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Senate Resolution 338
By: Senators Anderson of the 43rd, Davenport of the 17th, James of the 28th, Sims of the
12th, Merritt of the 9th and others
A RESOLUTION
Congratulating and commending Dr. Sherell Vicks Crawford for receiving the 2025 Yellow
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Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award; and for other purposes.2
WHEREAS, in 1999, Representative Nikki T. Randall became the first African American3
female elected to the General Assembly from middle Georgia, and over her 17 years of4
service as a legislator, she held numerous leadership positions, including chair of the Georgia5
Legislative Women's Caucus; and6
WHEREAS, every year during Women's History Month, the Georgia Legislative Women's7
Caucus recognizes outstanding women in Georgia who exemplify the leadership and8
inspiration embodied by Representative Randall; and9
WHEREAS, Dr. Sherell Vicks Crawford is a woman of unassuming greatness whose humble10
acts of kindness and generosity have uplifted the entire community; and11
WHEREAS, a native of Camilla, Georgia, she began her medical education through12
Pre-Medical and Bio-Medical Summer Programs at Harvard University and Fisk University,13
later earning her medical degree from Meharry Medical College and completing her14
residency at the Medical College of Georgia; and15
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WHEREAS, she has dedicated countless hours to serving her community and advancing
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healthcare, beginning her career with Kaiser Permanente and the DeKalb Medical Center17
before establishing herself as an independent provider in the metro Atlanta area; and18
WHEREAS, Dr. Crawford has further served as president and CEO of Hillandale Medical19
Associates, PC, in Lithonia, Georgia, since 2001; and20
WHEREAS, her significant organizational and leadership talents, remarkable patience and21
diplomacy, keen sense of vision, and sensitivity to the needs of her patients have earned her22
the respect and admiration of her colleagues and associates; and23
WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this24
extraordinary servant leader be appropriately recognized.25
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body26
congratulate and commend Dr. Sherell Vicks Crawford for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose27
Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award and extend best wishes for her continued success.28
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed29
to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Dr. Sherell Vicks30
Crawford.31
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