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SENATE RESOLUTION 19
By Lamar
SR0019
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A RESOLUTION to honor Beverly C. Robertson in celebration of
Women's Day on the Hill.
WHEREAS, Women's Day on the Hill is a time to honor the achievements of those
Tennessee women who have paved the way for every person to have the opportunity to pursue
the American dream; and
WHEREAS, the Volunteer State is proud to be the home of the awe-inspiring Beverly C.
Robertson, who recently retired as the President and CEO of the Greater Memphis Chamber,
the first woman and the first African American to ever lead the organization in its 185 years of
existence; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Robertson currently serves as the COO of Trust Marketing, which she
helped found in 1991; throughout her stellar and celebrated career in corporate and nonprofit
leadership, she has served as Vice President of Internal Communications for Holiday Inns
worldwide and interim Executive Director of the National Civil Rights Museum, where she also
served as President for eighteen years; and
WHEREAS, named one of USA Today's "Women of the Century" in 2020, Ms.
Robertson has further served her fellow citizens through consulting work with the Association of
African American Museums and the National Museum of African American History and Culture;
and
WHEREAS, in saluting Ms. Robertson on this special occasion, let us remember that
when women succeed, America succeeds, as does Tennessee; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, that we hereby honor and commend
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Beverly C. Robertson on her many contributions to the State of Tennessee as we celebrate
Women's Day on the Hill.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy.