Bill Text: GA SR1530 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Enrolled

Georgia Senate Resolution 1530 (Prior Session Legislation)

Enrolled

Bill Title: Melvin, Mr. Michael; recognize

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-04-27 - Senate Read and Adopted [SR1530 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2009-SR1530-Enrolled.html

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Senate Resolution 1530

By: Senators Seabaugh of the 28th, Chance of the 16th and Weber of the 40th

A RESOLUTION

Recognizing and commending Mr. Michael Melvin, 2010 Georgia Economics Teacher of the Year; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, Mr. Michael Melvin is recognized among his students and professional peers at Starr's Mill High School in Fayette County, Georgia, for his superior work in teaching economics; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Melvin has spent most of his professional career at Starr's Mill High School, inspiring every class, whether college prep students or learning disabled and autistic students, with his love of economics and mastery of the curriculum; and

WHEREAS, he works with new and veteran economics teachers at Starr's Mill, leaving them impressed with the range of his inventiveness, from puppet shows on Mankiw's Ten Principles of Economics to lessons drawn from the pages of The Economist magazine; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Melvin works constantly to better himself as a teacher, whether participating in a gathering of teachers learning to write better test questions, attending a lecture by Alan Greenspan, or traveling to South Korea and Germany to learn more about world affairs and international trade; and

WHEREAS, as part of the Starr's Mill economics faculty, he has helped make Starr's Mill's End of Course Test scores for the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 school years among the highest in Georgia; and

WHEREAS, in tandem with a fellow economics teacher at Starr's Mill, Mr. Melvin coached Starr's Mill High School's 2009 Economic Challenge team to win the state and regional competitions; and

WHEREAS, after winning the regional competition, the 2009 Economic Challenge team traveled to the National Economics Challenge in New York City, where they answered difficult questions on economics concepts and finished third in the nation in perhaps the toughest high school economics competition in the country, going far beyond the expectations of the team members themselves; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Melvin is a mentor, a trusted colleague, a teacher with a profound knowledge of economics, an asset to the faculty of Starr's Mill High School, a leader to other teachers in the Fayette County School System, and an educator who will have an impact on the lives of his students for years to come; and

WHEREAS, in honor of his outstanding commitment to education, Mr. Melvin was named the 2010 Georgia Economics Teacher of the Year by the Georgia Council on Economic Education; and

WHEREAS, in recognition of his contributions to the education and welfare of young people in this state, it is abundantly fitting and proper for this body to honor the remarkable accomplishments and academic achievements of this outstanding individual.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body commend Mr. Michael Melvin for his dedication to his students, professional excellence as a teacher of economics, and commitment to education in Fayetteville, Fayette County, and the State of Georgia.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Mr. Michael Melvin.