Bill Text: TX HCR7 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 4th Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Jerod Foster on being named a Distinguished Alumni by the Texas Tech Alumni Association.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-12-18 - Signed by the Governor [HCR7 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HCR7-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 7 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Jerod Foster is receiving a Distinguished Alumni | ||
| Award from the Texas Tech Alumni Association on November 17, 2023; | ||
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| WHEREAS, Each year, the Texas Tech Alumni Association honors | ||
| graduates of Texas Tech University who have made a significant | ||
| impact on the lives of others through their professional | ||
| achievements and community involvement; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Jerod Foster is an award-winning travel and | ||
| conservation photographer, filmmaker, and producer, and his | ||
| clients have included The Nature Conservancy, the Bullock Texas | ||
| State History Museum, Texas Monthly, and The New York Times; early | ||
| in his career, he was employed at the Texas Techsan magazine, and he | ||
| currently serves as an associate professor of practice in the | ||
| College of Media and Communication at Texas Tech University; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Foster has authored seven books on photography | ||
| and visual storytelling, including Between Two Rivers: Photography | ||
| and Poems Between the Brazos and the Rio Grande, which was published | ||
| by Texas Tech Press and was recognized among the top 100 university | ||
| press books in 2020 by Literary Hub; he is also in the process of | ||
| producing a documentary on the endangered lesser prairie chicken as | ||
| well as a large-scale documentary series on exploring the Great | ||
| Plains via cycling; he holds a doctorate in mass communications; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, The accomplishments of noteworthy alumni are a | ||
| source of great pride to all those associated with Texas Tech, and | ||
| Jerod Foster is indeed deserving of this prestigious honor; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas, | ||
| 4th Called Session, hereby congratulate Jerod Foster on being named | ||
| a Distinguished Alumni by the Texas Tech Alumni Association 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. Foster as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives and Senate. | ||
| Craddick | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 7 was adopted by the House on | ||
| November 17, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 7 was adopted by the Senate on | ||
| November 30, 2023, by a viva-voce vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
