Bill Text: VA HJR857 | 2019 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Randolph-Macon College.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-3)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-14 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ857ER) [HJR857 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2019-HJR857-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, on October 1, 2018, Randolph-Macon College, the second-oldest Methodist-run college in the nation, celebrated the 150th anniversary of the institution's move from its original location in Boydton to Ashland; and
WHEREAS, founded in 1830 with support from Methodist organizations in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, Randolph-Macon College relocated to Ashland in 1868, after the railroad to the campus in Boydton was destroyed during the Civil War; and
WHEREAS, chronicled in the book by emeritus faculty member James Edward Scanlon, Randolph-Macon College: A Southern History, 1825 – 1967, the move granted Randolph-Macon College a more accessible location and an opportunity to build a stronger relationship with the Virginia Conference of the Methodist Church; and
WHEREAS, Randolph-Macon College's rich and vibrant partnership with the Town of Ashland has helped the institution grow to an enrollment of more than 1,400 students in a wide range of disciplines; and
WHEREAS, over the course of the past 150 years, Randolph-Macon College has become a vital part of the Ashland community, extending its school motto—Building Extraordinary Futures—to include its friends and neighbors in Ashland, as well as its students; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Randolph-Macon College on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the institution's move to Ashland; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Randolph-Macon College as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for the institution's commitment to excellence in higher education and numerous contributions to the Ashland community.