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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of Prairie View A&M University National |
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Alumni Association are gathering in Houston on July 11-15, 2007, |
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for their national convention; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 1876, Prairie View A&M University is |
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the state's second oldest public institution of higher education; |
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once designated a "normal school" to prepare and train African |
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American teachers, it was authorized as a branch of the |
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Agricultural Experiment Station in 1887 and as a land grant college |
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in 1890, beginning an important tradition of agricultural research |
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and community service; and |
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WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Dr. George C. Wright, PVAMU |
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today offers 50 undergraduate majors, 35 master's degrees, and four |
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doctoral degree programs and is home to an increasingly diverse |
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student body more than 8,000 strong; in addition, there are nearly |
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100 active campus groups, as well as a successful athletics |
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department; and |
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WHEREAS, PVAMU continues to build on its legacy as a |
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preeminent educator of engineers, nurses, and educators thanks in |
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part to the support of its devoted alumni, who stay connected to |
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their alma mater through some 35 chapters across the country; and |
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WHEREAS, Alumni of Prairie View A&M University may take |
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justifiable pride in their alma mater, just as current and future |
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students may look to the graduates of PVAMU as outstanding models of |
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achievement; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Prairie View A&M University for its |
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vital contributions to the Lone Star State and extend to members of |
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the Prairie View A&M University National Alumni Association sincere |
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best wishes for a productive and enjoyable convention; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Prairie View A&M University National Alumni |
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Association as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of |
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Representatives. |
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Dutton |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1501 was adopted by the House on May |
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4, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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