HJ159: Commending Megan Watson.

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 159

Offered January 20, 2020
Commending Megan Watson.
Patrons-- Hodges and Wyatt

WHEREAS, Megan Watson, a pharmacy student in good standing in the Class of 2021 at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy, received the 2019 Harvey B. Morgan Award for Advancing Health Policy from the Harvey B. Morgan Institute of Government and Public Policy on August 17, 2019; and

WHEREAS, Megan Watson has demonstrated exceptional service and commitment to public policy for patient care and related activities, including participation in Pharmacy Legislative Days in 2018 and 2019; and

WHEREAS, Megan Watson serves as the legislative chair of the National Community Pharmacists Association’s student chapter at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Pharmacy, where she coordinates education and outreach events focused on legislative issues impacting community practice; and

WHEREAS, Megan Watson serves as the liaison between the American Pharmacists Association’s Academy of Students of Pharmacy and the Virginia Pharmacists Association; and

WHEREAS, Megan Watson has applied her knowledge of pharmacy and policy to provide education and information to patients, citizens, public officials, pharmacists, and future pharmacists; and

WHEREAS, Megan Watson exemplifies the ideals of the pharmacy profession, the Harvey B. Morgan Institute of Government and Public Policy, and the VCU School of Pharmacy, which has given countless students the tools to support good health and wellness and advocate for patient care; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Megan Watson on receiving the 2019 Harvey B. Morgan Award for Advancing Health Policy; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare copies of this resolution for presentation to Megan Watson and Joseph T. DiPiro, dean of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy, as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for Megan Watson’s contributions to patient care and best wishes on her future endeavors.