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[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 844 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 844

  Honoring Dr. Earnestine Thomas-Robertson for 31 years of service in 
 Academia at Los Angeles Southwest College (LASC), in the Los Angeles 
 Community College District, the largest community college district in 
                              the Nation.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 20, 2009

 Ms. Waters submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                  the Committee on Education and Labor

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                               RESOLUTION

 
  Honoring Dr. Earnestine Thomas-Robertson for 31 years of service in 
 Academia at Los Angeles Southwest College (LASC), in the Los Angeles 
 Community College District, the largest community college district in 
                              the Nation.

Whereas, on November 5, 2009, Dr. Earnestine Thomas-Robertson will officially 
        retire from the Los Angeles Community College District;
Whereas Dr. Earnestine Thomas-Robertson has provided over 31 years of service to 
        the Los Angeles Community College District, the County of Los Angeles, 
        international, national, and civic organizations;
Whereas Dr. Earnestine Thomas-Robertson recognizes the importance of involvement 
        by the community in cultivating integrity, commitment, and education 
        within the Nation's youth;
Whereas Dr. Earnestine Thomas-Robertson's dedicated service and commitment to 
        the development and education of Los Angeles youth earned her the honor 
        of being named recipient of the Esteemed Instructor Award as well as 
        Outstanding Administrator Award for three consecutive years;
Whereas during her tenure, Earnestine Thomas-Robertson has been a mentor, 
        community organizer, and an inspiration to students, faculty members, 
        and college staff;
Whereas Dr. Earnestine Thomas-Robertson served 10 years as Professor of 
        Political Science and International Relations, and Department Chair of 
        the Behavioral and Social Sciences;
Whereas Dr. Earnestine Thomas-Robertson conceptualized and developed innovative 
        campus programs for students, such as the Business Opportunities Day, 
        Vocational Education Day, Mock Trial, Women in Engineering Seminar 
        Series, and the First and Second Annual Computer Integrated 
        Manufacturing Conferences;
Whereas Dr. Earnestine Thomas-Robertson authored the proposal and managed the 
        College Workforce Competencies Program designed to prepare students with 
        workforce competencies and entry-level job skills;
Whereas in 2001, Earnestine Thomas-Robertson earned her Ed.D. in Institutional 
        Management focusing her dissertation on Globalizing Community College 
        Curricula;
Whereas Dr. Earnestine Thomas-Robertson organized and developed 14 Strategies 
        for The Development of the African American Manchild Conferences (at Los 
        Angeles City College, Los Angeles Southwest College, Compton Community 
        College, El Camino College, Cal State University Dominguez Hills, and 
        the University of Southern California) and 8 International Education Day 
        forums with campus-wide participation at Los Angeles Southwest College 
        (LASC);
Whereas Dr. Earnestine Thomas-Robertson served 5 years as Dean and Associate 
        Dean of Vocational and Technical Education;
Whereas Dr. Earnestine Thomas-Robertson established the Los Angeles Southwest 
        College Council on Vocational Education to empower the community and 
        promote responsibility and accountability;
Whereas Dr. Earnestine Thomas-Robertson authored LASC's first Tech Prep proposal 
        and organized the Tech Prep Consortium in collaboration with four feeder 
        high schools, the Maxine Waters Employment Preparation Program, and 
        local business and industry partners;
Whereas Dr. Earnestine Thomas-Robertson managed two $5,000,000 grants in Special 
        Funds, separate from the college academic budget, including a Department 
        of Education Title III Grant;
Whereas Dr. Earnestine Thomas-Robertson chaired the executive committee for the 
        African American Civil Rights Complete Count Committee for the 2000 
        Census;
Whereas Dr. Earnestine Thomas-Robertson received a commendation from the Los 
        Angeles City Council for outstanding contributions to the City of Los 
        Angeles and higher education;
Whereas Dr. Earnestine Thomas-Robertson served 15 years as Curriculum Dean in 
        Academic Affairs and facilitated the progressive Pan-American Studies 
        Program;
Whereas Dr. Earnestine Thomas-Robertson provided 15 years of direct faculty 
        supervision and consultation with department chairs regarding the 
        preparation of the College Schedule, development of the College 
        Operational Plan, and curriculum, academic, and budget management to 
        ensure that college needs and resources were matched;
Whereas in her capacity as Dean of Academic Affairs for Los Angeles Southwest 
        College, Dr. Earnestine Thomas-Robertson developed and presented a 
        series of informative presentations on Performance Based Funding and 
        California's Partnership for Excellence Program for the College Council 
        of Instruction;
Whereas as Dean of Academic Affairs at Los Angeles Southwest College, Dr. 
        Earnestine Thomas-Robertson was instrumental in the relocation of 
        instructional programs to new facilities (classrooms and labs) and the 
        development of a new communications and technology infrastructure; and
Whereas in her retirement, Dr. Earnestine Thomas-Robertson will scribe two books 
        and expand her role as servant leader to the Los Angeles-Lusaka Sister 
        City Committee and the International Sister Cities Organization of Los 
        Angeles with a particular emphasis on Africa and in that capacity she 
        will continue to work with world leaders to promote the concept of 
        interdependence among nations to further advance the art of negotiation 
        and citizen diplomacy: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors Dr. Earnestine 
Thomas-Robertson for 31 years of service in academia in the Los Angeles 
Community College District.
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