- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Press release.
- Title:
- Press release [Apr. 14, 2003]
- Creator:
- Georgia. General Assembly. House. Public Information Office
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. General Assembly. House. Public Information Office
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. General Assembly. House. Public Information Office
- Date of Original:
- 2003-04-14
- Subject:
- Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- publications (documents)
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- Open access; Unrestricted online access star GAGAL
July 29, 2002B; title from Georgia Government Publications citation, viewed September 19, 2007. - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA L412 .P1 P7 2003/4-14
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- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl412-b-pp1-bp7-b2003-s4-h14-belec-p-btext
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- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bl412-b-pp1-bp7-b2003-s4-h14-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
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4-1785-4842
Georgia House of Representatives Public Information Office
Room 131, State Capitol 30334 404-656-5082 1-800-282-5800
April 14, 2003
MEDIA ADVISORY
McConnell Recognition Scheduled By Georgia House of Representatives
Atlanta The Georgia House of Representatives will present a proclamation to former director of the Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) Gary W. McConnell recognizing his 12 years of service to the State of Georgia on Tuesday, April 15th at 11:00 am in the House Chamber at the State Capitol.
The proclamation was sponsored by Representative Mike Snow (D-Chickamauga) and House Speaker Terry Coleman (D-Eastman).
During his tenure as GEMA Director, McConnell coordinated emergency response and recovery efforts for 16 Presidential Declarations. These disasters included the March 1993 blizzard, the Palm Sunday tornadoes, the floods of 1994, Hurricane Opal, the evacuation of 350,000 coastal Georgia residents resulting from the threat of Hurricane Floyd in 1999, the Super Bowl 2000 ice storm and the deadly Valentine Day tornadoes in February 2000.
His tenure at GEMA was briefly interrupted in early 1996, when he was appointed Chief of Staff for the State Olympic Law Enforcement Command (SOLEC), and was responsible for the overall operation and coordination of the 29 state agencies and nearly 5,000 sworn law enforcement officers assigned to SOLEC. He returned to his duties at GEMA following the Olympics. McConnell resides in Chattooga County with his wife and daughter, all of whom are life-long residents of the county.
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For further information, contact Rep. Mike Snow @ 404-656-6801