[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 58 (Tuesday, April 4, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E440]
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                       HONORING DR. MARY M. WHITE

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 4, 2017

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
remarkable woman, Dr. Mary M. White, who is a pioneer and innovator in 
the academic, entrepreneurial and service communities.
  Dr. Mary M. White is the Inaugural Chairperson of the Department of 
Entrepreneurship and Professional Development in the College of 
Business at Jackson State University. She spearheaded the creation of a 
new BBA Degree in Entrepreneurship in 2005. Upon obtaining IHL Board 
approval, this degree program became the first of its kind in the state 
of Mississippi and among HBCUs. She is a Fulbright Fellow and Sam 
Walton Fellow, recognized as one of America's leading educators and has 
been a Price-Babson and LLEEP Fellow in Entrepreneurship as well.
  Dr. White's commitment to entrepreneurship led her to co-author the 
book, ``The Engrossed Entrepreneurial Campus: What Our Economy and Our 
Academy Needs Now.'' Dr. White's passion for entrepreneurship and 
business extends internationally to South Africa, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, 
Romania, India, and France and throughout the United States by 
providing guidance on entrepreneurship as a means to enhance economic 
development.
  Dr. White represents Jackson State University on the Women Owned & 
Managed Enterprise Network National Advisory Council (W.O.M.E.N) with 
Morgan State University, HBCU/Babson Entrepreneurship and Engineering 
consortium, Capitol City Convention Center Procurement Outreach 
Advisory Board and the Mississippi Entrepreneurial Alliance.
  Dr. White's an active board member of the Community Financial 
Services Association (CFSA), Minority Serving Institutions Research 
Partnership Consortium (Vice President), Society for Financial 
Education and Professional Development, Katherine Murriel Education 
Foundation and Clinton Alumnae Delta Enterprise Foundation. She has 
successfully directed the 2009 Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), 2005 
Women of Color Entrepreneurs Conference and the 2004 Minority Serving 
Institutions Conference. In 2006, Dr. White secured funding for the 
Business Entrepreneurial Scholars Program and the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture Small Farmers Training Initiative. She also directs the 
SIFE ``I Choose'' grant, guiding at-risk high school students in 
entrepreneurship and free enterprise.
  Dr. White received the Doctor of Education at Northern Illinois 
University.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Dr. Mary 
M. White for her dedication to serving others.

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