87S20861 TBO-D
By: Guillen H.R. No. 68
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Elva Yolanda Morado is retiring from the Texas A&M
AgriLife Extension Service on August 31, 2021, drawing to a close an
exemplary career with the agency that has spanned more than four and
a half decades; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Morado first joined Texas A&M AgriLife
Extension in 1974, and she served as a Family and Consumer Sciences
program leader at offices in Duval, Jim Hogg, Zapata, and McMullen
Counties; during that time, she also held the role of county
extension agent at-large in McMullen County; in 1976, she
transferred to the Starr County office, where she currently works
as an FCS program leader, county administrator, and county
extension agent; and
WHEREAS, Over the course of her tenure with the agency,
Ms. Morado has been active with numerous groups and committees at
the district, state, and national levels; her contributions have
included chairing the South Texas Regional Cholera Task Force,
participating in the Governor's Conference on Volunteerism, and
serving on the National 4-H Council Hispanic Advisory Committee;
she has further distinguished herself through her involvement in
multiple grant writing and review teams, as well as a number of
professional and civic organizations; and
WHEREAS, Among her many accolades, Ms. Morado has received a
State Distinguished Achievement Award from the Texas Extension
Specialists Association, a Humanitarian Award from the McAllen
Rotary Club, and a 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award; in addition,
she was named a Texas A&M University System Regents Fellow in 2009;
she holds a bachelor's degree from Texas A&I University in
Kingsville; and
WHEREAS, Through her dedication, expertise, and commitment
to excellence, Elva Morado has greatly benefited her fellow Texans
and earned the lasting respect and admiration of her colleagues,
and she may indeed reflect with pride on a career well spent as she
embarks on the next exciting chapter of her life; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Elva Yolanda
Morado on her retirement from the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Service and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and,
be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Morado as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.