81R30958 JGH-D
By: Isett H.R. No. 2145
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Meat Animal Evaluation Team of Texas Tech
University took the top prize at the National Meat Animal
Evaluation Contest at the Oklahoma City Stockyards and Oklahoma
State University on March 26 and 27, 2009; and
WHEREAS, This is the third year in a row that the team from
Texas Tech has won this prestigious national competition, which
encourages students to reach a more complete understanding of the
food supply chain from conception to consumer; and
WHEREAS, Representing the Department of Meat Science and
Muscle Biology, the Texas Tech team won the swine, beef evaluation,
breeding animal, market animal, and communication divisions, and
placed second in the meat and sheep divisions, earning 8,693
points, which put them 336 points above the second-place team; and
WHEREAS, Team member Drew Perez earned the highest number of
individual points, while Ben Cammack, Cade Halfmann, Josh Flohr,
and Henry Ruiz finished in the top 10; and
WHEREAS, Coached by Ryan Rathmann, Judd Gardner, and Travis
O'Quinn, the winning team also includes Tyler Cowie, Micah Dorsey,
Shayna Dunlap, Paige Futrell, Josh Hasty, C. A. Jones, Matthew
Morales, Trae Simmons, Olivia Tilly, Austin Voyles, and Shanna
Ward; and
WHEREAS, These noteworthy Tech students have demonstrated
tremendous commitment, talent, and hard work to achieve this
national championship title, and they truly merit special
recognition; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate the Texas Tech University Meat
Animal Evaluation Team on winning first place at the 2009 National
Meat Animal Evaluation Contest and extend to the team members and
their coaches sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.