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House
Resolution 219
By:
Representatives Davis of the
122nd,
Amerson of the
9th,
Hembree of the
67th,
Keen of the
179th,
Benton of the
31st,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Celebrating
the semisesquicentennial anniversary of the Georgia Tech Research Institute and
inviting members of the Institute to appear before the House of Representatives;
and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
2009 marks the 75th anniversary of the creation of the Georgia Tech Research
Institute, as this outstanding institution was formed and funded by the Georgia
General Assembly under the Georgia Board of Regents in April, 1934;
and
WHEREAS,
the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) was originally known as the State
Engineering Experiment Station (EES) until 1984; and
WHEREAS,
the Georgia General Assembly formed GTRI to help develop Georgia's resources,
industries, and commerce and to assist with national programs of science,
technology, and preparedness; and
WHEREAS,
the Georgia Tech Research Institute has grown from three researchers with a
budget of $12,000.00 to nearly 1,300 employees performing more than $185 million
in research and development annually; and
WHEREAS,
GTRI is an integral part of the Georgia Institute of Technology, serving as a
contributor to Georgia Tech's mission to define the technological research
university of the 21st century and educate the leaders of a technologically
driven world; and
WHEREAS,
the mission of GTRI is to execute a synergistic model of research, innovation,
and education and apply this to solve the significant problems of a complex
world; and
WHEREAS,
GTRI's economic impact on Georgia has been profound as illustrated by its
incubation of Scientific Atlanta (a recent Cisco acquisition) and by its
continued innovation on behalf of the food processing industry;
and
WHEREAS, GTRI has provided invaluable services to state agencies, to improve education, and to protect Georgia's citizens; and
WHEREAS, GTRI has provided invaluable services to state agencies, to improve education, and to protect Georgia's citizens; and
WHEREAS,
GTRI has provided real world education experience to thousands of students since
its inception, including serving as the largest employer of cooperative
education students from the University System of Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
this anniversary celebration is an opportunity to recognize the many
contributions of the Georgia Tech Research Institute to the citizens of this
state and to the United States.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body join in celebrating the semisesquicentennial anniversary of the
Georgia Tech Research Institute and honor its significant contributions during
its 75 years of existence in the State of Georgia and invite members of the
Georgia Tech Research Institute to appear before the House of Representatives at
a date and time to be fixed by the Speaker of the House for the purpose of being
recognized by the House of Representatives.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Dr. Stephen
E. Cross, Vice President of the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Director
of the Georgia Tech Research Institute.