2015 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 26
BY SENATOR BROOME
A RESOLUTION
To commend and congratulate the members of Beta Xi chapter of Kappa Beta Delta
Business Honor Society for its outstanding efforts to promote academic excellence,
leadership, community service, and high ethical standards among its peers.
WHEREAS, Kappa Beta Delta was founded in 1997 and later established at
Baton Rouge Community College (BRCC) in 2011 as the Beta Xi chapter; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the society is to encourage scholarship, recognize
achievement, and promote personal growth and professionalism among students who
matriculate in business, management, and administration curricula in pursuit of an associate
degree; and
WHEREAS, derived from the Greek letters, Kratisteuo, Bebaous, Dokimos, its literal
translation is excellence, trustworthiness, and esteem; ideals that its membership strives to
uphold; and
WHEREAS, Kappa Beta Delta impacts student academic motivation and interaction
with community leaders and commercial interests; Kappa Beta Delta connects students with
issues critical to the regional economy as well as the business climate of the state of
Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, the local Beta Xi chapter has organized noteworthy service projects that
have resulted in neighborhood clean-up campaigns, participation in the Society of St.
Vincent de Paul meals program, and volunteered hundreds of service hours to local projects
and organizations that include artistic inspiration for youth with The Walls Project and the
mentoring of small business entrepreneurs with National Lemonade Day; and
WHEREAS, Kappa Beta Delta International provides financial aid through issue of
the Andrew V. Stevenson Scholarship Fund in recognition of meritorious academic
achievement in business studies; and
WHEREAS, Kappa Beta Delta Business Honor Society provides exceptional training
for enhanced career opportunities and assures a bright future in the field of business for its
members.
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend the Beta Xi chapter of Kappa Beta Delta Business Honor Society at
Baton Rouge Community College for its exemplary academic achievements and service to
the community.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Pearce Cinman, faculty member of the Department of Business, Social Sciences, and History
at Baton Rouge Community College and academic advisor to Kappa Beta Delta Business
Honor Society.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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