HM 39 — WNMU 125TH ANNIVERSARY, IN RECOGNITION

HOUSEA MEMORIAL 39RECOGNIZING 53RDWESTERN LEGISLATURENEW -MEXICO STATEUNIVERSITY'S QUASQUICENTENNIAL IN THE HOUSE OF NEWREPRESENTATIVES MEXICOAS -AN SECONDOPPORTUNITY SESSIONTO ,REFLECT 2018ON INTRODUCEDTHE BYPAST, RodolphoPRESENT "Rudy"AND S.FUTURE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY.

Martinez7 6WHEREAS, 8western 10New AMexico MEMORIALuniversity RECOGNIZINGwas WESTERNfounded NEWon MEXICOFebruary UNIVERSITY'S11, QUASQUICENTENNIAL1893 INas THEa HOUSEstate OFnormal REPRESENTATIVESschool ASfor ANthe OPPORTUNITYtraining TOof REFLECTteachers ONin THEthe PAST,thriving PRESENTsouthwestern ANDNew FUTUREMexico CONTRIBUTIONSmining OFcommunities; THE UNIVERSITY.

15and WHEREAS, western New Mexico university was founded on February 11, 1893 as a state normal school for theone traininghundred oftwenty-five eyears, twestern 17 teachers in the thriving southwestern New Mexico mininguniversity whas lmade nimportant dcontributions 18to communities;New Mexico;

and = = 19 a l WHEREAS, for one hundred twenty-five years, western New i a e r 20 Mexico university hasis madesituated importantin contributionsthe toshadows Newof athe tGila mnational mforest, 21near Mexico;the continental divide;

and d r e 22 WHEREAS, western New Mexico university is situatedrecognized intoday theas cNew eMexico's sonly kpublic 23applied shadowsliberal ofarts theand Gilasciences nationalinstitution forest,and nearhas thebeen continentalcontinuously eaccredited asince n1942 bby 24the divide;higher learning commission;

and u [ WHEREAS, western New Mexico universityuniversity, isa recognizedHispanic- todayserving .209884.1institution, ashas Newmade Mexico'senormous onlycontributions publicto appliedthe liberalstate's artscultural, intellectual, social and scienceseducational institutiongrowth andof hasits beenresidents continuouslywhile accreditedremaining sincefirmly 1942attached byto theits higherHM learning39 commission;community roots;

and Page 1 WHEREAS, western New Mexico university,university acontinues Hispanic-servingto institution,educate hasand madetrain enormousthousands contributionsof tostudents and professionals in the state'sregion cultural,through intellectual,a socialdedication andto educational growthexcellence ofand itsacademic residentsproficiency whileand remaininga firmlycommitment attached to its community roots;that has been demonstrated for one hundred twenty-five years;

and WHEREAS, located in Silver City, western New Mexico university continueshas toserved educatethe andpeople train thousands of studentsNew Mexico and professionalsits insurrounding theareas regionas through a dedicationcomprehensive, toregional, educationalrural, excellencepublic anduniversity academicsince proficiency1893 and ais commitmentcommitted to communitycontinuing thatthis hasservice beentoward demonstrateda forstudent onepopulation hundreddiverse twenty-fivein years;age, culture, language and ethnic background;

andNOW, WHEREAS,THEREFORE, locatedBE inIT SilverRESOLVED City,BY westernTHE NewHOUSE MexicoOF universityREPRESENTATIVES hasOF servedTHE theSTATE peopleOF ofNEW NewMEXICO Mexicothat andwestern itsNew surroundingMexico areasuniversity's asquasquicentennial abe comprehensive,recognized regional,in rural,the publichouse eof erepresentatives 17to universityserve sinceas 1893an andopportunity is committed to continuingreflect thison ethe epast, npresent dand 18future servicecontributions towardof athe studentuniversity; population diverse in age, culture, = = l ] 19 language and ethnic background;

aand l r i 20 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF t e a t REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that westerncopies Newof mthis mmemorial 21 e d r e 22 Mexico university's quasquicentennial be recognizedtransmitted into the cboard eof rcounty ccommissioners 23 house of representativesGrant tocounty serveand as an opportunity to reflect e a n b 24 on the past,president present and future contributions of thewestern uNew [Mexico university;university.

andHM .209884.139 -Page 2 -25 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be transmitted to the board of county commissioners of Grant county and the president of western New Mexico university.

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