Bill Text: GA SR114 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Allen, Dr. Bruce Stuart; honoring

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2009-01-30 - Senate Read and Adopted [SR114 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2009-SR114-Enrolled.html

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09 LC 34 1968

Senate Resolution 114

By: Senators Brown of the 26th and Staton of the 18th

A RESOLUTION

Honoring Dr. Bruce Stuart Allen for his accomplishments and on the occasion of his appointment as the first Honorary Consul of the Principality of Liechtenstein; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, Dr. Bruce S. Allen grew up in the southern United States and his father worked in the aerospace industry in Georgia; and

WHEREAS, he earned a Phi Beta Kappa, Magna cum Laude Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from the University of Georgia and an Alpha Omega Alpha honors Doctor of Medicine degree (M.D.) from the Medical College of Georgia; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Allen has traveled extensively and holds a Commercial Pilot aviation license and a Master Diver certification; he has spoken and written about worldwide adventure travel and was part of several mountain climbing expeditions, including an expedition to Mt. Kilimanjaro in 2000; and

WHEREAS, on May 15, 2007, in the Liechtenstein capital city of Vaduz, both His Serene Highness Alois von und zu Liechtenstein, the Hereditary Prince of the Principality of Liechtenstein on behalf of His Serene Highness Hans-Adam II, the Ruling Prince of Liechtenstein, and his Excellency Otmar Hasler, Prime Minister of the Principality of Liechtenstein, signed an order naming State of Georgia resident, Dr. Bruce Stuart Allen as the Honorary Consul of the Principality of Liechtenstein in history; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Allen's Bibb County home is officially registered with the United States State Department as both the first official Consulate and Consular Residence for Liechtenstein in the world; and

WHEREAS, his wife, Dr. Jennifer Allen, is also a dermatologist and they have one son, Blake, who is currently a student at Harvard University; and
WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that Dr. Allen be recognized for his lifetime of outstanding accomplishments.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body honor and commend Dr. Bruce Stuart Allen for his outstanding accomplishments and his appointment as the Honorary Consul of the Principality of Liechtenstein.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Dr. Bruce Stuart Allen.