| 1 | House Resolution |
| 2 | A resolution designating March 21, 2007, as "FAMU Day" in |
| 3 | Tallahassee. |
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University was |
| 6 | founded in 1887, named a land-grant institution in 1891, and |
| 7 | designated a university in 1953, and |
| 8 | WHEREAS, FAMU, a four-year, historically black university |
| 9 | offering undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs, seeks |
| 10 | qualified students from all racial, ethnic, religious, and |
| 11 | national groups and has provided immeasurable educational |
| 12 | opportunities for young men and women, and |
| 13 | WHEREAS, academic components of the university consist of |
| 14 | 13 colleges and schools and two institutes: Arts and Sciences; |
| 15 | Education; Engineering Sciences, Technology, and Agriculture; |
| 16 | Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Engineering; Allied Health |
| 17 | Sciences; Architecture; Business and Industry; General Studies; |
| 18 | Journalism and Graphic Communication; Nursing; Law; Graduate |
| 19 | Studies and Research; the Environmental Sciences Institute; and |
| 20 | the Institute of Public Health, and |
| 21 | WHEREAS, FAMU is the top producer of African Americans with |
| 22 | baccalaureate degrees and degrees in business management, |
| 23 | marketing, and related services, and is the top producer of |
| 24 | African-American pharmacists in the nation, and |
| 25 | WHEREAS, FAMU won its sixth consecutive Mid-Eastern |
| 26 | Athletic Conference Volleyball Championship in November 2006, |
| 27 | and |
| 28 | WHEREAS, FAMU was named the number one college for African |
| 29 | Americans by Black Enterprise in 2006, and the "Marching 100" |
| 30 | performed at Super Bowl XLI on February 4, 2007, NOW, THEREFORE, |
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| 32 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
| 33 | Florida: |
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| 35 | That the House of Representatives, in recognition of |
| 36 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University's contributions |
| 37 | as an outstanding institution of higher education, proudly |
| 38 | designates March 21, 2007, as "FAMU Day" in Tallahassee. |
| 39 | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be |
| 40 | presented to Dr. Castell Vaughn Bryant, interim president of |
| 41 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, as a tangible |
| 42 | token of the sentiments expressed herein. |