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Senate
Resolution 389
By:
Senators Harp of the 29th and Stoner of the 6th
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
University System of Georgia Outstanding Scholar Jonathan R. Pettingill of
Southern Polytechnic State University on Academic Recognition Day for 2009; and
for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Georgia's educational system is dedicated to the goal of providing a quality
education to all and fostering the realization of each person's fullest
potential; and
WHEREAS,
the 35 institutions of the University System of Georgia are valuable resources
for the people of this state, enhancing the intellectual, economic, social,
civic, and cultural well-being of the communities in which they are located and
the entire state; and
WHEREAS,
Academic Recognition Day was begun in 1987 as a celebration of individual
academic achievement and recognition of those students who exemplify that which
is best about the University System of Georgia and its institutions: inspired
and dedicated teaching and excellence in learning; and
WHEREAS,
Jonathan R. Pettingill, a scholar from Southern Polytechnic State University,
represents excellence in academic achievement and personal
development.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that University System of Georgia
Outstanding Scholar Jonathan R. Pettingill is commended for superb achievements
in education and selection as a representative of Southern Polytechnic State
University on the occasion of Academic Recognition Day for 2009.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Honorable Erroll B. Davis,
Jr., Chancellor, University System of Georgia; Richard Tucker, Chairman, Board
of Regents of the University System of Georgia; and Jonathan R. Pettingill.