88R15076 EME-D
By: Darby H.R. No. 358
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, A delegation from Angelo State University is
visiting Austin on March 21, 2023, in celebration of Angelo State
University Day at the State Capitol; and
WHEREAS, Founded as San Angelo Junior College, ASU opened its
doors in 1928 with an initial enrollment of 112 students, and its
first graduating class consisted of six students; in the 1930s, the
school changed its name to San Angelo College, and it evolved into a
four-year, state-supported university during the 1960s; the school
adopted the name Angelo State College in 1965 and Angelo State
University in 1969; it was part of the Texas State University System
from 1963 to 2007, when it joined the Texas Tech University System;
and
WHEREAS, Today, ASU serves more than 10,500 students and
employs some 900 faculty and staff members, who benefit from the
able leadership of President Ronnie D. Hawkins Jr.; it offers a wide
range of undergraduate and graduate programs with more than 100
majors and concentrations, including an essential and rapidly
expanding commercial aviation program, across its six colleges,
which encompass health and human services, arts and humanities,
education, science and engineering, business, and graduate studies
and research; in addition, the school established the ASU
Distinguished Scholarship Program, which is funded by one of the
largest endowments at a U.S. regional university; and
WHEREAS, Among its many achievements, ASU has been ranked as
one of the nation's best colleges by The Princeton Review every year
since 2010; it has also been named a Hispanic-Serving Institution
by the U.S. Department of Education and a Military Friendly School
by G.I.Jobs magazine; ASU has more than 49,000 alumni around the
globe; and
WHEREAS, For almost nine and a half decades, Angelo State
University has played an important role in higher education in the
Lone Star State, and its graduates continue to achieve success and
make significant contributions in numerous fields of endeavor; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize March 21, 2023, as Angelo State
University Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the
school's visiting delegation.