Virginia SR 37: Commending David S. Wright.

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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 37 

Commending David S. Wright. 

Agreed to by the Senate, February 27, 2020 

WHEREAS, David S. Wright, a professor of physics and mentor to 
thousands of Tidewater Community College students for more than 45 years, will 
retire from the institution on June 1, 2020; and 

WHEREAS, throughout his teaching career at Tidewater Community 
College, David Wright has inspired thousands of students with his creativity 
and enthusiasm for science education; and

WHEREAS, David Wright has elevated the global stature of 
Tidewater Community College through media reporting of his hands-on teaching 
style, which found him hopping on pogo sticks, lying flat on a bed of nails, 
and walking barefoot over broken glass to demonstrate the laws of physics to 
his students; and

WHEREAS, David Wright�s students Erica Church and Kierra 
Brothers shared a video of his demonstrations on Twitter, which took the 
footage viral, amassing more than 25 million views within days; and

WHEREAS, David Wright has been invited to tell his and his 
students� stories on a variety of local, national, and global media outlets and 
programs, including Good Morning America, NBC Nightly News, the India 
Times, People.com, CNN, BBC, BuzzFeed, 13NewsNow.com, WAVY-TV, WTKR-TV, and 
the Virginian-Pilot; and

WHEREAS, for years, David Wright has shared his passion for 
the sciences with his �Physics in Motion� interactive shows at Busch Gardens in 
Williamsburg, Virginia, and Tampa, Florida; and

WHEREAS, David Wright was named Tidewater Community College�s 
Professor of the Year in 2017; and

WHEREAS, David Wright was awarded his Ph.D. in physics at 
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, following completion of 
bachelor�s and master�s degrees at Brigham Young University; now, therefore, be 
it

RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That David S. Wright 
hereby be commended for his years of dedication to the advancement of 
scientific knowledge as an educator in service to the Commonwealth; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy 
of this resolution for presentation to David S. Wright as an expression of the 
Senate of Virginia�s admiration for his achievements and best wishes on his 
well-earned retirement.