85R10565 JGH-D
By: Frullo H.R. No. 473
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Dr. Michelle Kraft is being recognized with the Arts
Award by the YWCA of Lubbock at its annual Women of Excellence
awards ceremony on March 9, 2017; and
WHEREAS, Created in 1989, the Women of Excellence awards
honor individuals for their contributions as leaders and
volunteers, highlighting the vital roles that women play in civic
and professional endeavors in the Lubbock area; and
WHEREAS, A generous and inspiring mentor, Dr. Kraft is
professor of art education and assistant dean at Lubbock Christian
University; she is also active in disability studies as the
coauthor of Including Difference: A Communitarian Approach to Art
Education in the Least Restrictive Environment, and through her
work with the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., she has
helped to establish national arts standards that include
disability; and
WHEREAS, With her receipt of a Women of Excellence award,
Dr. Michelle Kraft joins an elite group of women who have been
honored by the YWCA of Lubbock, and she is indeed a worthy role
model for this and future generations; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Michelle Kraft on her receipt
of the 2017 Arts Award from the YWCA of Lubbock and extend to her
sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Dr. Kraft as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.