A senate RESOLUTION

 

TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR robin roberts for her professional achievements and her commitment to health and wellness promotion.

 

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate are pleased to recognize Robin Roberts; and

 

Whereas, an alumna of Southeastern Louisiana University, Ms. Roberts graduated Cum Laude with a degree in Communication; and

 

Whereas, Ms. Roberts also played basketball at Southeastern Louisiana University and was the institution's third all-time leading scorer. She has been inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Institute on Sport and the Education Foundation's Hall of Fame; and

 

Whereas, Ms. Roberts worked as a sportscaster at ESPN for fifteen years, combining her propensity for broadcasting and sports in this career and other professional roles; and

 

Whereas, Ms. Roberts became the co-anchor of AMC's "Good Morning America" in 2005 and continued to earn success, earning multiple Emmy Awards and being voted "Most Trusted Person on Television"; and

 

Whereas, Ms. Roberts earned a Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism and a National Press Foundation award. She was inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame and the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame; and

 

Whereas, following her diagnoses of breast cancer and myelodysplastic syndrome, Ms. Roberts has leveraged her visibility as a national television personality to encourage cancer screening, cancer research support, and bone marrow donor registration; and

 

Whereas, for her candidness in publicly sharing her personal battle with cancer, she has received a George Foster Peabody Award, ESPN's Arthur Ashe Courage Award, the National Basketball Association's Sager Strong Award, and various awards from the Susan G. Komen Foundation and the Congressional Families Family Prevention Program; and

 

Whereas, Ms. Roberts has founded her own production company, Rock'n Roberts Productions, in honor of her father, who was an Air Force colonel and a member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen of World War II. Rock'n Roberts Productions creates original historical programming, including the documentary Tuskegee Airmen: Legacy of Courage; and

 

Whereas, Ms. Roberts has inspired readers with practical advice and encouragement in her books, including Brighter by the Day, From the Heart: Eight Rules to Live By, and Everybody's Got Something, among other titles; and

 

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate greatly appreciate the dedication and commitment that Ms. Roberts has shown in serving the people and the State of South Carolina. Now, therefore,

 

Be it resolved by the Senate:

 

That the members of the South Carolina Senate, by this resolution, recognize and honor Robin Roberts for her professional achievements and her commitment to health and wellness promotion.

 

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Robin Roberts.

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