H.C.R. No. 10

	HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, Southern Methodist University is celebrating the
	100th anniversary of its founding and 10 decades of educational
	excellence in 2011; and
	WHEREAS, Created in 1911 by what is now the United Methodist
	Church with support from Dallas community leaders, Southern
	Methodist University is a private institution of higher education
	that is nonsectarian in its teaching; recognized as a top-tier
	national university by U.S. News & World Report, the school has an
	enrollment of nearly 11,000 students who come from all 50 states and
	more than 90 foreign countries and who represent diverse economic,
	ethnic, and religious backgrounds; and
	WHEREAS, SMU offers 123 undergraduate degree programs and 127
	graduate and professional programs, including 25 doctorates
	through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, performing,
	visual, and communication arts, business, engineering, education
	and human development, law, and theology; its 10 libraries house
	the largest private collection of research materials in the
	Southwest, with more than three million volumes; the school has
	more than 660 full-time faculty members and nearly 112,000 alumni
	worldwide, with about half that number residing in Texas; and
	WHEREAS, Along with a threefold increase in applications over
	the last 15 years, SMU has seen the average SAT scores of its
	first-year undergraduate students rise approximately 100 points in
	the past decade; the university has greatly expanded its study
	abroad options, and now affords access to 145 programs in nearly 50
	countries; SMU's endowment surpassed $1 billion in 2005; and
	WHEREAS, SMU will be the site of the George W. Bush
	Presidential Center, which will feature a library, museum, and
	independent institute and is scheduled to open in 2013; the
	university is also home to the Meadows Museum, which boasts one of
	the finest collections of Spanish artworks outside of Spain, with
	pieces by El Greco, Velazquez, Goya, Picasso, and Miro; and
	WHEREAS, Over the course of an eventful century, Southern
	Methodist University has provided its students with an education
	that has enriched them both academically and personally, and in so
	doing, the school has made important contributions to Texas and the
	world beyond; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas
	hereby honor Southern Methodist University for its 10 decades of
	outstanding service and extend to the university's administration,
	faculty, staff, students, and alumni sincere best wishes for a
	successful centennial celebration; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Southern Methodist University as an expression of high
	regard by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate.
	Branch
	Pitts
	Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison
	Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr.
	Allen Gooden Murphy
	Alonzo Guillen Naishtat
	Alvarado Gutierrez Nash
	Anchia Hamilton Oliveira
	Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr
	Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto
	Aycock Harless Parker
	Beck Harper-Brown Patrick
	Berman Hartnett Paxton
	Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena
	Bonnen Hilderbran Perry
	Branch Hochberg Phillips
	Brown Hopson Pickett
	Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts
	Burnam Howard of Travis Price
	Button Huberty Quintanilla
	Cain Hughes Raymond
	Callegari Hunter Reynolds
	Carter Isaac Riddle
	Castro Jackson Ritter
	Chisum Johnson Rodriguez
	Christian Keffer Schwertner
	Coleman King of Parker Scott
	Cook King of Taylor Sheets
	Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield
	Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton
	Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson
	Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris
	Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant
	J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee
	S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons
	Deshotel Lavender Strama
	Driver Legler Taylor of Collin
	Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston
	Dutton Lozano Thompson
	Eiland Lucio III Torres
	Eissler Lyne Truitt
	Elkins Madden Turner
	Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
	Farrar Margo Villarreal
	Fletcher Marquez Vo
	Flynn Martinez Walle
	Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber
	Gallego McClendon White
	Garza Menendez Woolley
	Geren Miles Workman
	Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler
	Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas
	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.C.R. No. 10 was adopted by the House on March
	15, 2011, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House
	I certify that H.C.R. No. 10 was adopted by the Senate on March
	15, 2011, by a viva-voce vote.
	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate
	APPROVED: __________________
	Date
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	Governor