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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Southeast Dallas Business and Professional |
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Women's Senior and Youth Clubs honored Dr. Cheronda Steele on March |
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16, 2013, for her achievements in the field of psychology; and |
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WHEREAS, An affiliate of the National Association of Negro |
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Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., the local |
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organization each year celebrates Women's History Month with a |
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special program; the 2013 event recognized the work of four |
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outstanding women from the Dallas area who are excelling in the |
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fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), areas |
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in which women are often underrepresented; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Judge Cleophus Steele and Sharon |
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Steele, Cheronda Steele graduated from Skyline High School, |
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attended The University of Texas at Austin, and earned her master's |
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and doctoral degrees in clinical psychology from Roosevelt |
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University in Chicago; Dr. Steele currently works as a psychologist |
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in education, and her professional interests include such topics as |
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anxiety, stress management, grief and loss, and existential theory; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Through her years of hard work and dedicated study, |
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Cheronda Steele has set an inspiring example for young African |
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American women who hope to pursue a career in STEM-related fields, |
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and she is indeed deserving of this notable honor; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Cheronda Steele on her |
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selection as a Women's History Month honoree of the Southeast |
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Dallas Business and Professional Women's Senior and Youth Clubs and |
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commend her for her outstanding career as a psychologist; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Steele as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |