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.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
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 | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
