SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 561
WHEREAS, Tommy Wayne Engelke is retiring as executive vice
president of the Texas Agricultural Cooperative Council on June
30, 2023, drawing to a close an exceptional career with the
organization that has spanned 34 years; and
WHEREAS, Raised on a Kingsbury-area farm, Tommy Engelke
participated in livestock shows as a youth and graduated from
Luling High School, where he was FFA president and a member of the
state's top FFA dairy cattle judging team; he was also president
of the FFA Work Experience Abroad program; continuing his
education at Texas A&M University, he earned an agronomy degree
and a master's degree in agricultural communications and was
national student president of the Soil Conservation Society of
America; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Engelke became a trainee for the Soil
Conservation Service in Seguin in 1974 and in Gonzales the
following year, and he went on to join the Rice Council for market
development in Houston; in 1977, he joined Texas Farm Credit,
working for CoBank and then the Farm Credit Bank of Texas; and
WHEREAS, In 1989, Mr. Engelke launched his career with the
Texas Agricultural Cooperative Council, serving as associate
vice president before assuming the role of executive vice
president in 1996; traveling some 32,000 miles every year, he
makes field contacts with member organizations, speaks to
groups, and facilitates business planning exercises; he further
contributes to his professional community as a Certified Crop
Adviser board member and as a former president of the National
Conference of State Cooperative Councils and Professional
Agricultural Workers of Texas; he has also served as chair of the
Texas Agriculture Council and the Texas Workforce Commission
Agricultural Services Advisory Council; and
WHEREAS, Tommy Engelke's leadership, dedication, and
expertise have greatly benefited his fellow Texans, and he may
indeed reflect with pride on his many achievements as he embarks
on the next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
Legislature, hereby congratulate Tommy Wayne Engelke on his
retirement as executive vice president of the Texas Agricultural
Cooperative Council 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. Engelke as an expression of high regard from the
Texas Senate.
Perry
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 12, 2023.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate