HJ 155 — Commending Thomas Geary, Ph.D.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 22104464D HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.

155 IE Offered January 24, 2022 N Commending Thomas Geary, Ph.D.

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Senators:and from the State Council of Higher Education and Dominion L WHEREAS, Thomas Geary is one of 12 recipients in the Commonwealth to be selected from a pool E of 85 nominations for the State Council of Higher Education's distinguished prize, which annually D andognizes professors who embody the highest ideals and standards of teaching, scholarship, and service;

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and 1 WHEREAS, through his steadfast commitment to the students and faculty at Tidewater Community5 College, Thomas Geary has demonstrated the profound impact one can have when they answer the call to RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Thomas Geary, Ph.D., for receiving the 2022 Outstanding Faculty Award from the State Council of Higher Education and Dominion Energy;

and, be it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Thomas Geary, Ph.D., as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for his contributions to the Commonwealth.