[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 77 Engrossed in House (EH)]

H. Res. 77

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                         March 3, 2009.
Whereas, on March 14, 1908, Virginia Governor Claude A. Swanson signed into law 
        legislation for the establishment of the new State Normal and Industrial 
        School for Women at Fredericksburg, Virginia;
Whereas in 1938, the institution was renamed Mary Washington College in honor of 
        Mary Ball Washington, the mother of President George Washington;
Whereas in 1970, the Virginia General Assembly approved full coeducational 
        status for Mary Washington College, and men were enrolled as resident 
        students for the first time;
Whereas in 2004, the Virginia General Assembly approved university status to the 
        institution, changing its name to the University of Mary Washington;
Whereas the University of Mary Washington enrolls over 5,000 students and 
        employs over 1,000 full-time and part-time faculty and staff;
Whereas in 2008, U.S. News and World Report ranked the University of Mary 
        Washington as third among public, southern, master's degree-granting 
        schools;
Whereas the University of Mary Washington has been led by eight presidents: 
        Edward H. Russell (1908-1919), Algernon B. Chandler, Jr. (1919-1928), 
        Morgan L. Combs (1929-1955), Grellet C. Simpson (1956-1974), Prince B. 
        Woodard (1974-1982), William M. Anderson, Jr. (1983-2006), William J. 
        Frawley (2006-2007), and Judy G. Hample (2008-);
Whereas the University of Mary Washington offers 43 degree programs, including 
        32 undergraduate programs, 4 graduate programs, 7 education specialist 
        programs;
Whereas in its centennial year, the University of Mary Washington conferred more 
        than 1,200 master's and bachelor's degrees;
Whereas the University of Mary Washington Intercollegiate Athletic Program 
        sponsors 23 NCAA Varsity Teams, and the student-athletes on these teams 
        have won five Individual and Team National Championships, produced 245 
        All-America Selections and more than 100 Academic All-Americans, and won 
        more Conference Championships than any other school in the Capital 
        Athletic Conference; and
Whereas in 2009, the University of Mary Washington begins a new century of 
        academic excellence, service to the Commonwealth of Virginia, and 
        leadership to the world in producing people of insight, wisdom, 
        character, and accomplishment: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives congratulates the University of 
Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, for more than 100 years of 
leadership and service to the Fredericksburg area, the Commonwealth of Virginia, 
and the United States.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.