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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 672 On the death of Janet Jones Ballard.

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, January 24, 1997 Agreed to by the Senate, January 30, 1997

WHEREAS, Janet Jones Ballard, a Richmond native, former president of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, and former official with Virginia Union University and Virginia State University, died on December 28, 1996; and

WHEREAS, a graduate of Armstrong High School in Richmond, Janet Ballard earned her undergraduate degree from Virginia Union University and did graduate work at Virginia State University; and

WHEREAS, Janet Ballard was a teacher in Brooklyn, New York, worked for the Richmond Department of Welfare as a case worker and child welfare worker, and served as the executive director of the Richmond Urban League in the early 1960s; and

WHEREAS, Janet Ballard was the director of alumni affairs at Virginia State University and later held the same post at her alma mater, Virginia Union University; and

WHEREAS, elected president-elect of Alpha Kappa Alpha in 1982, Janet Ballard served as president of the sorority, the nation's first Greek-letter organization established by and for black women, from 1986 to 1990; and

WHEREAS, during her tenure, Janet Ballard worked to improve educational opportunities for black women and to emphasize the heritage of black women in the arts; and

WHEREAS, Janet Ballard devoted enormous energy and countless hours to a wide variety of charitable and civic organizations, including the YMCA, the Children's Home Society of Virginia, the United Negro College Fund, and the United Way of Greater Richmond; and

WHEREAS, through a lifetime of dedication, accomplishment, and commitment, Janet Ballard leaves a lasting legacy of service to her community and the Commonwealth; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly note with sadness the passing of an exceptional Virginian, Janet Jones Ballard; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Janet Jones Ballard as an expression of the General Assembly's deep and abiding respect for her memory.