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Proclamation of Regalo de Educación Award to Bob Hope
Proclamation of Regalo de Educación Award to Bob Hope
Proclamation of Regalo de Educación Award to Bob Hope

Proclamation of Regalo de Educación Award to Bob Hope

Date1973
Mediumwood, laminated document
Dimensions17 1/4 × 14 × 3/4 in. (43.8 × 35.6 × 1.9 cm)
ClassificationsAwards, Plaques, & Signs
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of the Bob & Dolores Hope Foundation
Object numberPC2019.65.10
DescriptionThis wooden perma-plaque displays the proclamation of Bob Hope's Regalo de Educacion Award given for his services to encouraging continuing education. It has a black exterior border, an interior red and gold leafed design with a gold circular medal sticker in the lower left with a red and orange ribbon. The statement reads: “Whereas, we wish to insure that young people in New Mexico/have every opportunity for exposure to post-secondary education; and/whereas, it is recognized that entertainers often have an/exceptional influence in encouraging continuing education;/now, therefore, I, Bruce King, Governor of the State of New/Mexico, do hereby award to:/Bob Hope/the Regalo de Educación Award in recognition of the exceptional contri-/bution made toward post-secondary education in New Mexico./Done at the Executive Office/this 14th Day of December, 1973./Witness my hand and the great/seal of the State of New Mexico/[signed] Bruce King/Governor/Attest [signed]/Betty Fiorina/Secretary of State.”
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