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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 186
By Lamberth
HJR0186
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A RESOLUTION to confirm the appointment of DeWitt Booth to
the advisory board for the University of
Tennessee Southern.
WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-9-501, established advisory boards
for the University of Tennessee, Knoxville; University of Tennessee at Martin; University of
Tennessee at Chattanooga; University of Tennessee Health Science Center; and University of
Tennessee Southern; and
WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-9-501, provides that the governor
shall appoint five members to each advisory board; and
WHEREAS, Governor Bill Lee has appointed DeWitt Booth to serve as a member of the
advisory board for the University of Tennessee Southern for a term that expires on June 30,
2028; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Booth enjoyed an illustrious career as a banker, serving in various roles,
including as the vice president of the Bank of Frankewing in Pulaski, and he was an esteemed
member of the Giles County Industrial Development Board and the Southern Tennessee
Regional Health Systems hospital board; and
WHEREAS, he attended classes at Martin Methodist College, which is now the
University of Tennessee Southern, and was set to become a member of the Martin Methodist
Board of Trustees prior to its acquisition by the State of Tennessee; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Booth has regularly been involved with UT Southern's various
programs, including campus sports, the Student Advisory Board, and the President's Council;
and
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WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-9-501, provides that each member
appointed by the governor to the advisory board for the University of Tennessee Southern shall
be confirmed by the general assembly; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED
FOURTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE
CONCURRING, that we hereby confirm the appointment of DeWitt Booth to the advisory board
for the University of Tennessee Southern for a term that expires on June 30, 2028.