08 LC 34
1879
House
Resolution 1880
By:
Representatives Royal of the
171st,
Keen of the
179th,
Hembree of the
67th,
Smith of the
113th,
and Davis of the
122nd
A
RESOLUTION
Urging
the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia to name the proposed
student resource center at the Georgia Institute of Technology in honor of Dr.
G. Wayne Clough; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Dr. G. Wayne Clough has served faithfully for 14 years as president of the
Georgia Institute of Technology; and
WHEREAS,
during his tenure, Georgia Tech was transformed into one of the top ten public
research universities in the United States; and
WHEREAS,
under his leadership, Georgia Tech increased its enrollment from 12,900 to
18,742, setting records in both enrollment and housing capacity;
and
WHEREAS,
Dr. Clough´s leadership engineered more than $1 billion in new construction
at Georgia Tech, more than doubling facility space to over 14 million gross
square feet while rehabilitating dilapidated areas adjacent to campus;
and
WHEREAS,
under his leadership, Georgia Tech´s annual economic impact on the State of
Georgia grew to $4 billion, and more than 100 new companies emerged from Georgia
Tech´s research labs; and
WHEREAS,
his vision, leadership, patience, and diplomacy have earned him the respect and
admiration of the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of Georgia Tech as well
as his colleagues and associates throughout this state and nation;
and
WHEREAS,
as the first alumnus of Georgia Tech to serve as its president, Dr. Clough
recognized the unique challenges new students at this esteemed university face;
and
WHEREAS,
Dr. Clough has spearheaded efforts to create programs to ensure student success,
including plans for a student resource center designed to improve student
retention and graduation at this institution; and
WHEREAS,
it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this
remarkable and distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body urge the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia to
recognize Dr. G. Wayne Clough for his many years of efficient, effective,
unselfish, and dedicated public service to the Georgia Institute of Technology,
the University System of Georgia, and indeed this entire state by naming the
proposed Innovative Learning Resource Center at the Georgia Institute of
Technology in his honor.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit appropriate copies of this resolution to Dr. G. Wayne
Clough and to the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.