08 LC 95
0535
House
Resolution 1817
By:
Representatives Smith of the
113th,
Hembree of the
67th,
Houston of the
170th,
Royal of the
171st,
and Martin of the
47th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending Mrs. Nancy G. Hall; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Mrs. Nancy G. Hall has served as executive director of Georgia Public
Broadcasting (GPB) since July 2004; and
WHEREAS,
prior to being appointed to the interim position by the GPB Board of Directors,
she was the director of external affairs and served as the liaison to the
Georgia General Assembly and Georgia's Congressional delegation for GPB;
and
WHEREAS,
she also serves as president of the Foundation for Public Broadcasting in
Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
before joining GPB in 1995, Mrs. Hall served as special assistant to the Georgia
State Superintendent of Schools, working in the area of public affairs and with
intergovernmental initiatives, including serving as the department's legislative
liaison; and
WHEREAS,
during her years at the Department of Education, she was a co-chair of the
executive committee of Family Connection and served on Governor Miller's Policy
Council on Children and Families; and
WHEREAS,
Mrs. Hall has also held positions with Mercer University in Macon, East Georgia
College in Swainsboro, and University Publications in Blacksburg, Virginia;
and
WHEREAS,
active in several education and children's organizations, Mrs. Hall has served
as president of the Georgia School-Age Care Association Board of Directors and
as an ex-officio member of the Georgia Child Care Council; and
WHEREAS,
she currently is a member of the Board of the Georgia Partnership for Excellence
in Education and the Georgia Peach Credit Union, and she has participated in
both Leadership Georgia and the Regional Leadership Institute; and
WHEREAS,
a native of Savannah, she is a graduate of the University of Georgia College of
Journalism and is active in her church's mission activities; and
WHEREAS,
she is married and has one daughter who works with Atlanta Habitat for
Humanity.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body recognize Mrs. Nancy G. Hall and commend her for her outstanding
service to Georgia Public Broadcasting, her community, and this
state.
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 Mrs. Nancy G.
Hall.