Bill Text: TX HCR168 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Concurrent Resolution 168 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Honoring John Cowan on the occasion of his retirement from the Texas Association of Dairymen.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-29 - Received from the House [HCR168 Detail]

Download: Texas-2011-HCR168-Introduced.html

	82R28941 MMS-F

	By: Miller of Erath	H.C.R. No. 168



	CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, John Cowan is retiring from the Texas Association of
	Dairymen in June 2011 after serving the organization in several
	capacities, including that of executive director, and after
	devoting almost 40 years to the dairy industry; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Cowan began his career in 1970, when he accepted
	a position with an Associated Milk Producers truck facility in
	Dublin, Texas; over the years, he rose from washing milk trucks and
	tanks to assuming increasing levels of responsibility at different
	cooperative locations, all the while advancing his knowledge of the
	business through formal and informal education; and
	WHEREAS, A longtime resident of Dublin, Mr. Cowan also played
	an active civic role in that community during his years there; he
	served as president of the Dublin school board and as a member of
	the Dublin City Council, and in 1985 he was named Man of the Year;
	and
	WHEREAS, In 1990, he moved to Arlington to assume a new role
	with the Associated Milk Producers, which later merged with other
	cooperatives to form the Dairy Farmers of America; he subsequently
	became executive director of the newly created Texas Association of
	Dairymen, a post he held for eight years; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Cowan has additionally worked to advance the
	interests of his field through his service on various boards and
	committees and through his involvement with many organizations and
	state agencies, including the Texas Critical Infrastructure
	Advisory Group, the State Technical Committee of the Natural
	Resources Conservation Service, and the United States Animal Health
	Association; and
	WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan has devoted countless hours to
	advocating for and defending the rights of dairy farmers; his
	contributions over the course of a distinguished career were
	recognized in 2009 when the Texas Agricultural Cooperative Council
	bestowed on him its highest honor, naming him Cooperator of the
	Year; and
	WHEREAS, John Cowan has been described by his peers as "a man
	of extreme importance to agriculture" and as "a hardworking,
	knowledgeable, honest and loyal representative [of] the industry";
	now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas
	hereby extend its thanks and appreciation to John Cowan for his
	years of service to the Texas dairy industry and wish him the best
	in his retirement; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Mr. Cowan as an expression of high regard by the Texas
	House of Representatives and Senate.