Bill Text: GA SR1598 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Bourdeaux, Dr. Carolyn J.; recognize
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-04-29 - Senate Read and Adopted [SR1598 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-SR1598-Enrolled.html
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Senate
Resolution 1598
By:
Senators Hill of the 4th, Williams of the 19th, Rogers of the 21st, Tolleson of
the 20th, Goggans of the 7th and others
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending Dr. Carolyn J. Bourdeaux; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Dr. Carolyn J. Bourdeaux has long been recognized by the citizens of this state
for her devotion to public service and her expertise in the areas of public
finance, urban policy, and public administration; and
WHEREAS,
Dr. Bourdeaux is a renowned expert in the area of program budgeting and has
applied this knowledge to the state budget, greatly improving Georgia's budget
process; and
WHEREAS,
she has displayed outstanding dedication to public service as Director of the
Georgia Senate Budget and Evaluation Office for three years, providing
leadership and direction to the Senate in developing the state budget in a
period of extreme economic hardship; and
WHEREAS,
she has exhibited extraordinary leadership throughout her seven years as a
professor of public management and policy at Georgia State University and has
provided unfailing leadership and mentorship to the analysts of the Georgia
Senate Budget and Evaluation Office; and
WHEREAS,
Dr. Bourdeaux has established herself as an eminent scholar, publishing in
numerous academic journals, including
Public Budgeting and
Finance,
Public Administration
Review, and
State Tax
Notes on topics such as legislative
budgeting, public health, tax allocation districts, and performance management
reform; and
WHEREAS,
she has enabled future generations of public servants to gain educational
experience by designing and initiating both the Dan Sweat Fellowship and
Legislative Budget Fellowship; and
WHEREAS,
Dr. Bourdeaux has shown a deep commitment to community service, organizing and
assisting with budgetary training programs for international public officials,
the City of Atlanta, and Georgia's legislative budget staff; and
WHEREAS,
a community leader, Dr. Bourdeaux has served on various advisory boards and
academic committees, including participating as a reviewer for the Better
Business Bureau "Torch Awards," as executive council member of the Federalism
and Intergovernmental Relations Chapter of the American Political Science
Association, and as a referee for such publications as
Public Finance
Review,
Journal of Public
Administration and Management,
Public Administration
Review, and others; and
WHEREAS,
it is abundantly fitting and proper that the extraordinary accomplishments of
this distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body commend
Dr. Carolyn J. Bourdeaux for her efficient, effective, unselfish, and dedicated
public service to the State of Georgia and extend to her their utmost
appreciation for her expert knowledge and public service.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Dr. Carolyn J. Bourdeaux.
