{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.paul.senate.gov/265478-2/", "Senator Rand Paul Honored Retiring Murray State University President Dr. Bob Jackson in Bowling Green", "2025-05-07", "2025", "2025-05", "Republican", "Senate", "KY", "Rand Paul", "P000603", "www.paul.senate.gov", "paul", "https://www.paul.senate.gov/news/", "scraper", "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:\n\nMay 6th, 2025\n\nContact: Press_Paul@paul.senate.gov, 202-578-8903\n\nSenator Rand Paul Honored Retiring Murray State University President Dr. Bob Jackson in Bowling Green\n\nBOWLING GREEN, KY \u2013 U.S. Senator Rand Paul honored Dr. Bob Jackson, retiring President of Murray State University, during a recognition ceremony this week at the Senator\u2019s State office\n\nDuring his remarks, Senator Paul stated, \u201cIf you\u2019re looking for people who are the next generation of farmers and agriculture, they\u2019re most likely to be kids of people who are farming in agriculture. So, it\u2019s great to have a university that has expertise in the agricultural sciences and the kids who want to remain in and have an opportunity. I see it as serving a great purpose. We\u2019ve worked well with Doctor Jackson over the years, and we wish him success.\u201d\n\n\u201cIt has been an honor to work with Sen. Paul during these past many years as we worked to advance our Commonwealth and Murray State University,\u201d said Dr. Bob Jackson. \u201cImportantly, we greatly appreciate the Senator\u2019s support of a School of Veterinary Medicine at Murray State University which will have a major and lasting impact on agriculture in Kentucky.\u201d\n\nUnder Dr. Jackson\u2019s leadership, Murray State established an accredited school of veterinary medicine\u2014a transformative achievement aimed squarely at addressing the severe shortage of large-animal veterinarians in rural Kentucky. This initiative has positioned Murray State as a leader in supporting Kentucky\u2019s animal agriculture economy, equipping local students to serve farm communities and helping ensure the long-term viability of the state\u2019s livestock industry.\n\nDr. Jackson will retire on June 30, 2025, and begin serving as President Emeritus on July 1. During the ceremony, he presented Senator Paul with a commemorative gift from Murray State to be displayed in the State office.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:20:29Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.paul.senate.gov/265478-2/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3977841008454561, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}