Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

Tennessee House Bill HJR0372 Compare Versions

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4	4	HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 372
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12	12	A RESOLUTION to honor and congratulate Dr. Caroline Rogers
13	13	on her selection as the TBR 2025 SOAR
14	14	Community College Faculty Member of the Year.
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16	16	WHEREAS, it is fitting that the members of this General Assembly should pay tribute to
17	17	those outstanding professionals who have dedicated their careers to providing exemplary
18	18	service to their community; and
19	19	WHEREAS, Dr. Caroline Rogers is one such estimable individual, who has distinguished
20	20	herself as a professional of the greatest dedication, ability, and integrity; and
21	21	WHEREAS, Dr. Rogers was recently recognized by the Tennessee Board of Regents as
22	22	the 2025 SOAR (Statewide Outstanding Achievement and Recognition) Community College
23	23	Faculty Member of the Year, a most befitting honor that recognizes the positive influence she
24	24	has on so many lives; and
25	25	WHEREAS, the Tennessee Board of Regents established the SOAR Awards in 2019 to
26	26	recognize and honor outstanding students, faculty members, and staff members; major
27	27	accomplishments of the colleges; and philanthropists, volunteers, and partners who support the
28	28	schools in their missions; and
29	29	WHEREAS, Dr. Caroline Rogers has served as the Program Director for the Physical
30	30	Therapy Assistant Program at Chattanooga State Community College since 2014; she has also
31	31	served as a faculty member and adjunct instructor at Chattanooga State University and the
32	32	University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; and
33	33	WHEREAS, after attending Lambuth University in Jackson, where she majored in
34	34	biology and pre-physical therapy, Dr. Rogers received a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical
35	35	Therapy from the University of Tennessee Center for Health Sciences, Memphis in 1981; she
36	36	went on to earn a doctorate in physical therapy in 2008 from the University of Tennessee at
37	37	Chattanooga; and
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42	42	WHEREAS, Dr. Caroline Rogers has extensive experience as a physical therapist,
43	43	having served at Life Care Center of East Ridge, Consulate Health Care, Contin-U-Care,
44	44	Erlanger Medical Center, Siskin Rehabilitation Center, and Vanderbilt Medical Center; and
45	45	WHEREAS, recognized for her exceptional contributions to her profession and her
46	46	community, Dr. Rogers was named a Woman of Distinction of Greater Chattanooga in 2023 and
47	47	received the Gean Baron Award for service to Ski Beech Learn to Ski & Snowboard for disabled
48	48	adults/children in 2023, the Outstanding PTA Educator Award from the American Physical
49	49	Therapy Association in 2022, and Adjunct Faculty of the Year Award from Chattanooga State
50	50	Community College in 1997; and
51	51	WHEREAS, she has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to her profession,
52	52	serving on the boards of ABIDE Respite Program, Family Voices of Tennessee, and the Patricia
53	53	Neal Rehab Center and volunteering with the Special Olympics and the Interfaith Hospitality
54	54	Network; and
55	55	WHEREAS, Dr. Rogers has shown a passion for teaching and mentoring, encouraging
56	56	critical thinking, engagement, and hands-on application of skills in her students and helping
57	57	them transition from the academic to the clinical environment; and
58	58	WHEREAS, her dedication to improving geriatric care through scholarly research and
59	59	her collaboration with the University of Tennessee Doctor of Physical Therapy program to
60	60	provide joint learning opportunities further exemplify her commitment to continuous professional
61	61	learning and development; and
62	62	WHEREAS, Dr. Caroline Rogers has distinguished herself as a professional of the
63	63	greatest ability and integrity, and she is truly deserving of our approbation at this time; now,
64	64	therefore,
65	65	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED
66	66	FOURTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE
67	67	CONCURRING, that we honor and congratulate Dr. Caroline Rogers on being named the TBR
68	68	2025 SOAR Community College Faculty Member of the Year, commend her meritorious service
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73	73	to the State of Tennessee, and extend to her our best wishes for her continued success in all
74	74	future endeavors.
75	75	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
76	76	for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to
77	77	the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear
78	78	without House or Senate designation.