88R14046 JH-D
 
  By: Perry S.R. No. 227
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Over the course of a century, Midwestern State
  University in Wichita Falls has distinguished itself as an
  outstanding educational resource in North Texas; and
         WHEREAS, Established as Wichita Falls Junior College in 1922,
  the school was the second municipal junior college in Texas, and it
  shared its building and faculty with Wichita Falls High School; in
  1937, the school was renamed Hardin Junior College in honor of
  Mr. and Mrs. John G. Hardin, and the Hardin Building, a striking
  Lombard-Romanesque edifice with a bell tower, became the
  centerpiece of a new 40-acre campus; during World War II, the
  college began an affiliation with nearby Sheppard Air Force Base
  that continues to this day; and
         WHEREAS, After the war, the school added a senior division
  and became Hardin College; in 1950, the school was renamed
  Midwestern University, and in 1959, a graduate school was
  established; by an act of the 56th Texas Legislature, the
  university dissolved the junior college division and joined the
  Texas Colleges and Universities System in 1961, and in 1975, its
  name was changed to Midwestern State University; and
         WHEREAS, Today, MSU Texas is a dynamic institution of higher
  learning with 70 buildings on a 255-acre campus, and its diverse
  population of nearly 5,800 students takes advantage of bachelor's
  and master's degree programs in the school's six colleges and
  graduate school; in May 2019, the school dedicated its new,
  state-of-the-art health sciences facility as Centennial Hall in
  honor of the 100th anniversary, and in January 2021, the university
  welcomed its first doctoral students in educational leadership; in
  September of that same year, MSU Texas became the fifth campus to
  become part of the Texas Tech University System; and
         WHEREAS, Since its founding a century ago, Midwestern State
  University has provided generations of Texans with a strong
  foundation for achievement, and as the university celebrates its
  milestone anniversary, its students, faculty, staff, and alumni may
  take great pride in their rich history while looking forward to an
  exciting future; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature
  hereby commemorate the centennial of Midwestern State University
  and extend to all those associated with the school sincere best
  wishes for continued success; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for the university as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas Senate.