Bill Text: TX SR375 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing McMurry University on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-03 - Reported enrolled [SR375 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR375-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, McMurry University in Abilene is marking its | ||
| 100th anniversary in 2023; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1921, Bishop William Fletcher McMurry | ||
| appointed Dr. J. W. Hunt to establish a new Methodist college, | ||
| and in 1923, McMurry College held its first classes with an | ||
| enrollment of 200 students; by 1926, the campus included an | ||
| administration building and two dormitories, and a dining hall | ||
| was added in 1947, followed by an auditorium in 1951; over the | ||
| years, the campus has continued to grow, and a number of new | ||
| facilities have been constructed, including a stadium, | ||
| additional dormitories, classroom buildings, a band hall, a fine | ||
| arts building, and a welcome center; in 1990, the institution | ||
| became McMurry University; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Today, McMurry University serves more than 1,200 | ||
| students and offers associate's, baccalaureate, and master's | ||
| degrees in more than 40 areas of study; founded on Christian | ||
| principles, the school challenges students to examine the world | ||
| from multiple perspectives in preparation for lives of | ||
| leadership, service, and professional success; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Since its inception, McMurry University has | ||
| provided its students with an education that has enriched them | ||
| both academically and personally, and in so doing, it has made | ||
| important contributions to Texas and the world beyond; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, hereby commemorate the centennial of McMurry | ||
| University and extend to all those associated with the | ||
| institution sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
| prepared for McMurry University as an expression of high regard | ||
| from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Perry | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on April 3, 2023. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
