[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 18 (Tuesday, February 3, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H713]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY

  (Ms. GRAHAM asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. GRAHAM. Mr. Speaker, to celebrate Black History Month, I rise to 
recognize Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, one of the 
oldest and most prestigious Historically Black Colleges in the United 
States.
  The Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, or ``FAMU,'' as 
it is more affectionately known in north Florida, was founded in 1887 
with just 15 students and two instructors. Today, the university has 
grown to enroll nearly 10,000 students, and it was named by the U.S. 
News & World Report as the top public Historically Black College or 
university in the Nation for 2015.
  I am proud to represent FAMU in the Second Congressional District of 
Florida. Their mission and the public service they provide is a benefit 
to north Florida, to our State, and to our Nation.

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