Bill Text: GA HR1078 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Wooten, Mr. Jim; retirement; commend
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2009-04-03 - House Read and Adopted [HR1078 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HR1078-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 1078
By:
Representative Golick of the
34th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending Mr. Jim Wooten on the occasion of his retirement; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
Mr. Jim Wooten has served as the conservative voice for the
Atlanta-Journal
Constitution for the past three decades;
and
WHEREAS,
a native of McRae, Georgia, Mr. Wooten is a graduate of the University of
Georgia and has dedicated his career to journalism and the news print media;
and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Wooten worked for newspapers in Athens, Macon, and Atlanta before he joined
U.S. News & World
Report for six years, covering seven
Southeastern states; and
WHEREAS,
he served in several leadership positions during his tenure with
The Atlanta
Journal before he was named editorial page
editor for the newspaper in January, 1992; and
WHEREAS,
a dedicated and talented journalist, Mr. Wooten was appointed associate
editorial page editor for the
Atlanta-Journal
Constitution upon the
Atlanta
Constitution and
The Atlanta
Journal's merger in 2001; and
WHEREAS,
Mr. Wooten served as a guardian of this nation's freedom and liberty with the
Georgia Army National Guard for over 20 years and valiantly and bravely served
in the Vietnam War; and
WHEREAS,
devoted to uplifting the field of journalism, Mr. Wooten is past president of
the Georgia Press Association and is a trustee of the Georgia Press Education
Foundation; and
WHEREAS,
during his prestigious career, Mr. Wooten has received wide acclaim and numerous
honors, including the 1996 Outstanding Alumnus award by the University of
Georgia's College of Journalism and Mass Communications, a 100 Most Influential
Georgian by Georgia
Trend magazine, and recognition as among
Georgia's most influential by
James
magazine; and
WHEREAS,
his significant organizational and leadership talents, his keen sense of vision,
and his incredible views and grasp of politics and government have earned him
the respect and admiration of his colleagues and associates; and
WHEREAS,
it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this
remarkable and distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body commend Mr. Jim Wooten for his years of outstanding editorials and his
devotion to the print news industry.
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 Mr. Jim
Wooten.
