--- title: SR 435. Howard University Alumni Club of Atlanta; recognize collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr435 cite_as: SR 435, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr435 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr435.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr435/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71541 date: 2025-03-21 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-08-28 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. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr434.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr436.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 94 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr435.md?full=1 bill_number: SR 435 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: Senate bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-03-21 last_action: Senate Read and Adopted sponsors: - Randal Mangham text_version: Enrolled has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/SR435/2025 upstream_id: 2012184 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - ceremonial resolution - Howard University - Atlanta community organizations - scholarships --- # SR 435. Howard University Alumni Club of Atlanta; recognize ## Text 25 LC 129 0373 Senate Resolution 435 By: Senator Mangham of the 55th A RESOLUTION Recognizing and commending the Howard University Alumni Club of Atlanta; and for other1 purposes.2 WHEREAS, the Howard University Alumni Club of Atlanta is a grou p of exceptional3 Howard University Alumni from all walks of life, who reside in the Greater Atlanta4 Metropolitan area; and 5 WHEREAS, the Howard University Alumni Club was established over 60 years ago and6 since then has gone above and beyond to carry out their beloved alma mater's motto of "truth7 and service"; and8 WHEREAS, the Howard University Alumni Club has worked tirelessly to raise hundreds of9 thousands of dollars to award scholarships to well-deserving students in the metropolitan area10 so that they may have the opportunity to attend Howard University; and11 WHEREAS, for more than 30 years, the Howard University Alumni Club has conducted a12 one of a kind, four day bus trips to Howard University exposing hundreds of Georgia high13 school students to the magic of the "Mecca"; many of these students have gone on to enroll14 in Howard University and returned to Georgia to become servant leaders; and15 S. R. 435 - 1 - 25 LC 129 0373 WHEREAS, the Howard University Alumni Club has enriched the lives of hundreds of high16 school students through one of the finest mentoring programs in the nation; and17 WHEREAS, the Howard University Alumni Club of Atlanta plays a s ignificant role in18 recruiting students for Howard University by participating in c ollege fairs throughout the19 metropolitan area; and20 WHEREAS, distinguished alumnus of Howard University include sev eral Georgians and21 civil rights leaders, such as Ambassador Andrew Young and Hank Thomas, one of the22 original Freedom Riders and founding member of the Student Nonv iolent Coordinating23 Committee; and 24 WHEREAS, Atlanta Mayors Andrew Young, Shirley Franklin, and Kasim Reed are Howard25 University alumni; and 26 WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper to honor the outst anding accomplishments27 of this extraordinary organization.28 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body29 recognize and commend the contributions of the Howard University Alumni Club of Atlanta.30 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed31 to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for di stribution to the Howard32 University Alumni Club of Atlanta.33 S. R. 435 - 2 - ## 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 recognizes and commends the Howard University Alumni Club of Atlanta for its decades of scholarship and mentoring work in the metro Atlanta area. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia Senate, not a change to state law. It honors the Howard University Alumni Club of Atlanta, a group of graduates of Howard University living in the metro Atlanta area, for more than 60 years of community work. The resolution describes the club's history of raising scholarship money for local students to attend Howard University, running decades-long bus trips introducing Georgia high school students to the university, and mentoring young people. It also notes notable Howard alumni tied to Georgia, including former Atlanta mayors and civil rights figures. The Senate directs its Secretary to prepare a copy of the resolution for the club, but the text creates no new laws, funding, or legal requirements. ### What it does - Formally states that the Senate recognizes and commends the Howard University Alumni Club of Atlanta for its community contributions. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute an official copy of the resolution to the club. - Creates no new law, funding, or legal obligation; it is a symbolic statement of praise from the chamber. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names and honors the Howard University Alumni Club of Atlanta and its members. It has no legal effect on other Georgians, businesses, or government agencies beyond the Senate's own administrative act of distributing the resolution. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal weight and changes no Georgia law or funding, but it gives the Howard University Alumni Club of Atlanta an official, on-the-record acknowledgment from the state Senate of its scholarship and mentoring work over more than 60 years. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe the club's 60-plus year history, its scholarship fundraising, and its decades of bus trips exposing Georgia students to Howard University. - The resolving clause states that Senate members recognize and commend the club's contributions. - A further resolving clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy available for distribution to the club. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-03-21) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2025-03-21) - Sponsors: Randal Mangham - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71541 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr435.md?full=1