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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 242
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WHEREAS, Texas Tech University in Lubbock is celebrating |
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the 100th anniversary of its founding in 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, Established as Texas Technological College in |
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1923, the school opened two years later with an enrollment of 914 |
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undergraduate students; in 1936, a division of graduate studies |
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was added, and in 1969 the college was renamed Texas Tech |
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University; the institution has distinguished itself by earning |
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the Very High Research Activity designation from the Carnegie |
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Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, as well as |
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recognition as a Veteran Friendly Institution and as an honoree |
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on the "Best for Vets: Employers" list by the Military Times; in |
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the last three years, its faculty members have received 23 |
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Fulbright Scholar Awards, 8 National Science Foundation Career |
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Awards, and 7 National Endowment for the Humanities grants; Texas |
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Tech alumni include governors from Texas and Colorado, multiple |
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members of Congress and state legislatures, stars of stage, |
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screen, and music, and leaders and captains of industry, science, |
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engineering, agriculture, and more; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Texas Tech serves more than 40,000 |
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students and offers over 150 undergraduate, 100 graduate, and 50 |
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doctoral programs across its 13 colleges and schools; the |
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university also has international campuses and study abroad |
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programs; award-winning programs include the Davis College of |
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Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, the School of |
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Medicine, the School of Law, multiple colleges of engineering, |
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and the Rawls College of Business; in recent years, the |
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university inaugurated the Texas Tech School of Veterinary |
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Medicine; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas Tech also takes great pride in its athletic |
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programs; the Red Raiders compete in 17 varsity sports, and 16 of |
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those teams have participated in the NCAA postseason or in a bowl |
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game; moreover, the university has won 27 Big 12 Conference |
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titles, including 11 in the past seven years, and its alumni |
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include Olympic athletes and Super Bowl champions; and |
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WHEREAS, Since its founding 100 years ago, Texas Tech has |
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provided generations of Texans with a strong foundation for |
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achievement, and in so doing, it has contributed significantly to |
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the prosperity and vitality of the Lone Star State; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby commemorate the 100th anniversary of Texas |
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Tech University and extend to all those associated with this |
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noteworthy institution sincere best wishes for the future; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for the university as an expression of high regard from |
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the Texas Senate. |
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Perry |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 1, 2023. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |