HR1619: HR1619 Wright, Carolyn M.; receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; commend

This resolution is a ceremonial honor passed by the Georgia House of Representatives. It recognizes Carolyn M. Wright, a coach and educator who spent more than 40 years working with young athletes in basketball, volleyball, and track, much of it at Central High School in Phenix City, Alabama. The resolution recounts her coaching record, her induction into the Alabama High School Athletic Sports Hall of Fame and the Chattahoochee Valley Sports Hall of Fame, and her selection for the Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award, an honor given by the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus during Women's History Month. It does not change any Georgia law; it directs the Clerk of the House to give Wright a copy of the resolution.

• Formally congratulates and commends Carolyn M. Wright for receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award.
• Recites her coaching career achievements, including her win record and Hall of Fame inductions, as the basis for the honor.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Carolyn M. Wright.
• Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is a symbolic honor rather than a change to Georgia statutes.

This resolution directly names and honors Carolyn M. Wright. It also references the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus and its annual award named for former Representative Nikki T. Randall, but it does not impose any obligation on any other group.

The resolution has no legal or regulatory effect on Georgians generally. Its practical significance is limited to a formal, public recognition of Wright's decades of coaching and mentorship, and to the House record and a keepsake copy provided to her.

• The whereas clauses describe the history of the Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award, given annually by the Georgia Women's Legislative Caucus during Women's History Month.
• The whereas clauses detail Wright's 32 seasons at Central High School, her four Final Four appearances, and her 605-387 career coaching record.
• The resolving clause formally congratulates and commends Wright for receiving the 2026 award.
• A further resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy of the resolution available for distribution to Wright.

1. 2026-03-06House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2026-03-06House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-03-06House Hopper (House)

• Carolyn Hugley (D, HD-141)Primary sponsor
• Debbie Buckner (D, HD-137)
• Dar'shun Kendrick (D, HD-095)
• Rhonda Taylor (D, HD-092)

• legislative honors
• women in sports
• coaching and education
• Georgia House resolutions