SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 55
         WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
  recognize the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton in honor
  of the 175th anniversary of the university's founding, which was
  celebrated in 2020; and
         WHEREAS, The university traces its roots to February 1,
  1845, when the Republic of Texas approved the charter for the
  first Baptist university west of the Mississippi; named Baylor
  University, it was established in Independence with
  coeducational classes and a collegiate preparatory department;
  separate men's and women's departments were created in 1851, and
  in 1886, the women's department relocated to Belton as Baylor
  Female College; that same year, the men's department
  consolidated with Waco University and retained the name Baylor
  University; and
         WHEREAS, The Belton campus was renamed Baylor College for
  Women in 1925, Mary Hardin-Baylor College in 1934, and the
  University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in 1978; the university's many
  historical accomplishments include founding the first journalism
  school in a college for women in the United States and becoming
  the first Texas Baptist university to enjoy full membership in
  the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; and
         WHEREAS, Today, UMHB serves a diverse enrollment of more
  than 3,900 students from 31 countries and offers a wide range of
  undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs that include
  business administration, education, fine arts, engineering,
  nursing, pre-veterinary medicine, physical therapy, and Christian
  studies; moreover, the university has invested over $135 million in
  new campus facilities in recent years; and
         WHEREAS, Students, faculty, and staff of the University of
  Mary Hardin-Baylor may indeed take great pride in their
  institution's long history of educational excellence and its
  ongoing contributions to the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be
  it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th
  Legislature, hereby commend the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
  on its outstanding educational programs and extend sincere
  congratulations to all those associated with the school on its
  success; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in
  honor of this exemplary institution.
 
  Buckingham
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on February 9, 2021.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate