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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Michelle Kraft is being recognized with the Arts |
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| 6 | 7 | | Award by the YWCA of Lubbock at its annual Women of Excellence |
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| 7 | 8 | | awards ceremony on March 9, 2017; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Created in 1989, the Women of Excellence awards |
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| 9 | 10 | | honor individuals for their contributions as leaders and |
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| 10 | 11 | | volunteers, highlighting the vital roles that women play in civic |
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| 11 | 12 | | and professional endeavors in the Lubbock area; and |
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| 12 | 13 | | WHEREAS, A generous and inspiring mentor, Dr. Kraft is |
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| 13 | 14 | | professor of art education and assistant dean at Lubbock Christian |
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| 14 | 15 | | University; she is also active in disability studies as the |
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| 15 | 16 | | coauthor of Including Difference: A Communitarian Approach to Art |
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| 16 | 17 | | Education in the Least Restrictive Environment, and through her |
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| 17 | 18 | | work with the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., she has |
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| 18 | 19 | | helped to establish national arts standards that include |
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| 19 | 20 | | disability; and |
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| 20 | 21 | | WHEREAS, With her receipt of a Women of Excellence award, |
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| 21 | 22 | | Dr. Michelle Kraft joins an elite group of women who have been |
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| 22 | 23 | | honored by the YWCA of Lubbock, and she is indeed a worthy role |
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| 23 | 24 | | model for this and future generations; now, therefore, be it |
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| 24 | 25 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 25 | 26 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Michelle Kraft on her receipt |
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| 26 | 27 | | of the 2017 Arts Award from the YWCA of Lubbock and extend to her |
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| 27 | 28 | | sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 28 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 29 | 30 | | prepared for Dr. Kraft as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 30 | 31 | | House of Representatives. |
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