HJR465 Summary

• Commends Jamie Brooks on being selected Miss Center Point 2012 and competing in the Miss Alabama contest in June at Samford University as part of Miss America preliminaries.

• Brooks graduated summa cum laude from the University of North Alabama with a degree in Public Relations and a minor in Marketing.

• Created "Dare to Discuss: AIDS Awareness and Advocacy," a non-profit educational organization developed as a high school sophomore that promotes AIDS awareness and has coordinated multiple awareness events and fundraisers for area AIDS organizations.

• Received the Presidential Volunteer Service Award and Daily Point of Light Award for her community service efforts and held multiple leadership positions at the University of North Alabama including president of Lambda Pi Eta Communications Honor Society and Mock Trial Association.

• Currently employed as Social Media and Public Relations Coordinator at STYLE Advertising and will perform a jazz dance to Whitney Houston's "A Song For You" in the talent portion of the Miss Alabama pageant.