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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY SCAVELLO, WHEATLEY, MARSICO, BISHOP, BROWN, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, D. COSTA, DALEY, DONATUCCI, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, FRANKEL, GEORGE, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HELM, HENNESSEY, KORTZ, MAJOR, MARKOSEK, MILLARD, MOUL, MYERS, PALLONE, PARKER, SAINATO, SEIP, SIPTROTH, SONNEY, SWANGER, VULAKOVICH AND YOUNGBLOOD, FEBRUARY 3, 2010 |
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| INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, FEBRUARY 3, 2010 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Recognizing Garland H. Lipscomb, United States Department of |
2 | Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service Retired |
3 | Pennsylvania State Soil Scientist. |
4 | WHEREAS, Mr. Garland H. Lipscomb has earned recognition for |
5 | his contributions to soil science in this Commonwealth, |
6 | including soil surveys of Cumberland, Dauphin, Juniata, Luzerne, |
7 | Mifflin, Monroe and Perry Counties; and |
8 | WHEREAS, In 1981 Mr. Lipscomb became the first African- |
9 | American State Soil Scientist in the history of the United |
10 | States Soil Survey upon his appointment as Pennsylvania State |
11 | Soil Scientist; and |
12 | WHEREAS, Mr. Lipscomb’s early experiences on a farm near |
13 | Farmville, Virginia, prepared him well for his experiences at |
14 | Virginia State College and his highly productive career; and |
15 | WHEREAS, Mr. Lipscomb pursued undergraduate studies in |
16 | agriculture and then agronomy, specializing in soil science; and |
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1 | WHEREAS, After his 1963 graduation Mr. Lipscomb worked |
2 | briefly in eastern Montana as part of a mobile team for the |
3 | Bureau of Recreation of the United States Department of the |
4 | Interior; and |
5 | WHEREAS, Mr. Lipscomb began working on soil surveys and soil |
6 | survey publications in this Commonwealth in December 1964, when |
7 | he joined the Dauphin County work unit of the Soil Conservation |
8 | Service, now the Natural Resources Conservation Service; and |
9 | WHEREAS, Mr. Lipscomb moved to the Cumberland County unit in |
10 | June 1965; and |
11 | WHEREAS, From February 1966 through the 1974 survey |
12 | completion, Mr. Lipscomb was Party Leader for the Monroe County |
13 | unit; and |
14 | WHEREAS, Joining the State Office as Assistant State Soil |
15 | Scientist in July 1974, Mr. Lipscomb assisted with field program |
16 | appraisals and contributed to or managed soil survey |
17 | manuscripts; and |
18 | WHEREAS, Mr. Lipscomb served as State Soil Scientist from |
19 | 1981 until his retirement in March 1994; and |
20 | WHEREAS, Throughout his career Mr. Lipscomb worked |
21 | cooperatively with the College of Agricultural Sciences of The |
22 | Pennsylvania State University, the Department of Environmental |
23 | Resources, the Department of Agriculture and the State |
24 | Conservation Commission; and |
25 | WHEREAS, The House of Representatives respectfully honors Mr. |
26 | Lipscomb’s status as the first African-American Soil Scientist |
27 | in our nation and expresses sincere gratitude for his |
28 | distinguished work on behalf of our Commonwealth; therefore be |
29 | it |
30 | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize Garland |
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1 | H. Lipscomb, United States Department of Agriculture-Natural |
2 | Resources Conservation Service Retired Pennsylvania State Soil |
3 | Scientist; and be it further |
4 | RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to |
5 | Garland H. Lipscomb at 1805 Eastfield Road, Harrisburg PA 17112. |
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