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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 507
2	2	WHEREAS, Texas Christian University is celebrating its
3	3	150th anniversary in 2023; and
4	4	WHEREAS, TCU was founded in 1873 in Thorp Spring by
5	5	brothers Addison and Randolph Clark, ministers and teachers from
6	6	nearby Fort Worth; they welcomed 13 students to Add-Ran Male and
7	7	Female College, and within five years, enrollment reached 450;
8	8	after affiliating with the Christian Church (Disciples of
9	9	Christ), the institution became known as Add-Ran Christian
10	10	University, and in 1895, it moved to Waco; the school soon chose a
11	11	mascot, the horned frog, and its colors, purple and white; it
12	12	adopted its present-day name in 1902; and
13	13	WHEREAS, In 1910, a major fire destroyed the main
14	14	building and badly damaged other facilities; in the wake of
15	15	that disaster, the college accepted Fort Worth's offer of 50
16	16	acres and $200,000 to relocate to the city; on its new campus,
17	17	the institution flourished, and the end of World War II marked
18	18	the beginning of a long period of significant growth; TCU
19	19	purchased an adjoining 106-acre golf course and by 1965, it had
20	20	added more than 25 buildings; gaining stature, it toughened
21	21	entrance requirements, expanded advanced study offerings, and
22	22	approved Ph.D. programs; and
23	23	WHEREAS, TCU has continued its rise in the 21st century,
24	24	opening the Campus Commons, including the Brown-Lupton
25	25	University Union, and establishing the John V. Roach Honors
26	26	College; Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine, Fort Worth's
27	27	M.D. school, has an enrollment of 240 and will graduate its first
28	28	class in 2023; moreover the endowment has passed the $2 billion
29	29	mark, and enrollment today is approximately 12,000; and
30	30	WHEREAS, Through the years, TCU has gained a reputation for
31	31	academic excellence, strong traditions, a vibrant student
32	32	experience, campus culture, and Greek life, and ardent support
33	33	for student-athletes, who have achieved high recognition; the
34	34	Horned Frogs have been particularly dominant in baseball, making
35	35	five College World Series appearances in the past 13 years, as
36	36	well as in equestrian events, tennis, and women's soccer, among
37	37	other sports; the 2022 football team became the first team in
38	38	Texas to earn the opportunity to compete for the national
39	39	championship in the College Football Playoff; since 2010, the TCU
40	40	rifle team has won three national championships, and it is the
41	41	only all-female team to win a national title in this coed sport;
42	42	the men's basketball team has made three NCAA tournament
43	43	appearances in the last six seasons; and
44	44	WHEREAS, Today, TCU is a world-class, values-centered
45	45	private university, comprised of nine schools and colleges, and
46	46	it has a legacy of creating leaders who shape and improve the
47	47	world for the greater good; it offers an unmatched student
48	48	experience and academic environment to students from diverse
49	49	backgrounds from Fort Worth, the state of Texas, and across the
50	50	globe; and
51	51	WHEREAS, TCU students, faculty, and staff offer valuable
52	52	research, scholarly activity, artistic and cultural assets, a
53	53	diverse array of talent, and significant economic benefit to the
54	54	region and state; the rich history of Texas Christian University
55	55	is a source of tremendous pride to its network of more than
56	56	100,000 alumni around the world, and this outstanding
57	57	institution is sure to continue to build on this foundation of
58	58	excellence in the years to come; now, therefore, be it
59	59	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
60	60	Legislature, hereby commemorate the 150th anniversary of Texas
61	61	Christian University and extend to the TCU community sincere
62	62	best wishes for a memorable and meaningful celebration; and,
63	63	be it further
64	64	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
65	65	prepared for the university as an expression of high regard from
66	66	the Texas Senate.
67	67	King, Kolkhorst
68	68	________________________________
69	69	President of the Senate
70	70	I hereby certify that the
71	71	above Resolution was adopted by
72	72	the Senate on May 3, 2023.
73	73	________________________________
74	74	Secretary of the Senate
75	75	________________________________
76	76	Member, Texas Senate
77	77	________________________________
78	78	Member, Texas Senate