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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 320
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WHEREAS, Brazosport College is celebrating its 50th |
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anniversary during the 2018-2019 school year, and this is a |
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fitting opportunity to take note of its outstanding record of |
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service to the students of southern Brazoria County; and |
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WHEREAS, Originally known as Brazosport Junior College, |
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the school enrolled its first 879 students in the fall of 1968, |
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and it graduated its inaugural class in 1970, when the name was |
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changed to Brazosport College; this venerable institution has |
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benefited from the leadership of four presidents, including |
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Dr. J. R. Jackson, Dr. W. A. Bass, Dr. John R. Grable, and the |
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current president, Dr. Millicent Valek, who has served since |
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1996; and |
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WHEREAS, Situated on a spacious 156-acre campus in Lake |
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Jackson, Brazosport College has experienced impressive growth |
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over the past two decades; in 2002, the Corporate Learning Center |
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and the Bill and Julia May Children's Center were built, and in |
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2005, the music venue The Clarion was added; in recent years, the |
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school has seen the construction of the BASF Center for Process |
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Technology, the Byron and Sandra Sadler Health Professions and |
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Science Complex, the Dow Academic Center, and a new student |
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pavilion; moreover, the BCPC Welding Technologies Lab and the |
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Freeport LNG Crafts Academy were dedicated in 2016; and |
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WHEREAS, Brazosport College received accreditation as a |
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baccalaureate-level institution in 2004, and it offers four-year |
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programs in industrial and health services management, along |
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with two-year degree and certification programs for a wide |
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variety of careers; its 300 faculty members serve the educational |
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needs of 4,000 degree students each semester and 4,000 continuing |
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education students each year, as well as 20,000 participants in |
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business and industry training; and |
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WHEREAS, The Brazosport College Foundation has done |
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outstanding work raising funds for the college, including $5.6 |
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million for the Building a Legacy Campaign in 2002, $5.5 million |
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with the Your College Capital Campaign in 2008, and $3 million with |
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the Crafts Academy Capital Campaign in 2015; in 2013 and 2015, the |
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college was named a Top 10 Community College in the nation by the |
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Aspen Institute, and in 2010, 2013, and 2016, the school was |
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certified as a Leader College by Achieving the Dream; and |
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WHEREAS, For half a century, Brazosport College has |
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remained committed to meeting the educational needs of its |
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students, and the school has played a vital role in helping many |
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Texans build a bright and prosperous future for themselves; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate Brazosport College on its 50th |
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anniversary and extend to all those associated with the college |
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sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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Brazosport College as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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Huffman |
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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 5, 2019. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |