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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Charlie Mae Smith was inducted into the African |
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| 6 | 7 | | American Educators Hall of Fame on April 18, 2015; and |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The hall of fame is part of the African American |
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| 8 | 9 | | Education Archives and History Program, which since its founding in |
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| 9 | 10 | | 2002 has focused on the vital role that education plays in the |
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| 10 | 11 | | African American experience in Dallas County; the organization |
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| 11 | 12 | | preserves important artifacts, documents, visual images, and oral |
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| 12 | 13 | | accounts, and its African American Educators Hall of Fame raises |
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| 13 | 14 | | public awareness of the significant contributions made by teachers, |
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| 14 | 15 | | administrators, librarians, and others; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Through her love of reading and libraries and her |
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| 16 | 17 | | civic service, Ms. Smith has contributed greatly to her community; |
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| 17 | 18 | | a Rosenberg native, she earned a bachelor's degree from Prairie |
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| 18 | 19 | | View A&M University and a master's degree in library science from |
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| 19 | 20 | | Texas Woman's University; she became the first African American |
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| 20 | 21 | | member and president of the Duncanville Public Library Board, and |
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| 21 | 22 | | she also served on the city's Board of Adjustment; and |
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| 22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Smith is currently a member of the board of The |
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| 23 | 24 | | Black Academy of Arts and Letters, and she is a life member of Delta |
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| 24 | 25 | | Sigma Theta Sorority; she has been recognized by KKDA Radio and the |
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| 25 | 26 | | Jack Lowe Education Recognition Program; she was also named an |
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| 26 | 27 | | Oliver Wendell Holmes Classical Academy Living Legend, and the Paul |
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| 27 | 28 | | L. Dunbar Learning Center in Dallas named its library media center |
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| 28 | 29 | | in her honor; and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Through her outstanding accomplishments, Charlie |
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| 30 | 31 | | Mae Smith has made a positive difference in the lives of countless |
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| 31 | 32 | | Texans, and she may take justifiable pride in this prestigious |
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| 32 | 33 | | accolade; now, therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 34 | 35 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Charlie Mae Smith on her induction |
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| 35 | 36 | | into the African American Educators Hall of Fame and extend to her |
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| 36 | 37 | | sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 37 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 38 | 39 | | prepared for Ms. Smith as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 39 | 40 | | House of Representatives. |
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