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First Extraordinary Session, 2011
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 15
BY REPRESENTATIVE BISHOP
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON
To urge and request the Southern University Board of Supervisors to name the
administration building at Southern University at New Orleans in honor of former
chancellor Dr. Emmett W. Bashful.
WHEREAS, Dr. Emmett W. Bashful, former chancellor of Southern University at
New Orleans (SUNO), died on Saturday, February 26, 2011, at the age of ninety-three; and
WHEREAS, a native of Pointe Coupee Parish, Dr. Bashful grew up in Baton Rouge
and graduated from Southern University in 1940, taught public school in Allen Parish for
one year, was a businessman, and served with valor in the United States Army from 1942
until 1946; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Bashful later taught political science at Florida A&M University
and also taught political science for one year at his alma mater before being asked in 1959
by Southern president Felton G. Clark to open the New Orleans campus of Southern
University; and
WHEREAS, from 1959 until 1987, Dr. Bashful served with great distinction as dean,
vice president, and ultimately chancellor of SUNO, the first person to hold this vital position,
and after his retirement, he served as chancellor emeritus; and
WHEREAS, under Dr. Bashful's superb leadership and direction, SUNO, which
began with one building and one hundred fifty-eight students, grew tremendously, adding
hundreds of course offerings and many buildings; and
WHEREAS, over the course of his highly productive career, Dr. Bashful received
numerous honors and awards, and in recognition of his singular contributions, a block of
Robert E. Lee Boulevard was named Emmett W. Bashful Boulevard; and ENROLLEDHCR NO. 15
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WHEREAS, the memory of Dr. Bashful will long continue to be a source of
tremendous pride for his family, his friends, SUNO, the state of Louisiana, and the United
States of America; and
WHEREAS, in order to pay tribute to him for a distinguished career of excellence
in higher education and to recognize his momentous contributions and achievements, it is
appropriate that the SUNO administration building be named in honor of Dr. Emmett W.
Bashful.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
urge and request the Southern University Board of Supervisors to name the administration
building at Southern University at New Orleans in honor of former chancellor Dr. Emmett
W. Bashful.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to the chairman of the Southern University Board of Supervisors.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE