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House Resolution 122 By: Representatives Wilson of the 80th, Frye of the 118th, Gaines of the 117th, and Jones of the 47th

A RESOLUTION

1 Recognizing and commending the University of Georgia chapter of Blue Key National 2 Honor Society on the occasion of Georgia Blue Key Day 2019 at the state capitol; and for 3 other purposes.

4 WHEREAS, the University of Georgia chapter of Blue Key National Honor Society was 5 founded at the University of Georgia in 1926 by Blue Key National Honor Society; it has 6 served the students, faculty, and staff of the university and the Athens community for 93 7 continuous years and is the third oldest chapter of Blue Key National Honor Society in the 8 United States; and

9 WHEREAS, the mission of the University of Georgia chapter of Blue Key National Honor 10 Society is to honor academic and leadership excellence at the University of Georgia in all 11 colleges and schools; and

12 WHEREAS, numerous United States senators; United States representatives; cabinet 13 members; federal judges; governors; lieutenant governors; constitutional officers; Supreme 14 Court Justices; Georgia Court of Appeals judges; members, 15 including two current Georgia state representatives, the Honorable Matthew Wilson and the 16 Honorable ; and members of the Board of Regents of the University System 17 of Georgia are members of the University of Georgia Blue Key chapter; and

18 WHEREAS, the University of Georgia Blue Key chapter endeavors to highlight and applaud 19 outstanding leaders in public service to the State of Georgia and its people by inducting 20 honorary members, including the Honorable Spencer Frye, and by conferring the Blue Key 21 Service Award to recognize the contributions of distinguished leaders to the university, state, 22 and nation, including the Honorable , the Honorable Jan Jones, and the 23 Honorable ; and

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24 WHEREAS, the Blue Key National Honor Society motto of "Serving I Live" is well and 25 truly exemplified by the University of Georgia student members of Blue Key National Honor 26 Society; and

27 WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this 28 remarkable and distinguished University of Georgia honor society be recognized 29 appropriately.

30 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that 31 the members of this body recognize and commend the University of Georgia chapter of Blue 32 Key National Honor Society and extend the most sincere best wishes for continued 33 prosperity, happiness, and service to the University of Georgia, the state, and the nation.

34 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized 35 and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to the 36 University of Georgia chapter of Blue Key National Honor Society.

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