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LC 95 1040
House
Resolution 2118
By:
Representatives Lane of the
158th,
Burns of the
157th,
Parrish of the
156th,
Stephens of the
164th,
Smith of the
113th,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
Dr. Karl E. Peace; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Dr. Karl E. Peace has long been recognized by the citizens of this state for the
vital role that he has played in community leadership and his deep personal
commitment to public health, Georgia Southern University, and the State of
Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
Dr. Peace is an alumnus of Georgia Southern University and is widely recognized
for his sense of philanthropy, his commitment to education and public health,
and for his efforts in research, technical support, and management in the
pharmaceutical industry; and
WHEREAS,
during his distinguished career, he has made pivotal contributions in the
development and approval of drugs to treat Alzheimer's disease, gastrointestinal
ulcers, anxiety, depression, and panic attacks; and
WHEREAS,
he endowed the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health as a tribute to his late
wife; and
WHEREAS,
he has diligently and conscientiously devoted innumerable hours of his time,
talents, and energy toward the betterment of his state as evidenced dramatically
by his establishment of the Center for Biostatistics at Georgia Southern
University which allows consulting and hands-on training experiences for
Biostatistics graduate faculty and students, and he has endowed 13 scholarships
totaling over $5.5 million and provided private funding for two eminent chairs
totaling over $1 million; and
WHEREAS,
he has held senior management positions at SmithKline and French Labs, now known
as GlaxoSmithKline; G.D. Searle and Company; and Warner Lambert and Park-Davis,
now subsidiaries of Pfizer, Inc.; and
WHEREAS,
his significant organizational and leadership talents, his remarkable patience
and diplomacy, his keen sense of vision, and his sensitivity to the needs of the
citizens of the State of Georgia have earned him the respect of his associates
and colleagues; and
WHEREAS,
he is a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation for
integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness; his loyalty, competency,
reliability, and enthusiasm have distinguished his superlative service to the
medical field and this state; and
WHEREAS,
it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding 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. Karl E. Peace for his many decades of efficient,
effective, unselfish, and dedicated service to the medical field and the
citizens of this state and extend to him their most sincere best wishes for
continued health and happiness.
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. Karl E.
Peace.