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To recognize March as National Women History Month and to celebrate the accomplishments of Chief Kimberly Spears-McNatt, on becoming the First Female Police Chief of The Ohio State University
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WHEREAS, In 1987, after being petitioned by the National Women's History Project, Congress passed Pub. L. 100-9 which designated the month of March 1987 as Women’s History Month. Between 1988 and 1994, Congress passed additional resolutions requesting and authorizing the President to proclaim March of each year as Women’s History Month. Since 1988, U.S. presidents have issued annual proclamations designating the month of March as Women’s History Month, and
WHEREAS, on Jan. 1, 2019, Kimberly Spears-McNatt became The Ohio State University’s 11th police chief, and made history as the first female to hold the role, and
WHEREAS, Chief Spears-McNatt has served the university community as a police officer for nearly 25 years and was named Deputy Chief in August 2016. She is a member of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police and the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, and
WHEREAS, During Chief Spears-McNatt tenure with The Ohio State University Police Department, she has received several honors, including a Commendation Award and a Medal of Valor. Spears-McNatt received her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from The Ohio State University and earned her master’s degree from Franklin University, and
WHEREAS, Chief Spears-McNatt has made the safety of our campus community her top priority and Is looking forward to moving the agency forward with a focus on education and community engagement, Now therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS: That this Council does hereby recognize the accomplishments and contributions of Chief Kimberly Spears-McNatt, and does hereby declare the month of March, 2019 as National Women History Month in the City of Columb...
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