[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 95 (Friday, June 28, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1010-E1011]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    ON THE RETIREMENT OF DOUG ROGERS

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                            HON. GENE GREEN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 28, 2013

  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. Doug 
Rogers and his 24 impressive years of service as the executive director 
of the Association of Texas Professional Educators. His many years of 
service to Texas education and his career leading ATPE are to be 
commended--it represents the highest level of enthusiasm and dedication 
to the educators and students of the State of Texas.
  A native of Fort Worth, Texas, Mr. Rogers attended North Texas State 
University, where he earned multiple education degrees and 
certificates. Rogers served as a teacher and administrator for nine 
years in both elementary and secondary schools. He began his service 
with ATPE in 1981, spent two years with the Texas Association of School 
Boards, and rejoined the ATPE staff before accepting the position of 
Executive Director in June of 1989.

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  During Mr. Roger's tenure, the membership of ATPE has more than 
doubled, reaching its highest enrollment at 116,000 members, and is 
today the leading educators' association in the State and the largest 
independent association for public school educators in the Nation. The 
ATPE Foundation was established in 2000 and has since benefitted more 
than 23,000 Texas school children. ATPE recently honored Mr. Rogers by 
naming its office building in Austin, Texas, the ATPE Rogers Building.
  Mr. Speaker, this month Mr. Rogers will retire after a long and 
distinguished career serving educators and students in Texas. While his 
time as Executive Director of ATPE may be coming to an end, his impact 
on the association will long remain. I would like to thank him for his 
many decades of service to Texas education and wish him a ``splendid'' 
retirement.

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