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2021 SPECIAL SESSION II

21300359D
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 827
Offered August 4, 2021
Commending George E. Morrison, III.
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Patron-- Tyler
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WHEREAS, George E. Morrison, III, has served as the director of planning for Brunswick County since 2016; and

WHEREAS, a native of Pulaski County, George Morrison holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Emory & Henry College and a master’s degree in urban and regional planning from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and is a graduate of the Senior Executive Institute of the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service; and

WHEREAS, George Morrison began his career in local government in the early 1990s in King George County, where he served as a planning technician supporting the Commonwealth’s Chesapeake Bay preservation program; since that time, he has held a number of positions in local governments in the Commonwealth; and

WHEREAS, in addition to his local government service, George Morrison owns and operates Morrison Consulting, providing clients with guidance related to grant applications and administration and understanding and interpreting local planning and zoning regulation requirements; and

WHEREAS, George Morrison is an active and engaged member of his community, lending his knowledge and expertise to numerous organizations, including the Old Brunswick Circuit Foundation, the Greensville Ruritan Club, the Greensville-Emporia Relay for Life, the NAACP, and the Emporia-Greensville Democratic Committee, Fourth Congressional District Democratic Committee, and Virginia Democratic Party’s State Central Committee; and

WHEREAS, George Morrison is a member of the Main Street United Methodist Church in Emporia, where he serves as a member of the board of trustees and on numerous councils and committees; and

WHEREAS, a lover of history, George Morrison has dedicated himself to maintaining his family’s rich oral and written history and traditions, participating in the Scottish Clan Society of North America and spending his spare time researching his African roots; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That George E. Morrison, III, director of planning for Brunswick County, hereby be commended; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to George E. Morrison, III, in recognition of his service to the Commonwealth.