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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The year 2015 marks the 40th anniversary of the |
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| 6 | 7 | | naming of Dr. Gloria Dean Randle Scott as the first African |
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| 7 | 8 | | American president of the Girl Scouts of America, an event that |
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| 8 | 9 | | signaled a new era of progress for the national youth organization; |
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| 9 | 10 | | and |
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| 10 | 11 | | WHEREAS, Born and raised in Houston, Gloria Scott was a |
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| 11 | 12 | | member of Junior Girl Scout Troop No. 155 at Jack Yates Secondary |
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| 12 | 13 | | School, at a time when segregation was still rampant; her early |
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| 13 | 14 | | experiences in scouting helped her develop leadership skills, and |
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| 14 | 15 | | she eventually served as president of the Negro Girl Scout Senior |
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| 15 | 16 | | Planning Board in the 1950s; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, After graduating from high school in 1955, Ms. Scott |
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| 17 | 18 | | pursued her studies at Indiana University, where she earned a |
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| 18 | 19 | | bachelor's and a master's degree before completing her Ph.D. in |
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| 19 | 20 | | education; while attending Indiana University, she served as a |
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| 20 | 21 | | research associate in genetics and embryology at its Institute of |
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| 21 | 22 | | Psychiatric Research; she also taught biology at Marian College |
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| 22 | 23 | | during this time, becoming the first African American instructor at |
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| 23 | 24 | | a predominately white institution in Indianapolis; later, she |
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| 24 | 25 | | served as deputy director of the Upward Bound program in Knoxville |
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| 25 | 26 | | and in several administrative and planning positions at North |
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| 26 | 27 | | Carolina A&T State University; and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, From 1975 to 1978, Dr. Scott led the Girl Scouts of |
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| 28 | 29 | | America as president, and throughout her tenure, she worked |
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| 29 | 30 | | diligently to further the goals of the organization and to foster |
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| 30 | 31 | | cooperation with international scouting groups; in the final year |
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| 31 | 32 | | of her presidency, the Girl Scouts adopted its iconic trefoil logo, |
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| 32 | 33 | | which features the stylized silhouettes of three girls as a symbol |
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| 33 | 34 | | of diversity; and |
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| 34 | 35 | | WHEREAS, This dynamic woman went on to assume other |
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| 35 | 36 | | administrative posts at Texas Southern University in Houston and |
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| 36 | 37 | | Clark College in Atlanta, until 1987, when she was appointed |
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| 37 | 38 | | president of Bennett College, a historically black women's college |
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| 38 | 39 | | in Greensboro, North Carolina; she retired from that office in 2001 |
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| 39 | 40 | | and today resides in Corpus Christi; and |
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| 40 | 41 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Scott's pioneering work has been recognized |
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| 41 | 42 | | with a long list of accolades over the years; the recipient of six |
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| 42 | 43 | | honorary degrees, she was also conferred the Urban League Star |
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| 43 | 44 | | Award, the 2009 Star of Texas Award, and League of Women Voters |
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| 44 | 45 | | awards in 2008 and 2010; and |
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| 45 | 46 | | WHEREAS, In addition to her membership in Delta Sigma Theta |
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| 46 | 47 | | Sorority, Dr. Scott has been deeply involved in her community and |
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| 47 | 48 | | chaired the Corpus Christi Juneteenth Coalition for several years; |
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| 48 | 49 | | she serves as president of G. Randle Services, a consulting firm, |
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| 49 | 50 | | and is active in the Corpus Christi Black Chamber of Commerce; in |
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| 50 | 51 | | 2005, she successfully brought a federal lawsuit to prevent the |
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| 51 | 52 | | demolition of Solomon Coles High School, and in the decade since, |
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| 52 | 53 | | she has led the school's PTA and participated extensively in |
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| 53 | 54 | | volunteer efforts benefiting the school and its students; and |
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| 54 | 55 | | WHEREAS, An inspiring role model for women and girls |
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| 55 | 56 | | everywhere, Dr. Gloria Dean Randle Scott contributed greatly to the |
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| 56 | 57 | | stature of the Girl Scouts while blazing a trail of achievement in |
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| 57 | 58 | | multiple areas of endeavor, and her remarkable service is indeed |
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| 58 | 59 | | worthy of special reflection and praise; now, therefore, be it |
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| 59 | 60 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 60 | 61 | | Legislature hereby commemorate the 40th anniversary of the naming |
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| 61 | 62 | | of Dr. Gloria Dean Randle Scott as president of the Girl Scouts of |
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| 62 | 63 | | America and pay special tribute to Dr. Scott's admirable record of |
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| 63 | 64 | | accomplishment. |
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