2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 270
Commending the Norfolk State University Alumni Association Portsmouth Chapter.
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 10, 2026
Agreed to by the Senate, March 12, 2026
WHEREAS, for 50 years, the Norfolk State University Alumni Association Portsmouth Chapter has greatly served the Portsmouth community by fostering educational opportunities for local youth who aspire to study at Norfolk State University; and
WHEREAS, the Norfolk State University Alumni Association (NSUAA) Portsmouth Chapter was chartered in 1976 with 26 members and Lawrence Reid serving as its first president; it was the eighth NSUAA chapter to be chartered at the time of its founding; and
WHEREAS, the primary mission of the NSUAA Portsmouth Chapter is to raise funds to support scholarships for students in Portsmouth who wish to attend Norfolk State University; and
WHEREAS, the NSUAA Portsmouth Chapter has awarded tens of thousands of dollars in scholarships over the years while also generously supporting the fundraisers of other NSUAA chapters in the Commonwealth and Washington, D.C.; and
WHEREAS, in 1997, the NSUAA Portsmouth Chapter became the first NSUAA chapter to establish an alumni gospel choir, which remains a key component of the chapter's community outreach efforts to this day; and