[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 875 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 875

      Congratulating Spelman College on the occasion of its 125th 
                              anniversary.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 16, 2006

Mr. Lewis of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, 
    Mr. Payne, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. 
 Marshall, Mr. Norwood, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. Gingrey, Ms. Ginny 
 Brown-Waite of Florida, Ms. Schakowsky, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
of Texas) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
      Congratulating Spelman College on the occasion of its 125th 
                              anniversary.

Whereas Spelman College was established by Sophia B. Packard and Harriet E. 
        Giles, school teachers and Baptist missionaries, in 1881 in Atlanta, 
        Georgia, for the purpose of educating African American women and girls;
Whereas as a result of the benevolence of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. and Laura 
        Spelman Rockefeller, the name of the institution was changed from 
        ``Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary'' to ``Spelman Seminary'' in honor of 
        the Spelman family;
Whereas the curriculum expanded to include high school and college classes, and 
        the seminary conferred its first high school diplomas in 1887, and its 
        first college degrees in 1901;
Whereas in 1924, Spelman Seminary officially became Spelman College and grew to 
        become a leading undergraduate institution for African American women;
Whereas Spelman College was ranked among the top 75 Best Liberal Arts Colleges 
        according to U.S. News & World Report, 2005 edition;
Whereas the Association of Medical Colleges ranks Spelman College fifth among 
        undergraduate programs for Black students accepted to medical school, 
        and Spelman is one of six institutions designated by the National 
        Science Foundation and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
        as a Model Institution for Excellence in undergraduate science and math 
        education;
Whereas Spelman's ninth President, Beverly Daniel Tatum, has initiated a 
        strategic plan for Spelman (``Spelman ALIVE'') that includes five goals: 
        Academic excellence, Leadership development, Improving the 
        infrastructure, Visibility of accomplishments of the campus community, 
        and Exemplary customer service, all designed to create a vision for 
        Spelman of ``Nothing Less than the Best''; and
Whereas Spelman College has prepared more than six generations of African 
        American women to reach the highest levels of academic, community, and 
        professional achievement: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved,  That the House of Representatives--
            (1) congratulates Spelman College on the occasion of its 
        125th anniversary; and
            (2) commends the President of Spelman College, Dr. Beverly 
        Daniel Tatum, and the administration, faculty, staff, students, 
        and alumnae of the College for their outstanding achievements, 
        and contribution to African American education, history, and 
        culture.
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