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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