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By: Rose H.R. No. 2333
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Charlie Mae Smith was inducted into the African
American Educators Hall of Fame on April 18, 2015; and
WHEREAS, The hall of fame is part of the African American
Education Archives and History Program, which since its founding in
2002 has focused on the vital role that education plays in the
African American experience in Dallas County; the organization
preserves important artifacts, documents, visual images, and oral
accounts, and its African American Educators Hall of Fame raises
public awareness of the significant contributions made by teachers,
administrators, librarians, and others; and
WHEREAS, Through her love of reading and libraries and her
civic service, Ms. Smith has contributed greatly to her community;
a Rosenberg native, she earned a bachelor's degree from Prairie
View A&M University and a master's degree in library science from
Texas Woman's University; she became the first African American
member and president of the Duncanville Public Library Board, and
she also served on the city's Board of Adjustment; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Smith is currently a member of the board of The
Black Academy of Arts and Letters, and she is a life member of Delta
Sigma Theta Sorority; she has been recognized by KKDA Radio and the
Jack Lowe Education Recognition Program; she was also named an
Oliver Wendell Holmes Classical Academy Living Legend, and the Paul
L. Dunbar Learning Center in Dallas named its library media center
in her honor; and
WHEREAS, Through her outstanding accomplishments, Charlie
Mae Smith has made a positive difference in the lives of countless
Texans, and she may take justifiable pride in this prestigious
accolade; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Charlie Mae Smith on her induction
into the African American Educators Hall of Fame and extend to her
sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Smith as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.