[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 101 (Thursday, July 27, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S8382]
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                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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  SENATE RESOLUTION 541--CONGRATULATING SPELMAN COLLEGE ON ITS 125TH 
                              ANNIVERSARY

  Mr. ISAKSON (for himself, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Rockefeller) 
submitted the following resolution, which was considered and agreed to:
       Whereas, in 1881, Spelman College was established by Sophia 
     B. Packard and Harriet E. Giles, school teachers and Baptist 
     missionaries, 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 African-
     American students accepted to medical school, and Spelman is 
     1 of 6 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 5 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 6 
     generations of African American women to reach the highest 
     levels of academic, community, and professional achievement: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) congratulates Spelman College on 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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