81R7327 MG-D
By: Kent H.R. No. 501
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, A group from Baylor University is visiting the State
Capitol on February 19, 2009, and this occasion provides a fitting
opportunity to pay tribute to the rich history of this notable
institution; and
WHEREAS, Baylor University dates back to 1841, when 35
delegates at the Union Baptist Association meeting accepted a
proposal by the Reverend William Milton Tryon and State District
Judge R. E. B. Baylor to create a Baptist university in Texas; the
Texas Baptist Education Society later petitioned the Congress of
the Republic of Texas, and, on February 1, 1845, an act was signed
into law that officially established Baylor University; Reverend
Tryon and Judge Baylor are regarded as the founders of the
university, along with the Reverend James Huckins, who was the
first Baptist missionary to Texas and the university's first
full-time fund-raiser; each year in February, the Baylor University
community hosts a Founders Day celebration to commemorate the
anniversary of its charter; and
WHEREAS, Today, Baylor University is a nationally ranked
liberal arts institution with a population of more than 14,000
students working toward degrees in 145 areas of study; this private
college is small enough to offer its students personal attention
but large enough to feature Big 12 athletics programs and nearly 300
student organizations; the university places special emphasis on
community service, and students, faculty, and staff volunteer
countless hours in the Waco area; and
WHEREAS, For more than a century and a half, Baylor
University has provided its students with an outstanding education
and a solid foundation for future success and, in so doing, it has
contributed to the continued progress of the Lone Star State; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby honor Baylor University and extend a warm
welcome to the representatives from the university who are present
in the State Capitol today; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Baylor University as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.