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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 326
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WHEREAS, A delegation from Angelo State University is |
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visiting Austin on March 21, 2023, in celebration of Angelo State |
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University Day at the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded as San Angelo Junior College, ASU opened |
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its doors in 1928 with an initial enrollment of 112 students, and |
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its first graduating class consisted of six students; in the |
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1930s, the school changed its name to San Angelo College, and it |
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evolved into a four-year, state-supported university during the |
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1960s; the school adopted the name Angelo State College in 1965 |
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and Angelo State University in 1969; it was part of the Texas |
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State University System from 1963 to 2007, when it joined the |
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Texas Tech University System; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, ASU serves more than 10,500 students and |
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employs some 900 faculty and staff members, who benefit from the |
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able leadership of President Ronnie D. Hawkins Jr.; it offers a |
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wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs with more than |
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100 majors and concentrations, including an essential and |
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rapidly expanding commercial aviation program, across its six |
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colleges, which encompass health and human services, arts and |
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humanities, education, science and engineering, business, and |
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graduate studies and research; in addition, the school |
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established the ASU Distinguished Scholarship Program, which is |
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funded by one of the largest endowments at a U.S. regional |
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university; and |
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WHEREAS, Among its many achievements, ASU has been ranked |
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as one of the nation's best colleges by The Princeton Review |
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every year since 2010; it has also been named a Hispanic-Serving |
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Institution by the U.S. Department of Education and a Military |
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Friendly School by G.I.Jobs magazine; ASU has more than 49,000 |
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alumni around the globe; and |
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WHEREAS, For almost nine and a half decades, Angelo State |
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University has played an important role in higher education in |
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the Lone Star State, and its graduates continue to achieve |
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success and make significant contributions in numerous fields of |
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endeavor; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby recognize March 21, 2023, as Angelo State |
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University Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to |
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the school's visiting delegation. |
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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 21, 2023. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |