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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. M. Mort Kothmann is retiring from the department |
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of rangeland ecology and management at Texas A&M University in May |
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2019, drawing to a close an outstanding career in education that has |
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spanned more than half a century; and |
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WHEREAS, Mort Kothmann first joined the A&M system as a |
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member of the faculty at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station |
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in 1967; after three years, he took a position as an assistant |
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professor at Texas A&M, and over the next decade, he was promoted to |
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associate professor and then to professor; for the past 10 years, he |
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has served as associate department head for undergraduate programs; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of his tenure, Dr. Kothmann has |
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taught undergraduate and graduate classes on a variety of subjects, |
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including rangeland inventory and evaluation, grazing management, |
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livestock nutrition, and natural resource analysis; his research |
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has focused on developing models to guide ranchers in planning, |
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monitoring, and evaluating grazing management; and |
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WHEREAS, Professor Kothmann holds a bachelor's degree in |
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range management and a doctorate in range science from Texas A&M |
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University as well as a master's degree in range management from |
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Utah State University; and |
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WHEREAS, Mort Kothmann has made significant contributions to |
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advancing the mission of Texas A&M University and to the study of |
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range management, and he may take well-deserved pride in his |
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exceptional record of achievement; now, 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. M. Mort Kothmann on his |
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retirement from Texas A&M University and extend to him sincere best |
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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. Kothmann as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Murr |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1517 was adopted by the House on May |
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17, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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