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3 By Representatives Lovvorn, Wood (D), McCutcheon, Warren,
4 Gray, Fincher, Mooney, Holmes, Sorrells, Blackshear, Reynolds,
5 Whitt, Crawford, Lee, Baker, Gaston, Bedsole, Brown (K),
6 Shedd, Ellis, Smith, Drake, Standridge, Oliver, Shaver and
7 Isbell
8 RFD: Rules
9 First Read: 30-MAR-22
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2 ENROLLED, House Joint Resolution,
3 RECOGNIZING THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF AUBURN
4 UNIVERSITY'S COLLEGES OF AGRICULTURE AND ENGINEERING, GRADUATE
5 SCHOOL, MILITARY INSTRUCTION PROGRAMS, AND LAND GRANT STATUS.
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7 WHEREAS, Auburn University, established in 1856, was
8 reorganized as a state institution, the Agricultural and
9 Mechanical College, and as the south's first land grant
10 institution under the Morrill Act in 1872, establishing the
11 Colleges of Agriculture and Engineering and the Graduate
12 School; and
13 WHEREAS, the Morrill Act provided for military
14 training at land grant institutions, thereby establishing a
15 program at Auburn University in 1872 that is recognized today
16 as the Army, Naval, and Air Force Reserve Officers' Training
17 Corps; and
18 WHEREAS, the Colleges of Agriculture and
19 Engineering, along with the Graduate School and Auburn
20 University Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs, have
21 executed on the land grant mission of providing instruction,
22 conducting research, advancing the economic development of the
23 state and the nation through outreach and cooperative
24 extension, and providing military training; and
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1 WHEREAS, these colleges and programs have prepared
2 thousands of graduates for productive careers and leadership
3 roles, including individuals who went forth to become
4 astronauts, military leaders, corporate executives, community
5 luminaries, scientists, inventors, engineers, lawyers,
6 doctors, farmers, educators, statespersons, business owners,
7 and more; and
8 WHEREAS, through its research and outreach, the
9 College of Agriculture has fueled some of the state's leading
10 industries through animal nutrition and welfare; stronger
11 plant varieties and animal breeds; new technologies and
12 practices to make foods safer; enhanced strategies to advance
13 environmental conservation on farms and throughout
14 communities; the combatting of biological threats to the
15 state's farms; new opportunities for farmers; innovative ways
16 to grow higher yields with fewer resources; and stronger rural
17 communities; and
18 WHEREAS, through its research and outreach, the
19 Samuel Ginn College of Engineering has provided the
20 engineering foundation to build safer and more efficient
21 transportation systems; launch mankind into space and develop
22 commercial space applications; defend our nation against
23 foreign and domestic threats; spur the growth of Alabama's
24 industrial and manufacturing sectors; advance the pulp and
25 paper and chemical refining industries; provide affordable and
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1 reliable electrical power; revolutionize our ability to
2 communicate wirelessly; and provide safe and abundant drinking
3 water and effective sanitation systems, all of which have
4 combined to significantly improve the quality of life in our
5 state; now therefore,
6 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, BOTH
7 HOUSES THEREOF CONCURRING, That we hereby commend the Auburn
8 University College of Agriculture, Samuel Ginn College of
9 Engineering, Graduate School, and Reserve Officers' Training
10 Corps programs on this 150th Anniversary of serving the
11 citizens of Alabama and our nation, helping to improve lives,
12 enhancing economic development, promoting social well-being,
13 and enhancing national security.
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Speaker of the House of Representatives
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6 President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
House of Representatives7
I hereby certify that the within Act originated in8
9 and was adopted by the House 05-APR-22.
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11 Jeff Woodard
12 Clerk
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Senate16 06-APR-22 Adopted
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