[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 74 (Tuesday, May 8, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E599]
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                       HONORING ROBERT HURT, III

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 8, 2018

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
remarkable student, Mr. Robert Hurt, III.
  Robert Lee Hurt, III was born in Greenville, Mississippi to Robert 
Lee Hurt, Jr. and Sharon Legale Hardison on February 22, 1996. 
Greenville, MS is the heart and soul of the Mississippi Delta, one of 
the most impoverished and educationally derelict areas in the United 
States. Despite these hardships, Robert excelled in academics and 
achieved the highest honors in the Greenville Public School District. 
Shortly after 2004, his parents moved to Leland, MS, and his academics 
continued soaring in excellence. Over the next 9 years, Robert 
developed into a community leader, performing community service around 
the town and in 9 additional states for Students Today Leaders Forever, 
a national community service organization. Soon after he graduated from 
Leland High School, he enrolled at Jackson State University, where he 
emerged as one of the brightest accounting students in the W.E.B. 
DuBois Honors College.
  In the last 3 years, Robert interned with 5 companies, including NASA 
and Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP, and strives to ``pay it forward'' by 
teaching students how to embrace different opportunities and maximize 
their potential. During his matriculation at Jackson State, Robert 
frequently earned the honor of being Dean's/President's List Scholar, 
and he leveraged his academic achievements to join and spearhead 
several organizations, such as the Accounting Society and the National 
Association of Black Accountants, and national conferences, such as the 
Mississippi State Honors College Conference and the National 
Association of African American Honors Programs. Robert won awards for 
his stellar performance in these positions, including ``Mr. Accounting 
Society'' for Jackson State's Accounting Society, ``Outstanding Award 
for Student Treasurer'' for the National Association of African 
American Honors Programs.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Mr. Robert 
Hurt, III for his dedication to serving others and giving back to the 
community.

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