IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION congratulating Alera Stewart of Independence, Missouri, on the occasion of being named a George C. Brooks Scholarship recipient.
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RESOLUTION NO. 19478, May 9, 2017
INTRODUCED BY Dennis Waits, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, Alera Stewart, a senior at William Chrisman High School, has been named a recipient of the George C. Brooks Scholarship presented by the University of Missouri-Columbia; and,
WHEREAS, the George C. Brooks Scholarship is awarded to a select few applicants to enhance the University’s retention and recruitment of underrepresented ethnic groups at MU; and,
WHEREAS, Alera was selected for this scholarship because of her outstanding academic and extra-curricular achievements and her compelling essay about growing up in poverty; and,
WHEREAS, Alera is a member of the William Chrisman Poetry Club, a volunteer at Ott Elementary in Independence, and an employee of The Groves Nursing Home; and,
WHEREAS, Alera has a 4.15 GPA and is in the top five percent of her graduating class; and,
WHEREAS, Alera hopes to be the first person in her family to graduate from college where she plans to study psychology; and,
WHEREAS, the George C. Brooks Scholarship will provide $30,000.00 toward Alera’s university tuition; and,
WHEREAS, Alera’s three siblings, Caruso, Kharin, and Alona, her mother, Catherine Wilson, are all justifiably proud of her accomplishments; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Legislature hereby congratulates Alera Stewart of Independence, Missouri, on the occasion of being named as a George C. Brooks Scholarship recipient and extends its best wishes for all of her future endeavors.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 19478 of May 9, 2017, was duly passed on May 9, 2017 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _________9__________ Nays __________0_________
Abstaining _____0__________ Absent _________0_________
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature