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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Texas Tech University in Lubbock is celebrating the |
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100th anniversary of its founding in 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, Established as Texas Technological College in 1923, |
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the school opened two years later with an enrollment of 914 |
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undergraduate students; in 1936, a division of graduate studies was |
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added, and in 1969 the college was renamed Texas Tech University; |
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the institution has distinguished itself by earning the Very High |
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Research Activity designation from the Carnegie Classification of |
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Institutions of Higher Education, as well as recognition as a |
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Veteran Friendly Institution and as an honoree on the "Best for |
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Vets: Employers" list by the Military Times; in the last three |
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years, its faculty members have received 23 Fulbright Scholar |
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Awards, 8 National Science Foundation Career Awards, and 7 National |
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Endowment for the Humanities grants; Texas Tech alumni include |
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governors from Texas and Colorado, multiple members of Congress and |
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state legislatures, stars of stage, screen, and music, and leaders |
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and captains of industry, science, engineering, agriculture, and |
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more; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Texas Tech serves more than 40,000 students |
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and offers over 150 undergraduate, 100 graduate, and 50 doctoral |
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programs across its 13 colleges and schools; the university also |
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has international campuses and study abroad programs; |
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award-winning programs include the Davis College of Agricultural |
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Sciences and Natural Resources, the School of Medicine, the School |
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of Law, multiple colleges of engineering, and the Rawls College of |
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Business; in recent years, the university inaugurated the Texas |
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Tech School of Veterinary Medicine; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas Tech also takes great pride in its athletic |
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programs; the Red Raiders compete in 17 varsity sports, and 16 of |
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those teams have participated in the NCAA postseason or in a bowl |
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game; moreover, the university has won 27 Big 12 Conference titles, |
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including 11 in the past seven years, and its alumni include Olympic |
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athletes and Super Bowl champions; and |
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WHEREAS, Since its founding 100 years ago, Texas Tech has |
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provided generations of Texans with a strong foundation for |
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achievement, and in so doing, it has contributed significantly to |
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the prosperity and vitality of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby commemorate the 100th anniversary of Texas Tech University |
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and extend to all those associated with this noteworthy institution |
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sincere best wishes for the 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 university as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas Senate. |