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
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on March 21, 2023.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate