South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012

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H. 5159

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House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Anderson, Agnew, Alexander, Allen, Allison, Anthony, Atwater, Bales, Ballentine, Bannister, Barfield, Battle, Bedingfield, Bikas, Bingham, Bowen, Bowers, Brady, Branham, Brannon, Brantley, G.A. Brown, H.B. Brown, R.L. Brown, Butler Garrick, Chumley, Clemmons, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Cole, Corbin, Crawford, Crosby, Daning, Delleney, Dillard, Edge, Erickson, Forrester, Frye, Funderburk, Gambrell, Gilliard, Govan, Hamilton, Hardwick, Harrell, Harrison, Hart, Hayes, Hearn, Henderson, Herbkersman, Hiott, Hixon, Hodges, Horne, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Jefferson, Johnson, King, Knight, Limehouse, Loftis, Long, Lowe, Lucas, Mack, McCoy, McEachern, McLeod, Merrill, D.C. Moss, V.S. Moss, Munnerlyn, Murphy, Nanney, J.H. Neal, J.M. Neal, Neilson, Norman, Ott, Owens, Parker, Parks, Patrick, Pinson, Pitts, Pope, Putnam, Quinn, Rutherford, Ryan, Sabb, Sandifer, Sellers, Simrill, Skelton, G.M. Smith, G.R. Smith, J.E. Smith, J.R. Smith, Sottile, Southard, Spires, Stavrinakis, Stringer, Tallon, Taylor, Thayer, Toole, Tribble, Vick, Weeks, Whipper, White, Whitmire, Williams, Willis and Young
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Introduced in the House on April 24, 2012
Adopted by the House on April 24, 2012

Summary: Elizabeth Ruth Wilson

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   4/24/2012  House   Introduced and adopted (House Journal-page 11)

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4/24/2012

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A HOUSE RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR ELIZABETH RUTH WILSON OF GEORGETOWN COUNTY, AND TO CONGRATULATE HER UPON HER GRADUATION FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

Whereas, the members of the House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina are pleased to learn that Elizabeth Ruth Wilson will graduate summa cum laude in May 2012 with a bachelor's degree in science with honors from the University of South Carolina's Darla Moore School of Business; and

Whereas, with a quintuple major in international business, finance, management science, marketing, and real estate and with concentrations in investments, global supply chain, and operations management, this twenty-year-old has taken directed studies in her minor of Spanish and in Portuguese, French, and Swahili, and she completed studies at the Universidad de Salamanca in Spain; and

Whereas, Ms. Wilson founded the Regalia for Hope Project in January 2011, which makes and provides handmade earrings for female cancer patients, and since then the organization has provided more than two thousand pairs of earrings to hospitals and oncology centers throughout North and South Carolina; and

Whereas, her other service endeavors have included the Identity Project aimed at identifying the educational and social factors which affect African-American student enrollment rates in the South Carolina Honors College, as well as diabetes awareness she conducted at the Waverly Family Practice; and

Whereas, since 2007, she has been a SCORE counselor, the youngest in the organization's history, and she has interned at New Carolina as a supply-chain analyst, at McNair Law Firm as a marketing and business development intern, and at the South Carolina House of Representatives as a legislative aide for the Honorable Carl Anderson; and

Whereas, before beginning doctoral studies this fall in the management and organizations program at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, Ms. Wilson plans to tutor students in Senegal and conduct research on the healthcare supply chain in Tanzania; and

Whereas, her extensive community involvement includes volunteering at Hispanic Connections, Inc., and serving on the University of South Carolina Congressional Advisory Board, as student comptroller for student government, and as a mentor for the Emerging Leaders and Drop Everything and Lead programs; and

Whereas, honored as the 2011 Outstanding Woman of the Year at the University of South Carolina and with a 3.99 GPA, she is a 2012 Harry S. Truman Scholarship finalist, a Magellan Scholar, a Carolina Scholar, a Lieber Scholar, a National Achievement Scholar designee, a Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship recipient, and a Gold President's Volunteer Service Award recipient; and

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives appreciate the exceptional scholastic achievements and remarkable collegiate career of Elizabeth Ruth Wilson at the University of South Carolina, as well as her exemplary community service, and look to hear of her continued success in the years ahead. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, by this resolution, recognize and honor Elizabeth Ruth Wilson of Georgetown County, and congratulate her upon her graduation from the University of South Carolina.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be provided to Elizabeth Ruth Wilson.

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