Dr. Tom Gerik, Director of the Blackland Research and Extension Center; Dr. Jeff Arnold, director of USDA-Agricultural Research Service; Dr. Bill Dugas, interim director of Texas AgriLife Research; Bell County Judge Jon Burrows; and Cookie Sparrow, business administrator for Blackland Research and Extension Center, were on the dais in Austin during the state legislature's reading and vote on the resolution congratulating Blackland on its 100th anniversary.  Staff from both UDSA and Blackland Research Center were in the gallery and were recognized during the event.