A SENATE RESOLUTION
TO RECOGNIZE AND CONGRATULATE MS. YVONNE E. BELTON CAMPBELL UPON THE OCCASION OF HER SELECTION AS A 2016 LITTLE BLACK DRESS LUNCHEON HONOREE AND TO HONOR HER FOR HER MANY YEARS OF SERVICE AS AN EDUCATOR AND HER MANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ANNA BOYD SCHOOL AND THE STATE PARK COMMUNITY.
Whereas, Ms. Yvonne E. Belton Campbell is the sixth out of eight children born to Mr. and Mrs. George and Gertrude (Belton) Kennedy. She was educated in Montieth and Booker T. Washington Heights Elementary School, CA Johnson High School, and Benedict College, where she received a degree in home economics in 1959. Ms. Campbell furthered her study at the University of Oklahoma and Florida A&M University; and
Whereas, after graduation, Ms. Campbell began her career as a teacher in Fountain Inn, South Carolina, at Bryson High School. She later moved to Moore Haven, Florida and taught at Booker T. Washington High School. Later, she became a home demonstration agent for Clemson University and South Carolina State University. She finished her career working for the federal government as a county supervisor for the Farmers Home Administration. She retired on November 30, 1996 after a more than thirty-three year career; and
Whereas, Ms. Campbell is very family-oriented. She is devoted to God and her only child, George Campbell of Atlanta, GA, and her grandchildren George Taylor Campbell, Grant Henry and Kennedy Yvonne Campbell. She enjoys visiting her son and grandchildren and is also loved greatly in her State Park community; and
Whereas, Ms. Campbell enjoys traveling, reading, sewing, working with children and the elderly, and working with the Anna Boyd School in Richland School District II. She enjoys planning the community picnic each year and assisting with plans for the Founders Day Program at Anna Boyd School; and
Whereas, Ms. Campbell attends Zion Canaan Baptist Church where she has been a member since 1950. She is a member of the Senior Bible Study class, the Missionary Ministry, and the Senior Sunday School class; and
Whereas, the members of the Senate are grateful for the years of service that Ms. Campbell has given to the members of her community and wish her much success and happiness as she continues with these endeavors. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate:
That the members of the Senate, by this resolution, recognize and congratulate Ms. Yvonne E. Belton Campbell upon the occasion of her selection as a 2016 Little Black Dress Luncheon honoree and honor her for her many years of service as an educator and her many contributions to the Anna Boyd School and the State Park Community.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Ms. Yvonne E. Belton Campbell.
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