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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, James Benjamin Rogers is retiring in May 2015 after |
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| 6 | 7 | | an outstanding tenure as director of the W. R. Poage Legislative |
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| 7 | 8 | | Library at Baylor University; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Ben Rogers joined the Baylor University staff in |
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| 9 | 10 | | 1990, taking a position at the Poage Library the following year; he |
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| 10 | 11 | | has overseen the renovation of the library's exhibit gallery, the |
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| 11 | 12 | | construction of the Hightower Book Vault, and the addition of the |
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| 12 | 13 | | second floor processing area; moreover, he helped establish the |
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| 13 | 14 | | Jack Hightower Book Endowment as well as the Dowdy Research Grant, |
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| 14 | 15 | | Student Intern, and Archival Supply endowments; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Rogers also played a key role in the creation of |
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| 16 | 17 | | numerous political collections dedicated to national and state |
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| 17 | 18 | | legislators and judges; after lieutenant governor Bob Bullock |
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| 18 | 19 | | donated his records to the university in 1993, Mr. Rogers worked |
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| 19 | 20 | | tirelessly to transfer and organize the documents into the Bob |
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| 20 | 21 | | Bullock Archive, which opened in 2004; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, In addition to the quarter-century he devoted to the |
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| 22 | 23 | | Poage Library, this esteemed Texan has been employed as an |
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| 23 | 24 | | archivist for the Texas Baptist Historical Collection, and he has |
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| 24 | 25 | | served both the U.S. Army Security Agency and the National Security |
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| 25 | 26 | | Agency; he holds a bachelor's degree in history from the College of |
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| 26 | 27 | | Charleston, a master's degree in information science from the |
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| 27 | 28 | | University of North Texas, and further master's degrees in divinity |
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| 28 | 29 | | and church music from Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary; and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Through his dedication, professionalism, and |
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| 30 | 31 | | prudent handling of library funds, Ben Rogers has made innumerable |
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| 31 | 32 | | contributions to Baylor and the Poage Library, and he may indeed |
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| 32 | 33 | | reflect with pride on his exceptional career achievements; now, |
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| 33 | 34 | | therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 35 | 36 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Ben Rogers on his retirement as |
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| 36 | 37 | | director of the W. R. Poage Legislative Library at Baylor |
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| 37 | 38 | | University and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; |
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| 38 | 39 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 39 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 41 | | prepared for Mr. Rogers as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 41 | 42 | | House of Representatives. |
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