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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Governor T. M. Campbell signed a bill on March 31, |
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1909, for the establishment of a normal college west of the 100th |
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meridian; and |
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WHEREAS, Canyon was selected as the location for the new |
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normal college on September 3, 1909, and a 40-acre tract was trimmed |
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from the T-Anchor Ranch on November 4, 1909, as the site for the |
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college; and |
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WHEREAS, Ground was broken on February 17, 1910, for the |
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college's first building, and West Texas State Normal College |
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opened on September 20, 1910, with an enrollment of 232 students; |
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WHEREAS, On March 25, 1914, Old Main, the college's main |
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facility, burned to the ground, and President R. B. Cousins |
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declared, "If West Texas is nothing more than brick and mortar, it |
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ought to die"; and |
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WHEREAS, On March 26, 1914, classes at West Texas Normal |
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College were conducted in church buildings, the courthouse, and |
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vacant businesses across the city of Canyon; and |
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WHEREAS, West Texas Normal College has been known as West |
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Texas State Teachers College (1923-1949), West Texas State College |
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(1949-1963), West Texas State University (1963-1990), and West |
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Texas A&M University (1990 to present); and |
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WHEREAS, West Texas A&M University students have brought |
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recognition to the university and the State of Texas with eight |
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consecutive team triumphs at the National Reining Horse Association |
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National Championship, Students in Free Enterprise advancing to the |
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national level of competition for 13 consecutive years, and |
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students in broadcasting winning the regional crown for the 11th |
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consecutive year at the National Broadcasting Society Region 4 |
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Convention and the 11th consecutive Model Chapter of the Year award |
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at the National NBS Student Electronic Media Competition; and |
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WHEREAS, The school's symphonic band has appeared 12 times at |
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the Texas Music Educators Association annual convention, making it |
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the only university band in the state of Texas to make a record |
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number of appearances at the annual event; and |
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WHEREAS, West Texas A&M University's student athletes have |
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competed successfully in National Collegiate Athletic Association |
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sports, in which the Lady Buff volleyball team has won three |
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national championships, the football team is 4-0 in bowl games and |
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has won four Lone Star Conference championships, and the Buff and |
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Lady Buff basketball teams are on track to defend their 2007 Lone |
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Star Conference titles; and |
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WHEREAS, West Texas A&M University has been instrumental in |
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the region's economic, social, and cultural development over the |
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past 100 years, with 50 percent of the working professionals living |
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in the Texas Panhandle having earned their degrees from West Texas |
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A&M University; and |
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WHEREAS, West Texas A&M University has provided educational |
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opportunities for more than 100,000 individuals over the past 100 |
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years and has more than 35,000 alumni working and living in the |
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state of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, West Texas A&M University has a full roster of |
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graduates who have taken leadership roles here in the state of Texas |
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and across the country including State Representative John Smithee, |
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First Lady of Texas Anita Perry, former AT&T Wireless chief |
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executive officer Stan Sigman, Mercury Morris of the Miami |
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Dolphins, former player and head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers |
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Maurice Cheeks, and Microsoft general manager for premier and |
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alliance support Joe Austin; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby commemorate the centennial of the establishment of West |
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Texas A&M University and commend the school's administrators, |
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faculty, staff, and students on their valuable contributions to the |
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State of Texas; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be prepared in honor |
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of this special occasion. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 2 was adopted by the Senate |
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on January 14, 2009. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 2 was adopted by the House |
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on January 15, 2009. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |