mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize g.p. "bud" peterson who will retire as president of georgia tech in the summer of 2019. after 10 years serving georgia tech, president peterson is certainly leaving it in a better place than he found it. under his leadership, georgia tech became the first university in a decade to be invited to join the association of american universities. research funding increased, and nearly doubled. the size of enrollment grew, including the number of women enrolled at the university. and these are only a few of president peterson's most notable impacts on campus. thank you, president peterson, for your service to georgia tech as a premiere research university that cultivates innovative leaders in georgia, across the u.s., and throughout the world. i wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors. and to georgia tech, i wish you the best of luck in your search for a new president. hank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize national pharmacist day you 2019 on january 12. according to