TITLE: Commemorating the centennial of the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

SUMMARY: Commemorating the centennial of the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is celebrating its centennial in 2016, and this occasion provides a welcome opportunity to celebrate its rich legacy of achievement; and WHEREAS, Established in 1916, the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is the only college of veterinary medicine in Texas; throughout its history, it has offered students viable, diverse career paths and has been responsible for notable advances in the veterinary profession; today, it provides a further service by promoting education in the crucial fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; and WHEREAS, The economic benefits of the college's work are felt in myriad ways; it helps protect the state's $15.8 billion livestock industry and $1.3 billion wildlife industry; moreover, the veterinary profession itself has a $3.9 billion impact in Texas and plays an important part in creating job opportunities in rural areas; and WHEREAS, The program's more than 6,000 graduates have made substantial contributions to conservation, food safety, biosecurity, and public and environmental health; in addition, the college reaches out to assist the general public through a range of endeavors, including the assistance it provides for animals during disasters and other emergencies, and it supports the One Health Initiative that fosters collaboration between all aspects of health care for humans and animals; and WHEREAS, For 100 years, the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences has excelled in its mission of educating aspiring veterinarians, researching urgent medical issues, and serving the residents of the Lone Star State, and the dedicated efforts of all those associated with the college are indeed worthy of special recognition; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and extend to the college's faculty, staff, and students sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the college as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Raney Aycock Anderson of McLennan Kacal Straus Guerra Otto Allen Guillen Paddie Alonzo Gutierrez Parker Alvarado Harless Paul Anchia Hernandez Pe a Anderson of Dallas Herrero Phelan Anderson of McLennan Howard Phillips Ashby Huberty Pickett Aycock Hughes Price Bell Hunter Raney Blanco Isaac Raymond Bohac Israel Reynolds Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Riddle Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rinaldi Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar Burns Keough Rodriguez of Travis Burrows King of Hemphill Romero, Jr. Button King of Parker Rose Canales King of Taylor Sanford Capriglione King of Uvalde Schaefer Clardy Klick Schofield Coleman Koop Shaheen Collier Krause Sheets Cook Kuempel Sheffield Craddick Landgraf Simmons Crownover Larson Simpson Dale Laubenberg Smith Darby Leach Smithee Davis of Dallas Longoria Spitzer Davis of Harris Lozano Springer Deshotel Lucio III Stephenson Dukes M rquez Stickland Dutton Martinez Thompson of Brazoria Elkins Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris Faircloth McClendon Tinderholt Fallon Men ndez Turner of Collin Farias Metcalf Turner of Harris Farney Meyer Turner of Tarrant Farrar Miles VanDeaver Fletcher Miller of Comal Villalba Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo Frank Moody Walle Frullo Morrison White of Bell Galindo Mu oz, Jr. White of Tyler Geren Murphy Workman Giddings Murr Wray Goldman Naishtat Wu Gonzales Nev rez Zedler Gonz lez Oliveira Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 467 was adopted by the House on February 12, 2015, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House