Bill Text: GA HR1958 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia; commend
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2012-03-21 - House Read and Adopted [HR1958 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-HR1958-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 1958
By:
Representatives Holcomb of the
82nd,
Heard of the
114th,
Williams of the
113th,
McKillip of the
115th,
Harrell of the
106th,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia on the occasion of
its 100th anniversary; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia was founded in 1912
as the School of Commerce; and
WHEREAS,
the Terry College is the flagship business school in the State of Georgia and
one of 16 schools and colleges at the oldest state-chartered university in the
country; and
WHEREAS,
the University of Georgia was the first Southern university, and one of the
first in the nation, to establish a school of business; and
WHEREAS,
the Terry College aspires to a vision of national prominence and makes good on
that promise by dedication to delivering top-quality instruction and supporting
its outstanding faculty in the production of impactful research and public
service initiatives that meet the needs of the business community of Georgia and
beyond; and
WHEREAS,
consistently ranked among the top business schools in the country by
U.S. News and World
Report and other college guides, the Terry
College is home to several nationally ranked programs, including insurance, real
estate, management information systems, accounting, and marketing;
and
WHEREAS,
during its first decade, the Terry College conferred 16 academic degrees, in the
last decade that total exceeds 16,000, and since its establishment has awarded
nearly 65,000 academic degree in 14 disciplines, including 53,000 bachelor's
degrees, 6,400 MBAs, and 800 PhDs; and
WHEREAS,
69 percent of its graduates live and work in Georgia, almost one-half of the
fastest growing businesses that are owned or operated by UGA alumni are led by
Terry College graduates, and these graduates contribute their skills, knowledge,
and experience in 3,800 cities, 50 states, and 80 countries around the world;
and
WHEREAS,
the Terry College has earned numerous accolades, including being ranked 18th in
the United States and 22nd in the world in
Bloomberg
Businessweek's 2011 ranking of Executive
MBA programs, ranked tenth by corporate recruiters in
Business
Week's ranking of MBA programs, and ranked
among the top ten public schools and 23rd in the United States by the
Financial
Times for the evening MBA program;
and
WHEREAS,
the graduating class in both the bachelor's and master's accounting programs
rank fourth and sixth, respectively, in their first-time pass rates on all four
parts of the Certified Public Accountant exam, and the undergraduates majoring
in economics have won several national scholarships, including the Rhodes, the
Marshall, and the Fulbright; and
WHEREAS,
the Terry College MBA program furthers Georgia's competitiveness by training
future business leaders; and
WHEREAS,
it is abundantly fitting and proper that the extraordinary accomplishments of
the Terry College of Business be appropriately recognized during this memorable
time.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body commend the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia on
the occasion of its 100th anniversary and its contributions to education in the
State of Georgia.
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 Dean Robert
Sumichrast.