ENROLLED
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 16
BY REPRESENTATIVE JEFFERSON
A RESOLUTION
To commend Grambling State University students, the Division of Academic Affairs, the
Division of Student Affairs, and President Richard J. Gallot, Jr., for their outstanding
achievements and their service to the university and the state of Louisiana.
WHEREAS, Kerwan Antoine, Jumel Jno Baptiste, Niana Celestine, Nakiaus
Glosson, Casey Henry, Sherdica Moses, Arlanda Nunsett, Faith Pittman, Jarrid Richards,
Maurice Tandy-Patton, Gary White, Adarian Williams, and Ross Wise are all exceptional
students at Grambling State University who deserve recognition for their numerous
accomplishments; and
WHEREAS, Adarian Williams, a native of Ruston, Louisiana, and a senior majoring
in vocal music and theater, demonstrates outstanding leadership as the second two-term
Student Government Association president in the university’s history, serving the Tiger
community as a member of the Louisiana Board of Regents, the Louisiana Council of
Student Body Presidents, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People,
and the Sponsored Programs Committee of the Louisiana Board of Regents; and
WHEREAS, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, junior and mass communication major
Maurice Tandy-Patton was named Student Broadcaster of the Year for 2019 by the
Louisiana Association of Broadcasters for his hard work and long hours as an on-air
announcer at KGRM, the campus radio station; the awards recognize outstanding
achievements by Louisiana radio and television broadcasters; and
WHEREAS, out of fourteen teams from Grambling State University, Jarrid Richards,
Kerwan Antoine, and Casey Henry won the Golden Pitch Competition sponsored by BRF’s
Entrepreneurial Accelerator Program; the competition is geared towards helping prospective
entrepreneurs hone their business skills; and
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WHEREAS, Gary White, Niana Celestine, and Nakiaus Glosson earned first-place
honors and the $10,000 prize for their pilot work in healthcare technology mobile
applications in the 2018 Bayou Classic BizTech Challenge business model competition,
which is sponsored by NexusLA and GE with additional support from Exxon; and
WHEREAS, Arlanda Nunsett, Faith Pittman, and Niana Celestine were recognized
at the 2019 Black Engineer of the Year Awards for their excellence in community service,
student leadership, and academic achievement; and
WHEREAS, Niana Celestine, Faith Pittman, Kerwan Antoine, Jumel Jno Baptiste,
Ross Wise, and Sherdica Moses were finalists in the 2019 HBCU Battle of the Brains, a
competition in which teams are composed of the top STEM and business students from
historically black colleges and universities; and
WHEREAS, through their success in various arenas, these students have brought
pride and honor to Grambling State University and Louisiana; President Richard J. Gallot,
Jr., the staff of the Division of Academic Affairs, the staff of the Division of Student Affairs,
and the faculty and staff of the institution’s academic programs in computer science,
engineering technology, business, theatre, accounting, and chemistry merit a sincere measure
of commendation for their remarkable work in cultivating student success.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend the Grambling State University student
leaders, the Division of Academic Affairs, the Division of Student Affairs, and President
Richard J. Gallot, Jr., for their outstanding achievements and their service to the university
and the state of Louisiana; does hereby recognize and record for posterity their extraordinary
contributions; and does hereby wish them every measure of continued success and happiness
in their future endeavors.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to Grambling State University President Richard J. Gallot, Jr.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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