource to countless dairy producers and |
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their employees across the Lone Star State; her contributions have |
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resulted in numerous improvements in the industry, including the |
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reduction of heat stress on cows, an increase in reproductive |
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efficiency, and the introduction of new technology; and |
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WHEREAS, A leading expert in the dairy industry, Dr. Jordan |
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has advised the Texas Association of Dairymen, and she has held |
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official positions with the American Dairy Science Association; she |
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has been secretary/treasurer of the Texas Animal Nutrition Council, |
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worked with the American Registry of Professional Animal |
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Scientists, and served as president of the American College of |
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Veterinary Nutrition; moreover, she helped found the Dairy Cattle |
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Reproduction Council, and she has been the vice chair of the |
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Southern Great Plains Dairy Consortium; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Jordan's many professional accolades include |
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the DeLaval Dairy Extension Award from the American Dairy Science |
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Association, a Distinguished Achievement Award for Extension, |
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Outreach, Continuing Education, and Professional Development from |
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Texas A&M and the Association of Former Students, and the Vice |
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Chancellor's Award of Excellence; at the World Ag Expo in 2010, she |
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was named Outstanding Dairy Industry Educator/Researcher of the |
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Year; and |
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WHEREAS, For nearly 30 years, Dr. Jordan's expertise and |
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dedication have greatly benefited the dairy producers of Texas and |
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have earned her the respect and admiration of her colleagues, and |
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she may indeed reflect with pride on a career well spent; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Ellen Jordan on her retirement |
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from the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Jordan as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |