Bill > HR960

This resolution honors Nancy Nell Spires Tarlano, a pioneering woman in science and education, highlighting her remarkable life achievements. Born in 1937, Tarlano was a groundbreaking scientist who became the second female to graduate with a Bachelor of Science from the University of Dayton's Chemistry Department, where she conducted significant research on separating rare earth metals alongside her mentor Dr. Carl Michaelis. She worked at the Chemical Abstracts Service, contributed to chemical compound nomenclature, and later became a chemistry and math teacher at Lake Braddock Secondary School in Virginia. The resolution celebrates her professional accomplishments, her role as a working mother to four children, her membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and her ongoing life with her husband John in Fayetteville, Georgia. The House of Representatives specifically honors her pioneering achievements in science and education, her dedication to family, and her enduring legacy of excellence, while also directing the House Clerk to provide her with an official copy of the resolution as a formal recognition of her contributions.

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72089