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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, In 2015, Kilgore College is celebrating the 80th |
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anniversary of its founding, and this occasion presents a fitting |
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opportunity to honor this respected institution; and |
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WHEREAS, After the 1930 East Texas oil boom led to a |
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considerable population increase in the Kilgore area, civic and |
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business leaders embarked on plans to establish a community |
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college; opening in the fall of 1935, Kilgore College held classes |
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for its inaugural 229-member student body at local public schools; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Since its inception, this two-year junior college |
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has served more than 150,000 students through a wide range of |
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academic, continuing education, workforce development, and adult |
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education programs; in addition to preparing university-bound |
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students, the school offers training in such vocational fields as |
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emergency medical response, nursing, law enforcement, and |
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manufacturing technology; and |
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WHEREAS, Kilgore College operates a main campus in the city |
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of Kilgore as well as an extension center in Longview, which serves |
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an annual enrollment of about 5,000 students; ably led by its |
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president, Dr. William Holda, Kilgore College is also home to the |
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East Texas Oil Museum, an agriculture demonstration farm, and a |
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number of cultural and athletic programs, including the well-known |
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drill team, the Rangerettes; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the past eight decades, Kilgore College has |
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provided students with important opportunities in higher |
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education, and in so doing, it has enriched the lives of countless |
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Texans; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 80th anniversary of the founding |
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of Kilgore College and extend to its students, faculty, and staff |
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sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Kilgore College as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Clardy |
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Simpson |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 118 was adopted by the House on |
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February 19, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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