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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 15
BY SENATOR FANNIN
A RESOLUTION
To commend Grambling State University student leaders, the divisions of academic affairs
and student affairs, and the university president for their outstanding achievements
as innovators in service to the university and to the state of Louisiana.
WHEREAS, Grambling State University student Adarian Williams demonstrated
outstanding leadership as the second two-term Student Government Association President
in the university's history by representing the student body in the searches for University
President, Vice President of Student Affairs, and as a member of the Louisiana Board of
Regents, Louisiana Council of Student Body Presidents, National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People, and the Sponsored Programs Committee of the Louisiana
Board of Regents; and
WHEREAS, Grambling State University student Maurice Tandy-Patton was named
Louisiana's Broadcaster of the Year by the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters (LAB) for
his dedication and work with the KGRM Radio Station; and
WHEREAS, Grambling State University students Jarrid Richards, Kerwan Antoine,
and Casey Henry earned recognition as winners of the Golden Pitch Business Model
Competition sponsored by BRF's Entrepreneurial Accelerator for their innovation in
university recruiting technologies; and
WHEREAS, Grambling State University students Gary White, Niana Celestine, and
Nakiaus Glosson earned first-place honors and the ten thousand dollar prize in the 2018
Bayou Classic BizTech Challenge Business Model competition for their pilot work in
healthcare technology mobile applications; and
WHEREAS, Grambling State University students Arlanda Nunsett, Faith Pittman,
and Niana Celestine earned recognition as national Black Engineers of the Year in the
categories of community service, student leadership, and academics; and
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WHEREAS, Grambling State University students Niana Celestine, Faith Pittman,
Kerwan Antoine, Jumel Jno Baptiste, Ross Wise, and Sherdica Moses earned national honors
as finalists in the 2019 South-By-Southwest HBCU Battle of the Brains competition for their
ideas and innovation; and
WHEREAS, the students, faculty, and staff of Grambling State University'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 innovation and service and for the honor they have brought to Grambling State
University.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend the members of the Grambling State University divisions of academic
affairs and student affairs and Grambling University President Richard J. Gallot Jr., for their
outstanding achievements during the 2018-2019 academic year and for the tremendous pride
that they bring to the University of Louisiana System, Grambling State University, the
community, and the state of Louisiana.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
president of Grambling State University.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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