Virginia HJ 155: Commending Thomas Geary, Ph.D.

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2022SESSION
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HOUSEJOINTRESOLUTIONNO.155
Commending Thomas Geary, Ph.D.
AgreedtobytheHouseofDelegates,January31,2022
AgreedtobytheSenate,February3,2022
WHEREAS, Thomas Geary, Ph.D., esteemed professor of English at Tidewater Community College,
will receive the Outstanding Faculty Award from the State Council of Higher Education and Dominion
Energy at a ceremony on March 1, 2022; and
WHEREAS, Thomas Geary is one of 12 recipients in the Commonwealth to be selected from a pool
of 85 nominations for the State Council of Higher Education's distinguished prize, which annually
recognizes professors who embody the highest ideals and standards of teaching, scholarship, and service;
and
WHEREAS, a professor of English at the Virginia Beach campus of Tidewater Community College,
Thomas Geary's classes on composition, rhetoric, technical writing, developmental writing, and the
humanities have illuminated countless young minds and primed his students to lead successful and
fulfilling lives; and
WHEREAS, Thomas Geary serves as the editor of Inquiry, a peer-reviewed journal for faculty, staff,
and administrators of the Commonwealth's community colleges, fostering a lively and informative
discourse for the benefit of the journal's readers; and
WHEREAS, dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in the field of English education, Thomas Geary
serves as an elected representative on the Delegate Assembly of the Modern Language Association and
as an executive committee member of the Two-Year College English Association; and
WHEREAS, through his steadfast commitment to the students and faculty at Tidewater Community
College, Thomas Geary has demonstrated the profound impact one can have when they answer the call
to teach; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby
commend Thomas Geary, Ph.D., for receiving the 2022 Outstanding Faculty Award from the State
Council of Higher Education and Dominion Energy; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution
for presentation to Thomas Geary, Ph.D., as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for his
contributions to the Commonwealth.
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