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Commending Mr. James Lee Adams; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, Mr. James Lee Adams of Mitchell County, Georgia, was named the 2000 Lancaster/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Adams is the first Georgian to receive this distinguished award; and

WHEREAS, he received degrees from Georgia Tech and Auburn University and, in 1969, left his job developing computer programs at Lockheed Aircraft to return to the family farming business; and

WHEREAS, he has built an efficient and cost-effective farming operation which includes growing pecans, peanuts, cotton, and corn and raising stocker cattle and alligators and which has poultry broiler houses; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Adams has become a leading spokesman for agriculture and an industry leader and has appeared before Congress and in international trade negotiations; and

WHEREAS, he is the president of the American Soybean Association; and

WHEREAS, he and his wife, Sue, are the proud parents of three daughters: Vicki Adams Davis; Susan Adams Glass, whose husband, Mark, works with the family farm operation; and Sarah Adams, who is a student at Brenau College; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Adams has brought great honor and recognition to the State of Georgia as a result of being named Southeastern Farmer of the Year; and

WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this distinguished Georgian be recognized.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body commend Mr. James Lee Adams on his many outstanding accomplishments and especially for being named the Lancaster/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Mr. James Lee Adams.