TITLE: Congratulating Eddy D. Edmondson on his retirement as president of the Texas Nursery & Landscape Association.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Eddy D. Edmondson on his retirement as president of the Texas Nursery & Landscape Association.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Eddy D. Edmondson of Austin is retiring as president of the Texas Nursery & Landscape Association on May 31, 2011, drawing to a close a notable career with TNLA that has spanned nearly four decades; and WHEREAS, After earning his bachelor's degree in agricultural education from Texas A&M University, Mr. Edmondson worked in the marketing and regulatory divisions of the Texas Department of Agriculture; in 1974, he became supervisor of the Texas Certified Nursery Professional and Texas Master Certified Nursery Professional programs at TNLA; his responsibilities also included helping to manage the annual Nursery/Landscape Expo; and WHEREAS, Mr. Edmondson was appointed president of TNLA in 1990, and during his exemplary 21-year tenure in that role, the association has thrived and prospered; he led efforts to establish the TNLA Education and Research Foundation, serving as the organization's vice president from 1992 to 2011, and he has overseen the growth of TNLA's annual expo to include more than 1,200 vendor booths and draw over 7,000 attendees; and WHEREAS, In his capacity as TNLA president, Mr. Edmondson has served on the Nursery and Floral Advisory Council of the Texas Department of Agriculture, the Texas Tech University Plant and Soil Science Advisory Committee, and the Texas A&M University Fire Ant Research and Management Account Advisory Committee; and WHEREAS, This outstanding professional has been recognized with TNLA's highest honor, the Arp Award, and he is also a recipient of the Distinguished Executive of the Year Award from the Texas Society of Association Executives and the Professional Organization Award from the Professional Agricultural Workers of Texas Association; and WHEREAS, Mr. Edmondson has further distinguished himself as president of the Nursery & Landscape Association Executives of North America and as chair of the Texas Society of Association Executives; he is a member of the American Society of Association Executives and a founding member of the Austin chapter of the International Association of Exposition Managers; and WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Mr. Edmondson has enjoyed the love and support of his wife, Gayle Pickering, and his children, Corbin and Colie; and WHEREAS, Eddy Edmondson's dedication, vision, and commitment to excellence have greatly benefited the nursery and landscaping industry in Texas, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his achievements as he embarks on the next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Eddy D. Edmondson on his retirement as president of the Texas Nursery & Landscape Association and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. Edmondson as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Miller of Erath Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr. Allen Gooden Murphy Alonzo Guillen Naishtat Alvarado Gutierrez Nash Anchia Hamilton Oliveira Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto Aycock Harless Parker Beck Harper-Brown Patrick Berman Hartnett Paxton Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena Bonnen Hilderbran Perry Branch Hochberg Phillips Brown Hopson Pickett Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts Burnam Howard of Travis Price Button Huberty Quintanilla Cain Hughes Raymond Callegari Hunter Reynolds Carter Isaac Riddle Castro Jackson Ritter Chisum Johnson Rodriguez Christian Keffer Schwertner Coleman King of Parker Scott Cook King of Taylor Sheets Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons Deshotel Lavender Strama Driver Legler Taylor of Collin Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston Dutton Lozano Thompson Eiland Lucio III Torres Eissler Lyne Truitt Elkins Madden Turner Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey Farrar Margo Villarreal Fletcher Marquez Vo Flynn Martinez Walle Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber Gallego McClendon White Garza Menendez Woolley Geren Miles Workman Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 2424 was adopted by the House on May 25, 2011, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House