FILE NUMBER........

Whereas, On September 18, 1997, the residents of the State of Nevada

lost a dedicated champion of higher education with the passing of former

Assemblywoman Juanita Greer White; and

Whereas, Juanita Greer White, who was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on

November 19, 1905, is said to have baked cakes as a child to help her

mother with a campaign that eventually gave women the right to vote; and

Whereas, After being refused entry to the Massachusetts Institute of

Technology because she was a woman, Juanita Greer White applied and

was accepted to Johns Hopkins University where she earned her doctorate

in chemistry in 1929; and

Whereas, After teaching college classes in Virginia, New York,

Georgia and Connecticut, Juanita Greer White moved to Southern Nevada

with her husband, Thomas Sherman White, M.D., in 1956 and quickly

began pursuing her personal goal of enhancing opportunities for higher

education; and

Whereas, The role of Juanita Greer White as a charter member of the

Nevada Southern University Land Foundation from 1966 to 1971 helped

secure 300 acres for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, which now

includes a life sciences building named in her honor in 1976; and

Whereas, Juanita Greer White was elected twice to the Board of

Regents of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, serving from 1963 to

1971, during which time the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, grew from

an extension campus of the University of Nevada, Reno, to a 4-year,

degree-granting university and rival of the University of Nevada, Reno; and

Whereas, The passion of Juanita Greer White in the area of education

was also evident by her service on the Western Interstate Commission for

Higher Education from 1965 to 1971 and as president of the Nevada State

Division of the American Association of University Women from 1963 to

1965; and

Whereas, Juanita Greer White was elected to the Assembly of the

Nevada Legislature and served during the 1971 session on the committees

on Education, Elections and Health and Welfare; and

Whereas, Bills and resolutions sponsored by Juanita Greer White

during her term in the Assembly included measures to improve public

education in the State of Nevada and promote the rights and recognition of

women and minorities; and

Whereas, Juanita Greer White is survived by her daughter, Sally

Johnston of Fredericksburg, Texas; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate

Concurring, That the members of the 70th session of the Nevada

Legislature express their deepest sympathy to the family of Juanita Greer

White including her daughter, her grandchildren and her great-

grandchildren; and be it further

Resolved, That Juanita Greer White will be remembered as a pioneer

of women in the field of science and a strong advocate of higher education

who, through personal commitment and hard work, left an indelible mark

on public education in the State of Nevada; and be it further

Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly prepare and transmit a

copy of this resolution to Sally Johnston, the daughter of Juanita Greer

White.

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