A house RESOLUTION

 

to honor Carol Moseley Braun for her celebrated PUBLIC career and to welcome her to South Carolina as she Delivers the keynote address in the Strom Thurmond Self Auditorium at Clemson University in celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of Title IX on March 30, 2023.

 

Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives welcomes to the Palmetto State Carol Moseley Braun, with over thirty years as an outstanding public servant and more than a decade of entrepreneurial success in the private sector before assuming her role as strategic advisor for SkyPower; and

 

Whereas, Ambassador Braun earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Illinois in 1969 and a juris doctorate from the University of Chicago Law School in 1972.  She holds eleven honorary degrees and has participated as a Harvard Kennedy School fellow; and

 

Whereas, as the Northern District of Illinois assistant United States attorney, she earned the Attorney General's Special Achievement Award for her work in housing, health policy, and environmental law.  In 1978, she was elected to the Illinois General Assembly as a Democrat and served for a decade; and

 

Whereas, in 1992, Ambassador Braun became the first African American woman ever elected to the United States Senate where she served for six years, and during that time, she became the first woman to serve on the formidable Senate Finance Committee.  She earned a reputation as a champion of women's rights and civil rights and co-introduced the Brownfields Remediation Act, legislation that encouraged the cleanup and reuse of urban and rural brownfields across the country; and

 

Whereas, in 1994, the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA) was enacted which she sponsored with former United States Representative Cardiss Collins.  The act requires coeducational institutions of higher learning which participate in any federal student-financial-aid program and sponsor an intercollegiate-athletics program to disclose certain information about its athletics program; and

 

 Whereas, Ambassador Braun cosponsored the Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment in the Senate and defeated a patent for the Confederate flag.  She also helped to establish the first public military high school and affected funding for infrastructure and housing projects in Illinois; and

 

Whereas, in 1999, President Bill Clinton appointed her United States ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa until 2001, and in 2004, she sought the Democratic nomination for United States President; and

 

Whereas, in 2001, Ambassador Braun founded Good Food Organics, a premium, certified-organic, food-and-beverage company.  She continues to serve the community as a board member for several foundations and grassroots organizations; and

 

Whereas, an honorary member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Ambassador Braun is a faithful member of St. Paul and the Redeemer Church and is a devoted mother.  She enjoys modest French fluency and has travelled extensively in Europe, Africa, and Asia; and

 

Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives values the keen public service of Carol Moseley Braun and welcomes her to the Palmetto State as she speaks at Clemson University.  Now, therefore,

 

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

 

That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, honor Carol Moseley Braun for her celebrated public career and welcome her to South Carolina as she delivers the keynote address in the Strom Thurmond Self Auditorium at Clemson University in celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of Title IX on March 30, 2023.

 

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Carol Moseley Braun.

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