--- title: SR 967. Arnold, Claire Lewis "Yum"; honor collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr967 cite_as: SR 967, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr967 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr967.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr967/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74172 date: 2026-03-19 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 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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Arnold, Claire Lewis "Yum"; honor ## Text Senate Resolution 967 By: Senators Halpern of the 39th, Orrock of the 36th, Kemp of the 38th, McLaurin of the 14th and Howard of the 35th A RESOLUTION Honoring Claire Lewis "Yum" Arnold for her visionary leadership, entrepreneurial excellence, and distinguished contributions to business, philanthropy, and civic life; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, Claire Lewis "Yum" Arnold is the co-founder and CEO of Leapfrog, established in 1998; and WHEREAS, Yum Arnold brings extensive experience in high-growth business development and long-range strategic planning, and demonstrates a deep commitment to enabling organizations to securely and effectively fulfill their missions through highly serviced technology; and WHEREAS, prior to founding Leapfrog, Yum Arnold acquired a local consumer goods distributor through a leveraged buyout and, over the course of 15 years, built the company into one of Georgia's five largest privately held companies, expanding it from a single-warehouse distributor into a diversified corporation with nine operating divisions; and WHEREAS, as CEO, Yum Arnold provided industry leadership by serving on the board of her trade association and as its President and Chair, advancing innovation, professionalism, and growth within the sector; and WHEREAS, Yum Arnold has demonstrated exceptional civic and philanthropic leadership through extensive board service, including as Chair of Achieve Atlanta, Trustee of Spelman College and the EARTH University Foundation, member of the Governing Board of The Woodruff Arts Center, member of the Emory Brain Health Center Advisory Council, and the Atlanta Committee for Progress; and WHEREAS, Yum Arnold served for two years as Chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, following six years of board service, reflecting the high level of trust placed in her judgment, expertise, and leadership; and WHEREAS, her board leadership further includes service as Chair of the Board of The Georgia Conservancy, Chair of The Carter Center Board of Councilors, past President and past Chair of the Rotary Club of Atlanta, and Trustee and former Chair of Mary Baldwin College; and WHEREAS, Yum Arnold has served on the boards of numerous organizations and institutions, including NYSE-listed companies, Venture Atlanta, Leadership Atlanta, The Tull Foundation, The Westminster Schools, The Shepherd Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation, and the Board of Visitors of Duke University's Fuqua School of Business; and WHEREAS, earlier in her career, Yum Arnold spent nearly a decade with Coca-Cola USA, holding leadership roles in marketing, sales, sales management, and long-range planning, including serving as marketing manager for the company's first plastic beverage containers; and WHEREAS, Yum Arnold earned a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and a Doctor of Humane Letters from Mary Baldwin College and has continued her executive education through advanced studies at Harvard Business School programs for CEOs and YPO members. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body honor and commend Claire Lewis "Yum" Arnold for her visionary leadership, entrepreneurial impact, and sustained contributions to business, education, philanthropy, and civic life. 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 Claire Lewis "Yum" Arnold. ## 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 honors Claire Lewis "Yum" Arnold, a business leader and philanthropist, for her career and civic contributions, with no changes to state law. ### Plain-language summary This resolution is a ceremonial honor passed by the Georgia Senate. It recognizes Claire Lewis "Yum" Arnold, co-founder and CEO of Leapfrog, for her business career, board leadership, and philanthropic work across Georgia institutions. The resolution recounts her career history, including building a consumer goods distributor into one of Georgia's largest privately held companies, her time at Coca-Cola USA, and her service on numerous nonprofit and corporate boards such as the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Spelman College, and The Woodruff Arts Center. It does not create, change, or repeal any Georgia law. The Senate directs its Secretary to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to Arnold as a keepsake. ### What it does - Formally commends Claire Lewis "Yum" Arnold for her business career, civic leadership, and philanthropic contributions. - Recites her professional history, including founding Leapfrog and prior leadership at a consumer goods distributor and Coca-Cola USA. - Lists her board service on organizations including the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Spelman College, and The Woodruff Arts Center. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to Arnold. - Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names and honors Claire Lewis "Yum" Arnold. It also involves the Secretary of the Senate, who is tasked with preparing and distributing a copy of the resolution to her. ### Why it matters This is a symbolic honor with no legal or regulatory effect on Georgians generally. Its practical significance is limited to recognizing one individual's career and civic contributions in the official record of the Georgia Senate. ### Key provisions - The resolving clause states the Senate honors and commends Arnold for her leadership, entrepreneurial impact, and contributions to business, education, philanthropy, and civic life. - A further resolution directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a copy available for distribution to Arnold. - The preamble (whereas clauses) details her career at Leapfrog, a consumer goods distributor, and Coca-Cola USA, along with her extensive nonprofit and corporate board service. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-03-19) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2026-03-19) - Sponsors: Sonya Halpern, Nan Orrock, RaShaun Kemp, Josh McLaurin, Jaha Howard - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74172 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr967.md?full=1