H.R. No. 2729
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, KEW Learning Academy in Houston is holding its
eighth annual Profiles of Prominence Awards Banquet and Dinner
Dance on May 29, 2015; and
WHEREAS, Organized around the principles of knowledge,
education, and work, KEW Learning Academy was founded in 2008 by
Youletta Jayne McCullough with the goal of improving the lives of
high-need and at-risk individuals in the Greater Houston area
through a variety of educational and mentoring programs; the
nonprofit organization has partnered with a number of worthy groups
to develop lifelong learners and to encourage achievement in the
areas of science, technology, engineering, agriculture, the arts,
and mathematics; in 2014, the academy launched the first
Engineering Design Evening Camp; and
WHEREAS, Each year at the Profiles of Prominence Awards
Banquet, KEW Academy highlights outstanding citizens who have
demonstrated excellence in their respective fields; for 2015,
educators Nakia Singleton and Kristi Johnson are being honored with
the Kaduceus Young Achievers Award, while Rickey Davis and Loretta
Vance, both educators as well, are receiving the McPeters
Ambassadors Award; and
WHEREAS, Furthermore, the academy is bestowing the
Distinguished Award for Lifetime Achievement on Kathy
Blueford-Daniels, Cherye Jefferson, Valantha Spivey, and Joetta
Stevenson for their community service and on Myrtice Newhouse, Ida
Powell, and Sharon Terry for their work in education; Tony Webber is
also being recognized with the Distinguished Award for Lifetime
Achievement in the business category; and
WHEREAS, KEW Learning Academy is providing area residents
with important educational opportunities, and in so doing, it is
helping to equip them with the knowledge and skills necessary to
build a bright and rewarding future; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby honor KEW Learning Academy on the occasion of
its eighth annual Profiles of Prominence Awards Banquet and Dinner
Dance and extend to all of the event's honorees sincere best wishes
for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the academy as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Dutton
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2729 was adopted by the House on May
21, 2015, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House