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This resolution celebrates the life of Peggy Lynn Davis, a distinguished women's basketball coach and athletic administrator who made significant contributions to collegiate sports. Davis had an accomplished career, serving as a basketball coach at Howard Payne University and Angelo State University before becoming the women's basketball coach and later athletic director at Virginia State University, where she became only the second female athletic director in the institution's history. Throughout her career, she achieved numerous notable milestones, including winning conference championships, being named CIAA (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) coach of the year in 2002, and becoming the first woman to serve as interim commissioner of the CIAA in 2011. The resolution highlights her professional achievements, including 26 CIAA championships and multiple athletic director of the year awards, as well as her personal qualities, noting her strong faith and her role as a loving wife, mother, and community member. The Senate of Virginia formally acknowledges her passing on October 16, 2024, and resolves to prepare a copy of the resolution to present to her family as an expression of respect for her memory and legacy.

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SR254