HR521: HR521 Chapman, Alethea; receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award; commend

This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honors Alethea Chapman, a community servant, entrepreneur, U.S. Army veteran, and educator with more than 20 years of teaching experience, for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award. The award is given each year during Women's History Month by the Georgia Legislative Women's Caucus in honor of former Representative Nikki T. Randall, the first African American woman elected to the General Assembly from middle Georgia. The resolution recounts Chapman's leadership roles with groups including the National Council of Negro Women, WomenHeart, and Toastmasters, and formally congratulates and commends her on behalf of the House. It directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to Chapman as a keepsake.

• Formally congratulates and commends Alethea Chapman for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award.
• States the House's recognition of Chapman's decades of community service, teaching, and leadership in civic organizations.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to Chapman.
• Extends the House's best wishes for Chapman's continued success but creates no new law, funding, or legal requirement.

The resolution directly names Alethea Chapman, the honoree. It also references former Representative Nikki T. Randall and the Georgia Legislative Women's Caucus, and it directs an administrative task to the Clerk of the House of Representatives.

This is a ceremonial honor rather than a policy change; it carries no legal effect, funding, or new rules. Its practical outcome is a formal House statement of recognition and a printed copy of the resolution given to Chapman.

• The whereas clauses describe the history of the Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award and Alethea Chapman's background as a veteran, educator, and community leader.
• The resolved clause has the House of Representatives congratulate and commend Chapman for receiving the award.
• A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to Chapman.

1. 2025-03-06House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-03-06House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-03-06House Hopper (House)

• Rhonda Taylor (D, HD-092)Primary sponsor

• ceremonial resolution
• Women's History Month
• community service award
• Georgia House of Representatives