Tennessee HJR 160: General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Doran Johnson, University of Tennessee Southern Advisory Board -

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 160
By Lamberth

HJR0160
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A RESOLUTION to confirm the appointment of Doran Johnson to
the advisory board for the University of
Tennessee Southern.

WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-9-501, established advisory boards
for the University of Tennessee, Knoxville; University of Tennessee at Martin; University of
Tennessee at Chattanooga; University of Tennessee Health Science Center; and University of
Tennessee Southern; and
WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-9-501, provides that the governor
shall appoint five members to each advisory board; and
WHEREAS, Governor Bill Lee has appointed Doran Johnson to serve as a member of
the advisory board for the University of Tennessee Southern for a term that expires on June 30,
2025; and
WHEREAS, a highly successful businessman, Doran Johnson was employed at NHC in
Murfreesboro for forty-nine years and was eventually named senior vice president; he has
served on a number of boards and committees, including the board of directors for Hillside
Hospital and the board for Martin Methodist College, where he additionally served as chair of
the board and property committee as well as the academics and finance committee; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Johnson holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from
Middle Tennessee State University; and
WHEREAS, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-9-501, provides that each member
appointed by the governor to the advisory board for the University of Tennessee Southern shall
be confirmed by the general assembly; now, therefore,

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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED
THIRTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE
CONCURRING, that we hereby confirm the appointment of Doran Johnson to the advisory
board for the University of Tennessee Southern for a term that expires on June 30, 2025.