Bill Text: TX HR152 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 75th anniversary of Howard College.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-26 - Reported enrolled [HR152 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR152-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 152 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Howard College celebrated its 75th anniversary with | ||
| a gala event at its main campus in Big Spring on September 30, 2021; | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Howard County Junior College District was | ||
| established in November 1945, and the following year, 148 students | ||
| enrolled, meeting for their first classes on September 30 in the | ||
| hospital unit of the former Big Spring Army Air Force Bombardier | ||
| School; the institution was admitted to the Association of Texas | ||
| Colleges in 1947 and later earned full accreditation from the | ||
| Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; in 1951, trustees | ||
| passed a resolution to admit students regardless of race, creed, or | ||
| color, and that same year, the college moved to its current campus; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Renamed Howard College in 1974, the school continued | ||
| to grow and thrive, and over the years, a number of new buildings | ||
| and programs were added, including the SouthWest College for the | ||
| Deaf, the country's first such institution of its kind; today, | ||
| under the leadership of President Dr. Cheryl T. Sparks, Howard also | ||
| offers courses at its San Angelo and Lamesa campuses, as well as at | ||
| the Big Spring Federal Correctional Institution and the Eden | ||
| Detention Center; proudly serving a diverse student body, the | ||
| college is designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution, and it has | ||
| been ranked among the top Military Friendly Schools in the nation; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, In commemoration of the college's 75th anniversary, | ||
| the Howard community has held various events since November 2020, | ||
| including several ribbon cuttings and ground breakings on the Big | ||
| Spring Campus; in January 2021, the Big Spring Chamber of Commerce | ||
| hosted a grand opening for the school's newly renovated Cactus | ||
| Room, which now features state-of-the-art technology for lectures | ||
| and special events; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For three quarters of a century, Howard College has | ||
| provided students with important opportunities in higher | ||
| education, and in so doing, it has enriched the lives of countless | ||
| Texans; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commemorate the 75th | ||
| anniversary of Howard College and extend to all those affiliated | ||
| with the institution sincere best wishes for continued success; | ||
| and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the college as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Darby | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 152 was adopted by the House on | ||
| October 18, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
