Bill Text: TX HR101 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Honoring Dr. Jim Mazurkiewicz for his contributions to the agricultural industry in Texas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-11 - Reported enrolled [HR101 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR101-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Honoring Dr. Jim Mazurkiewicz for his contributions to the agricultural industry in Texas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-11 - Reported enrolled [HR101 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR101-Introduced.html
86R6334 CJM-D | ||
By: Harris | H.R. No. 101 |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Jim Mazurkiewicz, the leadership program | ||
director for the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and a | ||
professor at Texas A&M University, has benefited the state's | ||
agricultural community tremendously in the course of his | ||
outstanding career; and | ||
WHEREAS, Dr. Mazurkiewicz first joined the Texas A&M | ||
AgriLife Extension Service in 1978; he worked as a county extension | ||
agent until 1998, when he became a professor and the director of the | ||
Texas Agricultural Lifetime Leadership (TALL) Program; in 2008, he | ||
took on his current role as leadership program director, assuming | ||
responsibility for the TALL Program as well as international | ||
extension programs and the San Antonio Livestock | ||
Exposition-Leadership Extension; and | ||
WHEREAS, In his spare time, Dr. Mazurkiewicz operates a | ||
commercial cattle herd, and he has judged beef cattle shows across | ||
the country and coached numerous 4-H livestock judging teams; | ||
moreover, he has served as president of the Brazos Valley Fair & | ||
Exposition, and he has shared his expertise with the International | ||
Association of Programs for Agricultural Leadership, the | ||
Bryan/College Station Chamber of Commerce, and the Texas and Brazos | ||
County Farm Bureaus, among other organizations; and | ||
WHEREAS, Respected and admired by his peers, | ||
Dr. Mazurkiewicz is an A&M Regents Fellow, and he has garnered such | ||
prestigious accolades as a Medal of Merit from the president of | ||
Poland, Volunteer of the Year and Agriculture Recognition Awards | ||
from the Bryan/College Station chamber, and a Meritorious Service | ||
Award from Epsilon Sigma Phi; and | ||
WHEREAS, Dr. Mazurkiewicz is a native of the Brazos Valley | ||
and a graduate of Waller High School; he received a bachelor's | ||
degree in animal science from Texas A&M, where he later returned to | ||
earn a doctorate in animal science, and he also holds a master's | ||
degree in agriculture education from Texas Tech University; in all | ||
his endeavors, Dr. Mazurkiewicz has enjoyed the love and support of | ||
his wife, Kathy, and his three children, James, Kathy Ann, and | ||
Stephanie; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through his dedication, professionalism, and | ||
commitment to excellence, Dr. Jim Mazurkiewicz has made a positive | ||
and lasting difference in his field, and he is indeed deserving of | ||
recognition for his many accomplishments; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor Dr. Jim Mazurkiewicz for his significant | ||
contributions to the agricultural industry in the Lone Star State | ||
and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be | ||
it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Dr. Mazurkiewicz as an expression of high regard by | ||
the Texas House of Representatives. |