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SR 708: Kluender, Dr. Randy; recognize

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Senate Resolution 708

By: Senators Jones of the 10th, Wicks of the 34th, Orrock of the 36th, Jackson of the 41st, Anderson of the 43rd and others

A RESOLUTION

Recognizing and commending Dr. Randy Kluender; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, Dr. Randy Kluender serves as the President and Board of Trustees Member of the Georgia School of Orthodontics; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Kluender began his distinguished career in 1979 in a private pediatric dental practice and later transitioned into dental education in 1985; and

WHEREAS, he brings a wealth of expertise to the Georgia School of Orthodontics from his extensive experience as a clinician, educator, and administrator; his service at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine; and his dedicated leadership with the American College of Dentists and Omicron Kappa Upsilon; and

WHEREAS, during his tenure as a faculty member and administrator at the University of Colorado, he secured over $2.5 million in grant funding, with the majority of those funds starting new programs to help people in need; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Kluender passionately supports his community, working on legislative issues impacting oral health, informing legislators about the relationship between oral health and general health, diversity in the healthcare workforce, student indebtedness and financial aid, and funding for dental schools in the United States; and

WHEREAS, these issues also include advocating for additional funding for oral health care for the underserved, the continuation of Graduate Medical Education (GME) funding for dental schools, and loan repayment strategies for students, dentists, and new dental faculty; and

WHEREAS, he also advocates for increasing funding to the National Institute of Health and the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, which provides significant financial support for research grants to health science centers and dental schools in the United States; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Kluender's dedication, expertise, and leadership was recognized by the American Dental Education Association's Leadership Institute when he was selected for its Harry Bruce Legislative Fellowship in Washington, D.C; and

WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the achievements of this outstanding educator, leader, advocate, and clinician be appropriately honored.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body recognize and commend Dr. Randy Kluender and extend their sincere best wishes for his continued health, happiness, and 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. Randy Kluender.