Bill Text: GA HR887 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Johnston, Dr. Linda M.; commend
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-04-12 - House Read and Adopted [HR887 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-HR887-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 887
By:
Representative Drenner of the
86th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending Dr. Linda M. Johnston; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Dr. Linda M. Johnston has long been recognized for the vital role that she has
played in higher education and her deep personal commitment to students;
and
WHEREAS,
Dr. Johnston earned a bachelor's degree in dietetics and a master's degree in
institutional administration from Michigan State University and a doctoral
degree in conflict analysis and resolution from George Mason University;
and
WHEREAS,
she serves as executive director for Kennesaw State University's Siegel
Institute for Leadership, Ethics, and Character and previously served as
director and associate professor for the university's Master of Science in
Conflict Management and the Center for Conflict Management program;
and
WHEREAS,
in addition to uplifting the lives of Kennesaw State students, Dr. Johnston has
taught at George Mason University, Antioch University, and the National Taurida
Vernadsky University; and
WHEREAS,
she has been recognized with numerous honors and accolades, including a Teaching
Excellence Award from the Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education, a
fellowship from Hands Along the Nile, a Best Published Book Award from the
International Association for Conflict Management, and a Sharing Knowledge for
Peace Programme Award from the United Nations School for Peace; and
WHEREAS,
Dr. Johnston has been invited to speak around the country on the issues of
conflict resolution, labor relations, conflict analysis, coaching, conflict
negotiation, reconciliation, and building peace programs; and
WHEREAS,
she is a trained mediator, facilitator, and ombudsman and serves as president of
the International Peace Research Association and Foundation; 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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body commend Dr. Linda M. Johnston for her sacrifice, foresight,
accomplishment, and contributions on behalf of education and for the positive
influence she has had upon the lives and futures of countless young
people.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Dr. Linda M.
Johnston.
