Vermont H.C.R. 171: House concurrent resolution congratulating Lisa A.M. Atwood and Amy L. Rex on being named corecipients of the 2017 Robert F. Pierce Secondary School Principal of the Year Award

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No. R-206. House concurrent resolution honoring Professor Emeritus Willard Sterne
Randall for his significant contributions to journalism and to the scholarly
advancement of American historical biography.
(H.C.R.171)
Offered by Representatives Rachelson of Burlington, Bluemle of Burlington, Cina of
Burlington, Duke of Burlington, Headrick of Burlington, Hooper of Burlington, Kleppner
of Burlington, Krowinski of Burlington, Logan of Burlington, Ode of Burlington, and
Stone of Burlington
Offered by Senator Vyhovsky
Whereas, Willard Randall has enlightened and informed readers, both as a journalist
and later as a prolific scholar of early American political and military history, and
Whereas, his professional life started as a feature writer and investigative journalist,
whose articles appeared in the Philadelphia Bulletin, The Philadelphia Inquirer
magazine, Philadelphia Magazine, and through the Time-Life News Service, and
Whereas, reflective of his outstanding journalistic oeuvre, he was the recipient of the
Columbia Graduate School of Journalism’s National Magazine Award for public service,
the Standard Gravure Corporation award, the Hillman Prize, the Gerald Loeb journalism
award, and the John Hancock journalism award, and
Whereas, after 17 years pounding the reporter’s pavement, Willard Randall entered the
scholarly ranks, and he prepared for his transformed career by completing advanced
studies at Princeton University, culminating in a master’s degree in American
history, and
Whereas, Willard Randall was a respected faculty member in American history at
John Cabot University in Rome, the University of Vermont, and Champlain College,
where he was a distinguished scholar in history and is now professor emeritus, and
Whereas, he wrote revelatory and award-winning biographies examining our State’s
and nation’s early military and political leadership, including biographies of Ethan Allen,
Benedict Arnold, Benjamin and William Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Hancock,
Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington, and
Whereas, Willard Randall is a contributing editor to MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of
Military History, and among his academic honors are the Award of Merit of the
American Revolution Round Table and the Thomas Fleming Award for Outstanding
Military History Writing, highlighting his role as an eminent American history scholar,
now therefore be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives:
That the General Assembly honors Professor Emeritus Willard Sterne Randall for his
significant contributions to journalism and the scholarly advancement of American
historical biography, and be it further

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Resolved: That the Secretary of State be directed to send a copy of this resolution to
Willard Randall.