--- title: SR 338. Crawford, Dr. Sherell Vicks; congratulate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr338 cite_as: SR 338, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr338 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr338.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr338/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71119 date: 2025-03-04 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-12 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. 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Crawford, Dr. Sherell Vicks; congratulate ## Text Senate Resolution 338 By: Senators Anderson of the 43rd, Davenport of the 17th, James of the 28th, Sims of the 12th, Merritt of the 9th and others A RESOLUTION Congratulating and commending Dr. Sherell Vicks Crawford for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, in 1999, Representative Nikki T. Randall became the first African American female elected to the General Assembly from middle Georgia, and over her 17 years of service as a legislator, she held numerous leadership positions, including chair of the Georgia Legislative Women's Caucus; and WHEREAS, every year during Women's History Month, the Georgia Legislative Women's Caucus recognizes outstanding women in Georgia who exemplify the leadership and inspiration embodied by Representative Randall; and WHEREAS, Dr. Sherell Vicks Crawford is a woman of unassuming greatness whose humble acts of kindness and generosity have uplifted the entire community; and WHEREAS, a native of Camilla, Georgia, she began her medical education through Pre-Medical and Bio-Medical Summer Programs at Harvard University and Fisk University, later earning her medical degree from Meharry Medical College and completing her residency at the Medical College of Georgia; and WHEREAS, she has dedicated countless hours to serving her community and advancing healthcare, beginning her career with Kaiser Permanente and the DeKalb Medical Center before establishing herself as an independent provider in the metro Atlanta area; and WHEREAS, Dr. Crawford has further served as president and CEO of Hillandale Medical Associates, PC, in Lithonia, Georgia, since 2001; and WHEREAS, her significant organizational and leadership talents, remarkable patience and diplomacy, keen sense of vision, and sensitivity to the needs of her patients have earned her the respect and admiration of her colleagues and associates; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this extraordinary servant leader be appropriately recognized. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body congratulate and commend Dr. Sherell Vicks Crawford for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award and extend best wishes for her continued success. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Dr. Sherell Vicks Crawford. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia Senate resolution formally congratulates Dr. Sherell Vicks Crawford, a Lithonia physician, for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award. ### Plain-language summary This resolution is a ceremonial honor from the Georgia Senate rather than a change to state law. It recognizes Dr. Sherell Vicks Crawford, a physician from Camilla, Georgia, for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award, an honor given each year during Women's History Month by the Georgia Legislative Women's Caucus. The resolution describes Dr. Crawford's medical education at Harvard, Fisk University, and Meharry Medical College, her residency at the Medical College of Georgia, and her career including work at Kaiser Permanente and DeKalb Medical Center before she became president and CEO of Hillandale Medical Associates, PC, in Lithonia since 2001. The Senate directs its Secretary to prepare a copy of the resolution for her. ### What it does - Officially congratulates and commends Dr. Sherell Vicks Crawford for receiving the 2025 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award. - Recounts her medical education and career history as the basis for the honor. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Dr. Crawford. - Does not create, amend, or repeal any Georgia statute; it has no regulatory or budgetary effect. ### Who it affects The resolution names Dr. Sherell Vicks Crawford directly. It also references the Georgia Legislative Women's Caucus and the legacy of former Representative Nikki T. Randall, but it creates no obligations for the public, agencies, or other individuals. ### Why it matters The resolution has no legal effect on Georgians generally; it is a public, formal acknowledgment by the Georgia Senate of one individual's medical career and community service, intended as an honor rather than a policy change. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe the history of the Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leader Award and Dr. Crawford's education and medical career. - The resolving clause formally congratulates and commends Dr. Crawford for receiving the award and wishes her continued success. - A further resolving clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy available for distribution to Dr. Crawford. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-03-04) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2025-03-04) - Sponsors: Tonya Anderson, Gail Davenport, Donzella James, Freddie Sims, Nikki Merritt, Nabilah Islam Parkes - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71119 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr338.md?full=1