IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION honoring George C. Fraser, Chairman and CEO of FraserNet, Inc., the featured luncheon speaker at the Eighth Annual Urban Summit March 27, 2015.
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RESOLUTION NO. 18769, March 16, 2015
INTRODUCED BY Alfred Jordan, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, George C. Fraser, Chairman and CEO of FraserNet, Inc., will be the featured luncheon speaker at the Eighth Annual Urban Summit on March 27, 2015; and,
WHEREAS, Dr. Fraser is the recipient of an Honorary Doctorate Degree of Humane Letter from Jarvis Christian College and he is a graduate of the prestigious Dartmouth College, Minority Business Executive Program; and,
WHEREAS, Dr. Fraser founded his company twenty-five years ago with the vision to lead a global networking movement that brings together diverse human resources to increase opportunities for people of African descent; and,
WHEREAS, Dr. Fraser's grew up in Brooklyn, New York, in a family of eleven children; and,
WHEREAS, at the age of three, Dr. Fraser's mother became ill and his father could no longer care for him and siblings, leaving him to spend the next fourteen years in the New York foster care system; and,
WHEREAS, Dr. Fraser's perseverance led him to leadership positions with Procter & Gamble, United Way, and the Ford Motor Company; and,
WHEREAS, Dr. Fraser has authored four critically acclaimed books, Success Runs in our Race - A Complete Guide to Effective Networking in the African American Community, Race for Success - The Ten Best Business Opportunities for Blacks in America, Click: Ten Truths for Building Extraordinary Relationships, and Who Would Have Thunk It - The First Adventures of the Fraser Foster Kids, a children's book; and,
WHEREAS, Dr. Fraser, is the Chairman of Phoenix Village Academy, a collection of three afro-centric charter schools that serves Cleveland, Ohio inner city children; and,
WHEREAS, Dr. Fraser is a popular speaker on business and social topics, including success principles, effective networking, business ethics, and diversity issues; and,
WHEREAS, Dr. Fraser has been married to his wife Nora Jean for forty years and they have two sons, Kyle and Scott; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Legislature hereby honors and expresses its gratitude to Dr. George C. Fraser for his dedicated service to the community.
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. 18769 of March 16, 2015, was duly passed on March 16, 2015 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