SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 55
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
recognize the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton in honor
of the 175th anniversary of the university's founding, which was
celebrated in 2020; and
WHEREAS, The university traces its roots to February 1,
1845, when the Republic of Texas approved the charter for the
first Baptist university west of the Mississippi; named Baylor
University, it was established in Independence with
coeducational classes and a collegiate preparatory department;
separate men's and women's departments were created in 1851, and
in 1886, the women's department relocated to Belton as Baylor
Female College; that same year, the men's department
consolidated with Waco University and retained the name Baylor
University; and
WHEREAS, The Belton campus was renamed Baylor College for
Women in 1925, Mary Hardin-Baylor College in 1934, and the
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in 1978; the university's many
historical accomplishments include founding the first journalism
school in a college for women in the United States and becoming
the first Texas Baptist university to enjoy full membership in
the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; and
WHEREAS, Today, UMHB serves a diverse enrollment of more
than 3,900 students from 31 countries and offers a wide range of
undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs that include
business administration, education, fine arts, engineering,
nursing, pre-veterinary medicine, physical therapy, and Christian
studies; moreover, the university has invested over $135 million in
new campus facilities in recent years; and
WHEREAS, Students, faculty, and staff of the University of
Mary Hardin-Baylor may indeed take great pride in their
institution's long history of educational excellence and its
ongoing contributions to the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th
Legislature, hereby commend the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
on its outstanding educational programs and extend sincere
congratulations to all those associated with the school on its
success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in
honor of this exemplary institution.
Buckingham
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on February 9, 2021.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate