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by  Georgia General Assembly

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Senate Resolution 37
By: Senator Harbison of the 15th
A RESOLUTION
1 Commending and recognizing Davon Prewitt; and for other purposes.
2 WHEREAS, a gifted student at Georgia Institute of Technology, Davon Prewitt has been
3 recognized for his superlative achievements, both in and out of the classroom; and
4 WHEREAS, Davon is a graduate of Columbus High School, in Columbus, Georgia, and is
5 a third-year student at Georgia Tech, majoring in computer science; and
6 WHEREAS, he is the vice president of the Georgia Tech Big Data Club, and he is working
7 on a route optimization project for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
8 (MARTA); using proprietary MARTA data and United States Census data, the Georgia Tech
9 Big Data Club is visualizing potential improvements to MARTA bus routing; and
10 WHEREAS, Davon also serves as one of two undergraduate Student Government
11 Association representatives for Georgia Tech; in his role as a student leader, Davon worked
12 with parking and transportation services, helped pass the League of Legends legislation, and
13 secured funding for a tournament in the Klaus Advanced Computing Building; and
14 WHEREAS, he began playing saxophone in 2008 and was a member of the Columbus High
15 School Blue Devil Marching Band; Davon took his musical talents to New York City where
16 he was one of 184 high school performers selected for the Macy's Great American Marching
17 Band to perform in the 87th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade; and
18 WHEREAS, a proper quality education for the young people of this state is the single most
19 important objective of the General Assembly, and Davon has shown by academic
20 accomplishment that the pursuit and attainment of scholastic success are within the reach of
21 the students in this state; and
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22 WHEREAS, the State of Georgia looks with great anticipation toward the future of this
23 bright and promising young citizen.
24 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body
25 heartily commend Davon Prewitt for his academic and co-curricular excellence and express
26 their most sincere best wishes for continued academic success.
27 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
28 to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Davon Prewitt.
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