MS HR54

Recognizes Linda Ross Aldy's 16 years of service as Executive Director of the Mississippi Optometric Association, retiring December 31, 2021, as only the third executive director in the organization's history

Acknowledges her receipt of the Virgil Deering Optometric Executive Director Award and her Certified Association Executive designation through the American Society of Association Executives

Highlights her professional background including service as former State Agency Director of the Mississippi Department of Employment Security, work with two Mississippi Governors, and roles on boards for the International Association of Optometric Executives and Mississippi Nurses' Foundation

Notes her educational credentials as a cum laude graduate of Mississippi University for Women and completion of coursework at the Wharton School of Business Executive Development Program

Directs distribution of resolution copies to Linda Ross Aldy, the State Board of Optometry, Mississippi Optometric Association Board of Directors, and Capitol Press Corps