Alabama 2022 Regular Session

Alabama House Bill HR192 Compare Versions

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11 1 HR192
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33 3 By Representative Lovvorn
44 4 RFD:
55 5 First Read: 29-MAR-22
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1414 8 RECOGNIZING THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF AUBURN
1515 9 UNIVERSITY'S COLLEGES OF AGRICULTURE AND ENGINEERING, GRADUATE
1616 10 SCHOOL, MILITARY INSTRUCTION PROGRAMS, AND LAND GRANT STATUS.
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1818 12 WHEREAS, Auburn University, established in 1856, was
1919 13 reorganized as a state institution, the Agricultural and
2020 14 Mechanical College, and as the south's first land grant
2121 15 institution under the Morrill Act in 1872, establishing the
2222 16 Colleges of Agriculture and Engineering and the Graduate
2323 17 School; and
2424 18 WHEREAS, the Morrill Act provided for military
2525 19 training at land grant institutions, thereby establishing a
2626 20 program at Auburn University in 1872 that is recognized today
2727 21 as the Army, Naval, and Air Force Reserve Officers' Training
2828 22 Corps; and
2929 23 WHEREAS, the Colleges of Agriculture and
3030 24 Engineering, along with the Graduate School and Auburn
3131 25 University Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs, have
3232 26 executed on the land grant mission of providing instruction,
3333 27 conducting research, advancing the economic development of the
3434 Page 1 1 state and the nation through outreach and cooperative
3535 2 extension, and providing military training; and
3636 3 WHEREAS, these colleges and programs have prepared
3737 4 thousands of graduates for productive careers and leadership
3838 5 roles, including individuals who went forth to become
3939 6 astronauts, military leaders, corporate executives, community
4040 7 luminaries, scientists, inventors, engineers, lawyers,
4141 8 doctors, farmers, educators, statespersons, business owners,
4242 9 and more; and
4343 10 WHEREAS, through its research and outreach, the
4444 11 College of Agriculture has fueled some of the state's leading
4545 12 industries through animal nutrition and welfare; stronger
4646 13 plant varieties and animal breeds; new technologies and
4747 14 practices to make foods safer; enhanced strategies to advance
4848 15 environmental conservation on farms and throughout
4949 16 communities; the combatting of biological threats to the
5050 17 state's farms; new opportunities for farmers; innovative ways
5151 18 to grow higher yields with fewer resources; and stronger rural
5252 19 communities; and
5353 20 WHEREAS, through its research and outreach, the
5454 21 Samuel Ginn College of Engineering has provided the
5555 22 engineering foundation to build safer and more efficient
5656 23 transportation systems; launch mankind into space and develop
5757 24 commercial space applications,; defend our nation against
5858 25 foreign and domestic threats; spur the growth of Alabama's
5959 26 industrial and manufacturing sectors; advance the pulp and
6060 27 paper and chemical refining industries; provide affordable and
6161 Page 2 1 reliable electrical power; revolutionize our ability to
6262 2 communicate wirelessly; and provide safe and abundant drinking
6363 3 water and effective sanitation systems, all of which have
6464 4 combined to significantly improve the quality of life in our
6565 5 state; now therefore,
6666 6 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF
6767 7 THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, That we hereby commend the Auburn
6868 8 University College of Agriculture, Samuel Ginn College of
6969 9 Engineering, Graduate School, and Reserve Officers' Training
7070 10 Corps programs on this 150th Anniversary of serving the
7171 11 citizens of Alabama and our nation, helping to improve lives,
7272 12 enhancing economic development, promoting social well-being,
7373 13 and enhancing national security.
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