HR 555: Barrow, Craig and Diana; inaugural recipients of the Vince and Barbara Dooley Friends of the UGA Libraries Award; commend

This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives congratulates Craig and Diana Barrow, both members of the University of Georgia's Class of 1965, for being named the inaugural recipients of the Vince and Barbara Dooley Friends of the UGA Libraries Award. The award recognizes people who significantly support the UGA Libraries and its community. The resolution describes the Barrows' ties to Wormsloe, a historic coastal Georgia property settled in the 1730s by an ancestor of Craig Barrow. It notes that in 2012 the Barrows donated 15 acres of Wormsloe land to create a research and education center, and that they helped raise private funding for UGA's Russell Special Collections Building. The resolution directs the Clerk of the House to send the Barrows a copy as a keepsake. It does not change any Georgia law.

• Formally congratulates and commends Craig and Diana Barrow for receiving the inaugural Vince and Barbara Dooley Friends of the UGA Libraries Award.
• Recounts the Barrows' 2012 donation of 15 acres of Wormsloe land to establish the Center for Research and Education at Wormsloe (CREW).
• Credits the Barrows with helping the UGA Libraries' Board of Visitors raise private funding for the Russell Special Collections Building.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the Barrows.

The resolution directly names Craig and Diana Barrow. It also references the University of Georgia Libraries, the Wormsloe Foundation, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who is tasked with distributing a copy of the resolution.

This is a ceremonial honor rather than a change in law or policy. Its practical effect is limited to publicly recognizing the Barrows' philanthropy and directing the House Clerk to send them a commemorative copy, without creating any new rights, funding, or obligations.

• The resolution's preamble ('whereas' clauses) explains the history of the award and the Barrows' contributions to UGA Libraries and the Wormsloe property.
• The resolved clause has the House of Representatives formally congratulate and commend the Barrows for receiving the award.
• A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to Craig and Diana Barrow.

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

• Jon Burns (R, HD-159)Primary sponsor

• University of Georgia
• Wormsloe
• UGA Libraries
• legislative honors
• Georgia history