18 | | - | 7 WHEREAS, Auburn University, established in 1856, was |
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19 | | - | 8 reorganized as a state institution, the Agricultural and |
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20 | | - | 9 Mechanical College, and as the south's first land grant |
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21 | | - | 10 institution under the Morrill Act in 1872, establishing the |
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22 | | - | 11 Colleges of Agriculture and Engineering and the Graduate |
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23 | | - | 12 School; and |
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24 | | - | 13 WHEREAS, the Morrill Act provided for military |
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25 | | - | 14 training at land grant institutions, thereby establishing a |
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26 | | - | 15 program at Auburn University in 1872 that is recognized today |
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27 | | - | 16 as the Army, Naval, and Air Force Reserve Officers' Training |
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28 | | - | 17 Corps; and |
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29 | | - | 18 WHEREAS, the Colleges of Agriculture and |
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30 | | - | 19 Engineering, along with the Graduate School and Auburn |
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31 | | - | 20 University Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs, have |
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32 | | - | 21 executed on the land grant mission of providing instruction, |
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33 | | - | 22 conducting research, advancing the economic development of the |
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34 | | - | 23 state and the nation through outreach and cooperative |
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35 | | - | 24 extension, and providing military training; and |
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37 | | - | 1 WHEREAS, these colleges and programs have prepared |
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38 | | - | 2 thousands of graduates for productive careers and leadership |
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39 | | - | 3 roles, including individuals who went forth to become |
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40 | | - | 4 astronauts, military leaders, corporate executives, community |
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41 | | - | 5 luminaries, scientists, inventors, engineers, lawyers, |
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42 | | - | 6 doctors, farmers, educators, statespersons, business owners, |
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43 | | - | 7 and more; and |
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44 | | - | 8 WHEREAS, through its research and outreach, the |
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45 | | - | 9 College of Agriculture has fueled some of the state's leading |
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46 | | - | 10 industries through animal nutrition and welfare; stronger |
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47 | | - | 11 plant varieties and animal breeds; new technologies and |
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48 | | - | 12 practices to make foods safer; enhanced strategies to advance |
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49 | | - | 13 environmental conservation on farms and throughout |
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50 | | - | 14 communities; the combatting of biological threats to the |
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51 | | - | 15 state's farms; new opportunities for farmers; innovative ways |
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52 | | - | 16 to grow higher yields with fewer resources; and stronger rural |
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53 | | - | 17 communities; and |
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54 | | - | 18 WHEREAS, through its research and outreach, the |
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55 | | - | 19 Samuel Ginn College of Engineering has provided the |
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56 | | - | 20 engineering foundation to build safer and more efficient |
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57 | | - | 21 transportation systems; launch mankind into space and develop |
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58 | | - | 22 commercial space applications; defend our nation against |
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59 | | - | 23 foreign and domestic threats; spur the growth of Alabama's |
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60 | | - | 24 industrial and manufacturing sectors; advance the pulp and |
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61 | | - | 25 paper and chemical refining industries; provide affordable and |
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63 | | - | 1 reliable electrical power; revolutionize our ability to |
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| 18 | + | 8 RECOGNIZING THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF AUBURN |
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| 19 | + | 9 UNIVERSITY'S COLLEGES OF AGRICULTURE AND ENGINEERING, GRADUATE |
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| 20 | + | 10 SCHOOL, MILITARY INSTRUCTION PROGRAMS, AND LAND GRANT STATUS. |
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| 21 | + | 11 |
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| 22 | + | 12 WHEREAS, Auburn University, established in 1856, was |
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| 23 | + | 13 reorganized as a state institution, the Agricultural and |
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| 24 | + | 14 Mechanical College, and as the south's first land grant |
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| 25 | + | 15 institution under the Morrill Act in 1872, establishing the |
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| 26 | + | 16 Colleges of Agriculture and Engineering and the Graduate |
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| 27 | + | 17 School; and |
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| 28 | + | 18 WHEREAS, the Morrill Act provided for military |
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| 29 | + | 19 training at land grant institutions, thereby establishing a |
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| 30 | + | 20 program at Auburn University in 1872 that is recognized today |
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| 31 | + | 21 as the Army, Naval, and Air Force Reserve Officers' Training |
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| 32 | + | 22 Corps; and |
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| 33 | + | 23 WHEREAS, the Colleges of Agriculture and |
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| 34 | + | 24 Engineering, along with the Graduate School and Auburn |
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| 35 | + | 25 University Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs, have |
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| 36 | + | 26 executed on the land grant mission of providing instruction, |
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| 37 | + | 27 conducting research, advancing the economic development of the |
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| 38 | + | Page 1 1 state and the nation through outreach and cooperative |
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| 39 | + | 2 extension, and providing military training; and |
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| 40 | + | 3 WHEREAS, these colleges and programs have prepared |
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| 41 | + | 4 thousands of graduates for productive careers and leadership |
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| 42 | + | 5 roles, including individuals who went forth to become |
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| 43 | + | 6 astronauts, military leaders, corporate executives, community |
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| 44 | + | 7 luminaries, scientists, inventors, engineers, lawyers, |
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| 45 | + | 8 doctors, farmers, educators, statespersons, business owners, |
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| 46 | + | 9 and more; and |
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| 47 | + | 10 WHEREAS, through its research and outreach, the |
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| 48 | + | 11 College of Agriculture has fueled some of the state's leading |
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| 49 | + | 12 industries through animal nutrition and welfare; stronger |
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| 50 | + | 13 plant varieties and animal breeds; new technologies and |
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| 51 | + | 14 practices to make foods safer; enhanced strategies to advance |
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| 52 | + | 15 environmental conservation on farms and throughout |
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| 53 | + | 16 communities; the combatting of biological threats to the |
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| 54 | + | 17 state's farms; new opportunities for farmers; innovative ways |
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| 55 | + | 18 to grow higher yields with fewer resources; and stronger rural |
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| 56 | + | 19 communities; and |
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| 57 | + | 20 WHEREAS, through its research and outreach, the |
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| 58 | + | 21 Samuel Ginn College of Engineering has provided the |
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| 59 | + | 22 engineering foundation to build safer and more efficient |
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| 60 | + | 23 transportation systems; launch mankind into space and develop |
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| 61 | + | 24 commercial space applications; defend our nation against |
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| 62 | + | 25 foreign and domestic threats; spur the growth of Alabama's |
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| 63 | + | 26 industrial and manufacturing sectors; advance the pulp and |
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| 64 | + | 27 paper and chemical refining industries; provide affordable and |
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| 65 | + | Page 2 1 reliable electrical power; revolutionize our ability to |
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