Bill Text: VA HJR783 | 2023 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Teddy D. Martin II.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-23 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ783ER) [HJR783 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2023-HJR783-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, Teddy D. Martin II, an esteemed public servant who has been a member of the Henry County School Board since 2017 and is currently serving as chair, served as the Virginia School Boards Association president for 2021–2022; and
WHEREAS, Teddy Martin was named president of the Virginia School Boards Association (VSBA) during the organization's annual conference from November 17–19, 2021, in Williamsburg; and
WHEREAS, Teddy Martin previously served the VSBA as Blue Ridge Region chair and as president-elect, providing valued leadership that helped the organization fulfill its mission of promoting excellence in public education through leadership, advocacy, and services; and
WHEREAS, Teddy Martin was VSBA's representative on the COVID-19 Education Response and Recovery Work Group, helping to guide the Commonwealth through an unprecedented public health crisis that had an outsized impact on students in public schools; and
WHEREAS, beyond his work with the VSBA and the Henry County School Board, Teddy Martin is the human resources director of the GENEDGE Alliance, the Commonwealth's only manufacturing and economic development organization partnered with the Manufacturing Extension Partnership, in Martinsville; and
WHEREAS, Teddy Martin has received the VSBA's highest level of recognition, the Award of Distinction, each year he has served on his local board and was recognized as the 2020 VSBA Blue Ridge Regional Member of the Year; and
WHEREAS, a graduate of Patrick & Henry Community College, Old Dominion University, and Western Governors University, Teddy Martin semiannually organizes a Red Cross blood drive that is one of the largest in the Henry County area; and
WHEREAS, Teddy Martin currently serves the VSBA as immediate past president and as co-chair of the VSBA Task Force on Workforce Readiness, steering the organization toward more successful years working on behalf of students and families in the Commonwealth; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Teddy D. Martin II for his tenure as president of the Virginia School Boards Association; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Teddy D. Martin II as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for his contributions to the Commonwealth and best wishes in his future endeavors.
