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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Lincoln Technical Institute is celebrating its 75th |
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anniversary in 2021, and this milestone presents a fitting |
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opportunity to recognize its Lincoln College of Technology campus |
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in Grand Prairie; and |
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WHEREAS, Incorporated under the laws of New Jersey in 1946, |
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Lincoln Technical Institute was initially dedicated to helping |
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World War II veterans transition into the workforce; today, Lincoln |
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Educational Services Corporation is a major provider of |
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diversified, career-oriented, postsecondary education; it offers |
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degree and diploma programs in health sciences, automotive |
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technology, skilled trades, hospitality services, and information |
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technology; across the country, it operates more than 20 campuses |
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in 14 states; and |
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WHEREAS, The Grand Prairie campus was initially established |
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in Dallas as Lincoln Technical Institute in 1966; early curricula |
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included automotive and diesel technology, and in 1974 instruction |
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in truck maintenance was added; the school moved to Grand Prairie in |
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1988, and three years later, it launched air conditioning and |
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refrigeration service courses; more recently, it has expanded to |
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offer training in such areas as welding and CNC machining, and it |
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created an associate's degree program in automotive technology; the |
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campus has been known as the Lincoln College of Technology since |
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2008; and |
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WHEREAS, For the past 75 years, Lincoln Technical Institute |
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has taught skills that prepare Americans for in-demand careers and |
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has helped to meet the ever-changing personnel requirements of |
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industry in an increasingly global economy; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 75th anniversary of Lincoln |
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Technical Institute and extend to all those associated with the |
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school and its Grand Prairie campus sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the institute as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |