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1	1	H.R. No. 148
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Bob Stallman has performed exemplary service in
6	6	behalf of farmers across the state of Texas and throughout the
7	7	nation as president of the American Farm Bureau Federation; and
8	8	WHEREAS, First elected to his leadership post in 2000, Mr.
9	9	Stallman is the group's 11th president and the first from the Lone
10	10	Star State; during his time in office, he has done an outstanding
11	11	job of carrying forth the AFBF mission of promoting the national
12	12	well-being of farm and ranch families, and his success stems from
13	13	his many years of personal involvement in agriculture; and
14	14	WHEREAS, After graduating with honors from The University of
15	15	Texas in 1974, Mr. Stallman joined his family's farming operation
16	16	in 1975; today, he continues to be a leading rice and cattle
17	17	producer in Columbus; and
18	18	WHEREAS, This outstanding Texan's long service to the
19	19	agricultural community began with his election to the board of
20	20	directors of the Colorado County Farm Bureau in 1977; in 1993, he
21	21	became president of the Texas Farm Bureau, and he joined the AFBF
22	22	board the following year, serving on various committees and as
23	23	chair of the 1998 Farm Economy Committee; and
24	24	WHEREAS, In addition to his work with state and national Farm
25	25	Bureau organizations, Mr. Stallman has been a member of the
26	26	Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee for Trade and the Farm
27	27	Foundation board of trustees since 2001; moreover, he serves on the
28	28	advisory board of the World Agricultural Forum and on the Texas A&M
29	29	College of Agriculture Development Council; and
30	30	WHEREAS, Mr. Stallman's expertise in farming, trade, and
31	31	economic issues has led to his appointment to a variety of important
32	32	government committees at the state and federal level; in 1996,
33	33	Governor George W. Bush selected him to serve on the Citizen's
34	34	Committee on Property Tax Relief, and in 2007, President Bush named
35	35	him to the White House Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and
36	36	Negotiations; in addition, Mr. Stallman has been appointed to the
37	37	U.S. State Department Advisory Committee on International Economic
38	38	Policy and the Commission on 21st Century Production Agriculture;
39	39	highly respected by his colleagues, he was recognized with the
40	40	Friend of Texas A&M Agriculture Award in 1999; and
41	41	WHEREAS, In his nine years of service as AFBF president and in
42	42	his myriad other roles, Bob Stallman has been a resourceful and
43	43	effective champion of agriculture and an authoritative voice in
44	44	economic affairs, and his work has been of great assistance to the
45	45	Texas farm industry; now, therefore, be it
46	46	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
47	47	Legislature hereby commend Bob Stallman for his tenure as president
48	48	of the American Farm Bureau Federation and extend to him sincere
49	49	best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
50	50	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
51	51	prepared for Mr. Stallman as an expression of high regard by the
52	52	Texas House of Representatives.
53	53	Kleinschmidt
54	54	______________________________
55	55	Speaker of the House
56	56	I certify that H.R. No. 148 was adopted by the House on
57	57	January 28, 2009, by a non-record vote.
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59	59	Chief Clerk of the House