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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of the Paul Quinn College community are |
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joining together on February 28, 2013, to honor Bishop Vashti |
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Murphy McKenzie on her recent appointments as chair of the school's |
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board of trustees and as bishop of the 10th Episcopal District of |
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the African Methodist Episcopal Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Vashti McKenzie became the first woman to be |
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elevated to the episcopate in the more than 200-year history of the |
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AME Church when she was elected and consecrated as bishop in 2000; |
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she has further benefited her community of faith as president of the |
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Council of Bishops, chair of the General Conference Commission, and |
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host bishop of the 49th Quadrennial Session of the General |
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Conference, which drew more than 30,000 participants; and |
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WHEREAS, Widely admired for her dynamic leadership and her |
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deep commitment to community service, Bishop McKenzie was one of |
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the first individuals named by President Barack Obama to the |
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advisory council of the White House Office of Faith-Based and |
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Neighborhood Partnerships; she has also served on the board of |
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trustees of Payne Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio, and the |
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Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, Georgia; in |
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addition, she is a successful author, with four published works to |
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her credit; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed clergywoman has provided years of |
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valued inspiration and guidance to members of the AME Church while |
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also contributing to the betterment of her community, and it is |
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indeed a privilege to welcome her to the Lone Star State; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Bishop Vashti McKenzie on her |
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appointments as bishop of the 10th Episcopal District of the |
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African Methodist Episcopal Church and as chair of the Paul Quinn |
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College Board of Trustees and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Bishop McKenzie as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |