ENROLLED
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 16
BY REPRESENTATIVE SMITH
A RESOLUTION
To commend Kappa Beta Delta and the students at Baton Rouge Community College who
are members of this international business honor society.
WHEREAS, Kappa Beta Delta was established nationally in 1997 to recognize the
high academic achievements of students in business programs; and
WHEREAS, Kappa Beta Delta members at the Baton Rouge Community College are
encouraged to excel, to be trustworthy and genuine, and to achieve excellence in student
scholarship in their pursuit of business, management, and administration associate degrees;
and
WHEREAS, the Baton Rouge Community College chapter of Kappa Beta Delta was
established in 2011 with stringent academic standards that require members to rank within
the top twenty percent of their class; the average student grade point average at the Baton
Rouge Community College chapter of Kappa Beta Delta is 3.8 on a 4.0 point scale; and
WHEREAS, the benefits of Kappa Beta Delta membership include opportunities for
involvement with business issues critical to the local community, the ability to secure good
jobs in Louisiana's workforce upon graduation, and interaction with community stakeholders
which increases students' knowledge of business practices; and
WHEREAS, Kappa Beta Delta members have engaged the community outside the
confines of the Baton Rouge Community College campus through activities such as feeding
families in partnership with the St. Vincent de Paul Society and working to improve garbage
pick-up in neighborhoods in the greater Baton Rouge area; and
WHEREAS, the College of Business at Baton Rouge Community College employs
innovative means in its mission to reach, engage, and educate its students, and a vital
component in that mission is Kappa Beta Delta honor society.
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend the Kappa Beta Delta honor society chapter
at Baton Rouge Community College and does hereby laud the beneficial role Kappa Beta
Delta plays in equipping the students of today for their future careers.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to Pearce Cinman, academic advisor to Kappa Beta Delta at Baton Rouge Community
College.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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