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To honor and recognize The Ohio State University Micheal E. Moritz College of Law Chapter of the National Black Law Students Association as you celebrate your 25th Annual Awards and Recognition Banquet on this 3rd day of April 2004.
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WHEREAS, The National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA) is a national organization created and designed to articulate and promote the professional needs and goals of Black law students; and
WHEREAS, The OSU chapter of NBLSA has remained steadfast in their commitment to foster and encourage professional competence while instilling in the Black attorney and law student a greater awareness of and commitment to the needs of the Black community; and
WHEREAS, In its effort to remain responsive to the needs of the Black community in general and the Black law student in particular, the OSU chapter of NBLSA has initiated many worthy programs and is often active in joint-effort programming with other organizations that have goals and objectives analogous to its own; and
WHEREAS, The National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA) is the largest student-run organization in America with over 200 chapters at law schools throughout the country. These chapters represent over 6,000 Black law students in six regions that encompass 48 states including Hawaii, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and
WHEREAS, the OSU chapter of NBLSA continues to be a critically important resource in fostering the academic and professional development of minority students in the legal community; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby honor and recognize the OSU chapter of the National Black Law Students Association as you celebrate your 25th Annual Awards and Recognition Banquet.