AL HR223

Honors Mr. Robert James Richardson as the special guest at the Rosetta James Foundation's 20th Annual "Honoring Our Elders Day" Gala on March 14, 2026, at the Jackson Center in Huntsville, Alabama

Recognizes Richardson's career as a graduate of Alabama A&M University and Pennsylvania State University who served as a mathematics teacher, band director, NASA computer programmer, and first full-time Computer Center Director at Alabama A&M University

Acknowledges his co-founding of Science and Technology, Incorporated (now SCITEK) in 1982, growing the company from 3 employees to 235 across multiple states

Notes his service as Executive Director of the nonprofit Harris Home for Children since 1997, leading its financial and operational revival

Recognizes his civic involvement including Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, church leadership, and his role as husband to Dr. Bernice Richardson and father and grandfather