[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1169 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1169

           Honoring the 125th anniversary of Rollins College.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 11, 2010

Mr. Grayson (for himself, Ms. Kosmas, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. 
 Mica, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Conyers, and Ms. Moore of Wisconsin) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                         on Education and Labor

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                               RESOLUTION


 
           Honoring the 125th anniversary of Rollins College.

Whereas Rollins College is one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in 
        Florida;
Whereas the motto of Rollins College is ``Fiat Lux'', meaning ``Let There Be 
        Light'' and, indeed, there has been light at Rollins from the beginning;
Whereas Rollins is a comprehensive liberal arts college with an undergraduate 
        Arts & Sciences program, the Crummer Graduate School of Business, and 
        evening degree and community outreach programs offered through the 
        Hamilton Holt School;
Whereas for the fifth consecutive year, Rollins College ranked No. 1 among 117 
        Southern master's-level universities, in the annual rankings of 
        ``America's Best Colleges'' in U.S. News & World Report;
Whereas Rollins College is fortunate to count among its alumni a Nobel Prize 
        winner and Rhodes Scholars;
Whereas Rollins College students frequently secure Fulbright, Truman, Goldwater, 
        and Pickering Scholarships;
Whereas John Dewey, the distinguished philosopher and educator, served as 
        Chairman of the 1931 Curriculum Conference held at Rollins College, 
        inspiring higher education curricular reform that still redounds today;
Whereas Sinclair Lewis, when he accepted the Nobel Prize in Literature, named 
        Rollins among the four colleges in the United States doing the most to 
        encourage creative work in contemporary literature, a commitment that 
        continues;
Whereas prominent figures such as Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. 
        Truman have visited Rollins College;
Whereas in 1949, Rollins College was the first institution of higher education 
        in the South to present an honorary degree to an African-American, 
        namely Mary McLeod Bethune;
Whereas Rollins College's Annie Russell Theatre, listed on the National Register 
        of Historic Places, is reputed to be the oldest continuously operating 
        theater in Florida;
Whereas the nondenominational Knowles Memorial Chapel, an architectural treasure 
        at Rollins College, also is listed on the National Register of Historic 
        Places, and is the site of regular religious services, as well as 
        musical and choral performances;
Whereas the Cornell Fine Arts Museum at Rollins features six galleries, 
        Florida's only print-study room, and a dynamic combination of permanent 
        collection installations and traveling exhibitions that promote 
        interdisciplinary learning;
Whereas Rollins has established the Winter Park Institute to create 
        opportunities for nationally known scholars and artists to engage with 
        the Winter Park and campus communities; and
Whereas Rollins College is committed to excellence not only in the classroom but 
        also on the playing field, having won more than 20 NCAA national 
        championships, and being a founder of intercollegiate rowing in the 
        South, as well as intercollegiate soccer across Central Florida: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors Rollins College 
on the joyous occasion of its 125th anniversary, recognizes its 
unwavering commitment to liberal arts education, and expresses its best 
wishes for continued success.
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