Bill Text: GA SR754 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: North Georgia College and State University Day; recognize February 16, 2012
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-01-30 - Senate Read and Adopted [SR754 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-SR754-Enrolled.html
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Senate
Resolution 754
By:
Senators Gooch of the 51st and Miller of the 49th
A
RESOLUTION
Honoring
North Georgia College and State University and its President Dr. Bonita C.
Jacobs and recognizing February 16, 2012, as North Georgia College and State
University Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
North Georgia College and State University, a member of the University System of
Georgia, is the state's second oldest public university and is designated as a
state leadership institution and as The Military College of Georgia;
and
WHEREAS,
Dr. Bonita C. Jacobs took office as the 17th president of North Georgia College
and State University on July 1, 2011; and
WHEREAS,
Dr. Jacobs is the first female president of North Georgia College and State
University and only the second woman to lead one of the nation's six senior
military colleges; and
WHEREAS,
prior to becoming president of North Georgia College and State University, Dr.
Jacobs served as executive director of the National Institute for the Study of
Transfer Students, vice president for student development, and as professor in
counseling and higher education at the University of Texas; and
WHEREAS,
Dr. Jacobs earned both her bachelor's and master's degrees from Stephen F.
Austin State University, and she earned her doctorate in educational
administration from Texas A&M University; and
WHEREAS,
Dr. Jacobs brings an extensive background in student development and student
access to North Georgia College and State University's student-focused college
experience that equips students with a rigorous liberal arts education and
superior leadership experiences to help them become successful civic,
professional, and military leaders who are engaged in serving their community;
and
WHEREAS, she currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Georgia Council on Economic Education; and
WHEREAS, she currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Georgia Council on Economic Education; and
WHEREAS,
in recognition of her contributions to the students in this state, it is
abundantly fitting and proper for this body to honor the extraordinary
commitment and accomplishments of this outstanding individual.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body commend
the success of North Georgia College and State University and President Dr.
Bonita C. Jacobs and recognize February 16, 2012, as North Georgia College and
State University Day at the state capitol.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to President Dr. Bonita C.
Jacobs.
