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2013 General Assembly Center Aisle
Presentations in House and Senate
Editors note:
After the 2013 General Assembly session we requested the names of everyone that was honored in the center aisle
presentations in both the house and the senate. The Susan Clark Schaar and Paul Nardo were both extremely helpful and promptly
sent us the lists of people that were featured in joint resolutions and presented on the floors of the house and senate.
SR 21–Virginia Sports Hall of Fame Inductees
(1/14/13)
Franklin Allen, Cornell Brown, Lawrence Burton, Dean Ehlers,
Robert Pratt, Jr., Bill Roth and Dick Tarrant
2013 Outstanding Faculty Award Recipients
(2/12/13)
• Mr. Robert Bausch, Northern Virginia Community College
• Dr. Rita Chung, George Mason University
• Dr. Jasmin Darznik,Washington and Lee University
• Dr. J. Emmett Duffy, College of William and Mary
• Dr. Stephen Edwards, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
& State University
• Dr. Paul Hanstedt, Roanoke College
• Dr. Erik Hewlett, University of Virginia
• Dr. Shiv Khanna, Virginia Commonwealth University
• Dr. Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University
• Dr. Laura Taalman, James Madison University
• Dr. Eve Torrence, Randolph-Macon College
• Dr. Frances Williams, Norfolk State University
SJR 360–2012 Olympic Gold Medalist
(2/12/13)
Gabrielle Christina Victoria Douglas
SJR 417–2012 Outstanding Virginian of the Year
(2/14/13)
William B. Holtzman
SJR 320–Congressional Gold Medalist
(2/19/13)
Samuel W. Hopkins, Sr.
SJR 304–2012 Olympic Gold Medalist
(2/20/13)
Francena McCorory
HR 122–Chris Nalley
(1/29/13)
HR 133–The Paul Harris Family [Cindy and Chuck Harris]
(1/29/13)
HR 152–Ms. Wheelchair Virginia 2012-2013–
Stephanie Copeland (2/13/13)
HJR 111–Virginia Sports Hall of Fame
(1/14/13).
The following guests were present:
• Eddie Webb
• Franklin Allen
• Bill Roth
• Dick Tarrant
• Dean Ehlers
• Cornell Brown
• Lawrence Burton
• Robert Pratt
HJR 614–Virginia’s 2013 Teacher of the Year–
Kathryn B. Galford (2/7/13)
HJR 623–Virginia Education Association
(1/28/13).
The following guests were present on the floor:
• Meg Gruber, President, Virginia Education Association
• Dom Melito, Vice President, Virginia Education Association
• Philip Forgit, Executive Director, Virginia Education Association
• Robley Jones, Director of Government Relations and Research,
Virginia Education Association
HJR 695–Miss Virginia 2012–RosemaryWillis
(2/18/13)
HJR 769–Outstanding Virginian of the Year for 2012–
William B. Holtzman (2/14/13)
HJR 776–Francena McCorory–Gold Medal winner at 2012
Summer Olympics in London
(2/20/13)
HJR 844–Commending the State of Israel
(2/13/13).
The following guests were present on the floor:
• Oren Marmorstein, Embassy of Israel, Diplomatic Head of
Regional Affairs
• Joshua Sztorc, Embassy of Israel, Regional Director of
Government and Public Affairs
• Ron Halber, Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater
Washington, Executive Director
• Chuck Lessin, Vice Chair, Virginia Israel Advisory Board
Although not presented with a commending resolution during a
center aisle presentation, the following were recognized on the
House floor as Virginia’s Outstanding Scientists for 2013 on
February 18, by Delegate John O’Bannon:
• Dr. Patricia Dove
• Dr. Harold Burkhardt
Brennan Long and Tiffany Vasquez of David Bailey Associates had the chance to
meet Gabby Douglas, Olympic Gold Medalist and Virginia native, outside Old
City Hall after she was honored with a Senate Joint Resolution at the Capitol.
Gabby, who grew up in Virginia Beach, won the gold medal in the individual
gymnastics competition at the 2012 Olympics in London.
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