SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 858
         WHEREAS, Marcus Hill was named a Distinguished Alumni of
  Texas A&M University--Commerce at the annual alumni awards gala
  on April 27, 2019; and
         WHEREAS, A native of Sulphur Springs and former president
  of Texas FFA, Marcus Hill earned his bachelor's degree in
  agricultural education from Texas A&M University--Commerce in
  1971; over the course of a long and rewarding career in
  agricultural insurance, he has risen to become chair and
  president of AgPro Insurance Agency in Fort Worth; and
         WHEREAS, Mr. Hill helped to found Texas Agricultural
  Lifetime Leadership, a program of the Texas A&M AgriLife
  Extension Service that seeks to prepare young people for
  challenging careers in agriculture; he has served on the TALL
  board since its inception in 1987, and in 2015 he received the
  organization's Lifetime Achievement Award; he has further served
  young Texans through his role as president of the Texas 4-H Youth
  Development Foundation since 2011, as a member of the Texas FFA
  Foundation, and as chair of the Youth Educational Activities
  Committee at the State Fair of Texas and the Attorney General's
  Youth Conference; and
         WHEREAS, A member of the College of Agriculture
  Development Council at Texas A&M, Mr. Hill has also served on the
  Chancellor's Council at Texas Tech University and the Dean's
  Advisory Council for the College of Agricultural and
  Environmental Sciences at Tarleton State University; moreover,
  he has participated in the Farm and Ranch Club of the Fort Worth
  Chamber of Commerce, the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers
  Association, and the Tarrant County Program Building Committee,
  and he has also served on the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo Board
  of Directors; and
         WHEREAS, The Distinguished Alumni Award is presented to
  those former A&M--Commerce students who have significantly
  contributed to their profession and their communities, and
  Marcus Hill is truly deserving of this special recognition from
  his alma mater; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
  Legislature, hereby congratulate Marcus Hill for being named a
  2019 Distinguished Alumni of Texas A&M University--Commerce and
  extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success and
  happiness; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
  prepared for Mr. Hill as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas Senate.
 
  Hughes
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on May 27, 2019.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate