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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Charlie Mae Smith was inducted into the African |
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American Educators Hall of Fame on April 18, 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, The hall of fame is part of the African American |
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Education Archives and History Program, which since its founding in |
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2002 has focused on the vital role that education plays in the |
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African American experience in Dallas County; the organization |
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preserves important artifacts, documents, visual images, and oral |
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accounts, and its African American Educators Hall of Fame raises |
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public awareness of the significant contributions made by teachers, |
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administrators, librarians, and others; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her love of reading and libraries and her |
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civic service, Ms. Smith has contributed greatly to her community; |
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a Rosenberg native, she earned a bachelor's degree from Prairie |
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View A&M University and a master's degree in library science from |
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Texas Woman's University; she became the first African American |
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member and president of the Duncanville Public Library Board, and |
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she also served on the city's Board of Adjustment; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Smith is currently a member of the board of The |
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Black Academy of Arts and Letters, and she is a life member of Delta |
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Sigma Theta Sorority; she has been recognized by KKDA Radio and the |
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Jack Lowe Education Recognition Program; she was also named an |
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Oliver Wendell Holmes Classical Academy Living Legend, and the Paul |
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L. Dunbar Learning Center in Dallas named its library media center |
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in her honor; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her outstanding accomplishments, Charlie |
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Mae Smith has made a positive difference in the lives of countless |
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Texans, and she may take justifiable pride in this prestigious |
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accolade; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Charlie Mae Smith on her induction |
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into the African American Educators Hall of Fame and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Smith as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |