HLS 19RS-948 ORIGINAL
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 16
BY REPRESENTATIVE JEFFERSON
COMMENDATIONS: Commends several Grambling State University students, the student
and academic affairs departments, and President Richard J. Gallot, Jr., for
outstanding achievements in the 2018-2019 academic year
1 A RESOLUTION
2To commend Grambling State University students, the Division of Academic Affairs, the
3 Division of Student Affairs, and President Richard J. Gallot, Jr., for their outstanding
4 achievements and their service to the university and the state of Louisiana.
5 WHEREAS, Kerwan Antoine, Jumel Jno Baptiste, Niana Celestine, Nakiaus
6Glosson, Casey Henry, Sherdica Moses, Arlanda Nunsett, Faith Pittman, Jarrid Richards,
7Maurice Tandy-Patton, Gary White, Adarian Williams, and Ross Wise are all exceptional
8students at Grambling State University who deserve recognition for their numerous
9accomplishments; and
10 WHEREAS, Adarian Williams, a native of Ruston, Louisiana, and a senior majoring
11in vocal music and theater, demonstrates outstanding leadership as the second two-term
12Student Government Association president in the university’s history, serving the Tiger
13community as a member of the Louisiana Board of Regents, the Louisiana Council of
14Student Body Presidents, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People,
15and the Sponsored Programs Committee of the Louisiana Board of Regents; and
16 WHEREAS, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, junior and mass communication major
17Maurice Tandy-Patton was named Student Broadcaster of the Year for 2019 by the
18Louisiana Association of Broadcasters for his hard work and long hours as an on-air
19announcer at KGRM, the campus radio station; the awards recognize outstanding
20achievements by Louisiana radio and television broadcasters; and
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1 WHEREAS, out of fourteen teams from Grambling State University, Jarrid Richards,
2Kerwan Antoine, and Casey Henry won the Golden Pitch Competition sponsored by BRF’s
3Entrepreneurial Accelerator Program; the competition is geared towards helping prospective
4entrepreneurs hone their business skills; and
5 WHEREAS, Gary White, Niana Celestine, and Nakiaus Glosson earned first-place
6honors and the $10,000 prize for their pilot work in healthcare technology mobile
7applications in the 2018 Bayou Classic BizTech Challenge business model competition,
8which is sponsored by NexusLA and GE with additional support from Exxon; and
9 WHEREAS, Arlanda Nunsett, Faith Pittman, and Niana Celestine were recognized
10at the 2019 Black Engineer of the Year Awards for their excellence in community service,
11student leadership, and academic achievement; and
12 WHEREAS, Niana Celestine, Faith Pittman, Kerwan Antoine, Jumel Jno Baptiste,
13Ross Wise, and Sherdica Moses were finalists in the 2019 HBCU Battle of the Brains, a
14competition in which teams are composed of the top STEM and business students from
15historically black colleges and universities; and
16 WHEREAS, through their success in various arenas, these students have brought
17pride and honor to Grambling State University and Louisiana; President Richard J. Gallot,
18Jr., the staff of the Division of Academic Affairs, the staff of the Division of Student Affairs,
19and the faculty and staff of the institution’s academic programs in computer science,
20engineering technology, business, theatre, accounting, and chemistry merit a sincere measure
21of commendation for their remarkable work in cultivating student success.
22 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
23Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend the Grambling State University student
24leaders, the Division of Academic Affairs, the Division of Student Affairs, and President
25Richard J. Gallot, Jr., for their outstanding achievements and their service to the university
26and the state of Louisiana; does hereby recognize and record for posterity their extraordinary
27contributions; and does hereby wish them every measure of continued success and happiness
28in their future endeavors.
29 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
30to Grambling State University President Richard J. Gallot, Jr.
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HR 16 Original 2019 Regular Session Jefferson
Commends Grambling State Univ. students, Div. of Academic Affairs, Div. of Student
Affairs, and President Richard J. Gallot, Jr., for their outstanding achievements.
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