Bill Text: TX HCR125 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Dr. Jeff P. Ripley on his retirement as associate director for county operations at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-06-18 - Signed by the Governor [HCR125 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HCR125-Enrolled.html
H.C.R. No. 125 |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Jeff Ripley is retiring as associate director | ||
for county operations at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service | ||
on August 31, 2023, concluding an exemplary tenure with the agency | ||
that has spanned nearly three and a half decades; and | ||
WHEREAS, Dr. Ripley began his career with the Texas A&M | ||
AgriLife Extension Service in 1989, when he accepted a position as | ||
assistant county extension agent for agriculture in Seguin; over | ||
the following years, he served as a county extension agent for | ||
Williamson, Palo Pinto, and Tom Green Counties, and in 2000, he | ||
became the Travis County extension director; he subsequently served | ||
a brief tenure as the district extension administrator for Coastal | ||
Bend District 11 before becoming an assistant professor and | ||
extension specialist for organizational development; and | ||
WHEREAS, On December 1, 2014, Dr. Ripley took on his current | ||
role as the associate director for county operations; his many | ||
responsibilities have included leading all 12 district extension | ||
administrators across the state, overseeing the recruitment, | ||
hiring, and supervision of county staff, and serving as the | ||
administrative liaison for commissioners courts; along the way, he | ||
has given hundreds of speeches, training presentations, and | ||
lectures, and he has authored numerous publications; in addition, | ||
he has been involved in many professional and civic initiatives, | ||
organizations, and committees; and | ||
WHEREAS, Among his many achievements, Dr. Ripley received | ||
the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Superior Service Awards | ||
for the specialist and evaluation team categories in 2014, and he | ||
has been named an honorary lifetime director by the Texas Junior | ||
Livestock Association; he holds a bachelor's degree in agribusiness | ||
from Tarleton State University, a master's degree in agricultural | ||
education from Southwest Texas State University, and a doctoral | ||
degree in agricultural education from Texas A&M University; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through his dedication, expertise, and commitment | ||
to excellence, Jeff Ripley has greatly benefited his fellow Texans | ||
and earned the lasting respect and admiration of his colleagues, | ||
and he may indeed reflect with pride on a career well spent as he | ||
embarks on the next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be | ||
it | ||
RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
hereby congratulate Dr. Jeff P. Ripley on his retirement as | ||
associate director for county operations at the Texas A&M AgriLife | ||
Extension Service and extend to him sincere best wishes for the | ||
future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Dr. Ripley as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives and Senate. | ||
Craddick | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I certify that H.C.R. No. 125 was adopted by the House on May | ||
29, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||
I certify that H.C.R. No. 125 was adopted by the Senate on May | ||
29, 2023, by a viva-voce vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Secretary of the Senate | ||
APPROVED: __________________ | ||
Date | ||
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Governor |