SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 326
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 Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
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.
Perry
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on March 21, 2023.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate