84R13487 BK-D
By: Hughes H.R. No. 2058
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Marcus Hill of Watauga was recognized by Texas
Agricultural Lifetime Leadership with a Lifetime Achievement Award
in 2015; and
WHEREAS, Texas Agricultural Lifetime Leadership, or TALL, is
a program of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service that seeks to
prepare men and women for challenging careers in agriculture;
Mr. Hill, a founding member of TALL, has given generously of his
time and resources to the program since its establishment in 1987;
he has continuously served on the program's advisory board and has
further lent his expertise to the TALL cohort selection committee;
and
WHEREAS, A native of Sulphur Springs who served as president
of the Texas FFA, Marcus Hill graduated from Texas A&M University in
1971 with a bachelor's degree in agricultural education and worked
toward a master's degree in educational psychology; he began
selling insurance with National Farm Life during college, and after
his graduation, he was hired full-time by the business and its
subsidiary, Agricultural Workers Mutual Auto Insurance Company;
and
WHEREAS, Mr. Hill went on to accept increasing levels of
responsibility in Ag Workers, including appointment as its
president in 1988 and as chair of its board of directors in 2006;
and
WHEREAS, Deeply committed to Texas agriculture and to youth
who aspire to careers in the field, Mr. Hill serves on the Texas 4-H
Youth Development Foundation Board and chairs the Youth Educational
Activities Committee at the State Fair of Texas; he is a director of
the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo, and he frequently attends local
stock shows and fairs to support young competitors; in addition, he
is a former member of the Texas FFA Foundation and has served as
chair of the Attorney General's Youth Conference; and
WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan's experience includes membership
on the College of Agriculture Development Council at Texas A&M, the
Chancellor's Council at Texas Tech University, and the Dean's
Advisory Council for the College of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences at Tarleton State University; he has served as chair of the
Tarrant County Program Building Committee and as a member of the
Farm and Ranch Club of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce and the
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, to name but a
few of the organizations that have benefited from his involvement;
and
WHEREAS, Through his inspired leadership in a wide range of
agricultural endeavors, Marcus Hill has garnered the respect and
admiration of many, and this award justly acknowledges his enduring
service in behalf of the youth of Texas and his contributions in the
field of agriculture; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Marcus Hill on his receipt of a
Lifetime Achievement Award from Texas Agricultural Lifetime
Leadership 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 Mr. Hill as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.