88R15320 BHH-D
 
  By: Perry S.R. No. 326
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, A delegation from Angelo State University is
  visiting Austin on March 21, 2023, in celebration of Angelo State
  University Day at the State Capitol; and
         WHEREAS, Founded as San Angelo Junior College, ASU opened its
  doors in 1928 with an initial enrollment of 112 students, and its
  first graduating class consisted of six students; in the 1930s, the
  school changed its name to San Angelo College, and it evolved into a
  four-year, state-supported university during the 1960s; the school
  adopted the name Angelo State College in 1965 and Angelo State
  University in 1969; it was part of the Texas State University System
  from 1963 to 2007, when it joined the Texas Tech University System;
  and
         WHEREAS, Today, ASU serves more than 10,500 students and
  employs some 900 faculty and staff members, who benefit from the
  able leadership of President Ronnie D. Hawkins Jr.; it offers a wide
  range of undergraduate and graduate programs with more than 100
  majors and concentrations, including an essential and rapidly
  expanding commercial aviation program, across its six colleges,
  which encompass health and human services, arts and humanities,
  education, science and engineering, business, and graduate studies
  and research; in addition, the school established the ASU
  Distinguished Scholarship Program, which is funded by one of the
  largest endowments at a U.S. regional university; and
         WHEREAS, Among its many achievements, ASU has been ranked as
  one of the nation's best colleges by The Princeton Review every year
  since 2010; it has also been named a Hispanic-Serving Institution
  by the U.S. Department of Education and a Military Friendly School
  by G.I.Jobs magazine; ASU has more than 49,000 alumni around the
  globe; and
         WHEREAS, For almost nine and a half decades, Angelo State
  University has played an important role in higher education in the
  Lone Star State, and its graduates continue to achieve success and
  make significant contributions in numerous fields of endeavor; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature
  hereby recognize March 21, 2023, as Angelo State University Day at
  the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the school's visiting
  delegation.