[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 17 (Tuesday, February 26, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E193-E194]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             DR. BOB ALBIN OF TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY RETIRES

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                           HON. LARRY COMBEST

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 26, 2002

  Mr. COMBEST. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call my colleagues' 
attention to the tireless dedication and tremendous effort of Dr. Bob 
Albin, the Associate Dean of Research for the College of Agricultural 
Sciences and Natural Resources at Texas Tech University. For more than 
40 years, Bob has shaped the minds of agriculture students, initiated 
cutting-edge research throughout the agricultural college, served as a 
committed faculty member and student advisor, and been a unswerving 
friend to all of agriculture. As he retires, Bob can look back on his 
time at Texas Tech with great pride on his many accomplishments.
  As the Representative of Lubbock, TX and of Texas Tech University, I 
have personally

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witnessed Bob's work to bring collaborative quality research to Texas 
Tech through his determined efforts to establish the Agricultural 
Research Service (ARS) Plant Stress and Water Conservation Laboratory 
in Lubbock. Bob traveled to Washington on a regular basis to testify 
before the Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee and to explain the 
need for an ARS laboratory in Lubbock that would focus on the plant and 
crop needs in semiarid production environments such as in West Texas. I 
am pleased that after all of his hard work, funding was provided for 
this important facility, which is now nearly constructed and that 
houses research initiatives between ARS and the University. Thanks to 
Bob's efforts, scientists have used this facility for research critical 
to plant science which will keep our farmers the most efficient 
producers of food and fiber in the world.
  I know Bob will be missed by faculty and students alike, but his 
support and enthusiasm for Texas Tech and agriculture will endure. Bob 
has always been a Red Raider, and he always will be in the future.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my distinct honor and pleasure today to express in 
this public forum my thanks to Dr. Bob Albin for his outstanding 
service to Texas Tech University and American agriculture and wish him 
all the best in his retirement.

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