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2014 SESSION


HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 116
Commending Dr. Amy Johnson.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 21, 2014

 

WHEREAS, Dr. Amy Johnson of Bedford County won the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers Excellence in Agriculture Award in 2013; and

WHEREAS, the Young Farmers Excellence in Agriculture Award recognizes individuals for their involvement in agriculture, leadership skills, and contributions to the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation (VFBF) and other causes; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Johnson learned the value of hard work at a young age; she grew up on her family’s farm in Highland County, where she raised beef cattle and sheep; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Johnson serves and cares for the members of the community as a nurse at East Lake Medical Center in Huddleston; and

WHEREAS, working to provide leadership and guidance to youth involved in agriculture, Dr. Johnson provides her expertise to the Bedford Farm Bureau Young Farmers Committee; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Johnson traveled to the 2014 American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) Annual Conference in San Antonio, Texas, to compete for the AFBF Excellence in Agriculture Award; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Dr. Amy Johnson hereby be commended on receiving the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers Excellence in Agriculture Award in 2013; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Dr. Amy Johnson as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for her achievements and best wishes for her future endeavors.