,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dhi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november 
#f1 #bjbe ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith 7for       
herself and ,mr4 ,wicker7 submitted the 
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary    
,,resolution  ,commending ,delta ,state 
,university in ,cleveland1 ,mississippi1
 for #ajj years of service to the ,state
 of ,mississippi and the ,united        
,states4  ,whereas1 on ,february #ai1   
#aibd1 ,mississippi ,state ,senator     
,w4,b4 ,roberts and ,mississippi ,state 
,senator ,arthur ,l4 ,marshall          
introduced ,mississippi ,senate ,bill   
#bfc1 and on ,april #i1 #aibd1          
,mississippi ,governor ,henry ,l4       
,whitfield signed ,mississippi ,senate  
,bill #bfc into law1 creating ,delta    
,state ,teachers ,college2  ,whereas    
,delta ,state ,teachers ,college opened 
its doors officially on ,september #ae1 
#aibe1 to #ig students and #aa faculty2 
,whereas the first graduation at ,delta 

,state was held in ,june #aibh1 with #ac
 students receiving ,bachelor of        
,science degrees2  ,whereas the ,delta  
,council was organized at ,delta ,state 
on ,march #e1 #aice1 and ,delta ,state  
,president ,william ,m4 ,kethley served 
as its first president2  ,whereas the   
,marshall ,plan was first announced at  
,delta ,state by ,under ,secretary of   
,state ,dean ,acheson on ,may #h1 #aidg2
  ,whereas ,delta ,state ,teachers      
,college officially became ,delta ,state
 ,college on ,february #af1 #aiee2      
,whereas1 in the summer of #aife1 ,delta
 ,state added a graduate program1 which 
was a great step forward in providing   
additional training for the excellent   
teachers it had been educating since its
 establishment2  ,whereas1 on ,march    
#ae1 #aigd1 ,delta ,state ,college      
became ,delta ,state ,university2       
,whereas ,delta ,state ,university      
worked to create the ,mississippi ,delta
 ,national ,heritage ,area1 which was   
officially designated by ,congress in   

#bjji and is #a of #ee ,national        
,heritage ,areas in the ,united ,states 
designated by ,congress to tell         
nationally important stories1           
celebrating the diverse heritage of the 
,united ,states through community-based 
partnerships and local collaboration2   
,whereas ,delta ,state ,university      
partnered with the local community to   
attract to ,cleveland1 ,mississippi1 the
 ,grammy ,museum ,mississippi1 which    
opened on ,march #e1 #bjaf1 to honor    
,mississippi's profound influence on    
music in the ,united ,states and inspire
 the next generation of creators2       
,whereas the ,delta ,state ,university  
,statesmen and ,lady ,statesmen are     
composed of the #ae intercollegiate     
varsity sports that represent ,delta    
,state ,university in the ,gulf ,south  
,conference2  ,whereas the ,delta ,state
 ,university ,statesmen and ,lady       
,statesmen have a strong tradition of   
excellence in athletics1 serving as     
charter members of the ,gulf ,south     

,conference and boasting #ad national   
championships1 including #f in women's  
basketball1 #a in baseball1 #a in       
football1 and #f in swimming and diving2
  ,whereas ,delta ,state ,university is 
a #d-year public institution whose      
nearly #b1gjj students come from most   
,states of the ,united ,states and more 
than #ce countries2  ,whereas1          
acknowledging its beginning as a        
teachers college1 ,delta ,state         
,university sustains excellence in      
teacher education while continuing to   
expand offerings in traditional1 as well
 as unique1 fields of study2  ,whereas  
programs such as those available through
 the ,delta ,music ,institute1 the      
,commercial ,aviation ,department1 and  
the ,center for ,interdisciplinary      
,geospatial ,information highlight      
,delta ,state ,university's commitment  
to meeting the evolving needs of the    
students it serves with world-leading1  
industry-acclaimed programs2 and        
,whereas1 situated in the heart of the  

,mississippi ,delta1 ,delta ,state      
,university offers top-notch academic   
programs in business1 arts1 sciences1   
nursing1 education1 and more3 ,now1     
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 commends ,delta ,state ,university 
for #ajj years of service to the ,state 
of ,mississippi and the ,united ,states2
  7#b7 recognizes ,delta ,state         
,university for its academic1 cultural1 
and athletic excellence2 and  7#c7      
respectfully requests that the          
,secretary of the ,senate transmit an   
enrolled copy of this resolution to--   
7,a7 the ,president of ,delta ,state    
,university1 ,dr4 ,daniel ,j4 ,ennis2   
7,b7 the ,provost and ,vice ,president  
for ,academic ,affairs1 ,dr4 ,leslie    
,griffin2 and  7,c7 the ,director of    
,athletics1 ,mr4 ,mike ,kinnison4