,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #dhi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #f1 #bjbe    
,mrs4 ,hyde-,smi? 7= h]self & ,mr4      
,wick]7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,,resolution  ,comm5d+ ,delta
 ,/ate ,univ]sity 9 ,clevel&1           
,mississippi1 = #ajj ye>s ( s]vice to ! 
,/ate ( ,mississippi & ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 
,:]eas1 on ,febru>y #ai1 #aibd1         
,mississippi ,/ate ,s5ator ,w4,b4       
,rob]ts & ,mississippi ,/ate ,s5ator    
,ar?ur ,l4 ,m>%all introduc$            
,mississippi ,s5ate ,bill #bfc1 & on    
,april #i1 #aibd1 ,mississippi ,gov]nor 
,h5ry ,l4 ,:itfield sign$ ,mississippi  
,s5ate ,bill #bfc into law1 creat+      
,delta ,/ate ,tea*]s ,college2  ,:]eas  
,delta ,/ate ,tea*]s ,college op5$ its  
doors (ficially on ,septemb] #ae1 #aibe1
 to #ig /ud5ts & #aa faculty2  ,:]eas ! 
fir/ graduation at ,delta ,/ate 0 held 9
 ,june #aibh1 ) #ac /ud5ts receiv+      
,ba*elor ( ,sci5ce degrees2  ,:]eas !   

,delta ,c\ncil 0 organiz$ at ,delta     
,/ate on ,m>* #e1 #aice1 & ,delta ,/ate 
,presid5t ,william ,m4 ,ke?ley s]v$ z   
its fir/ presid5t2  ,:]eas ! ,m>%all    
,plan 0 fir/ ann\nc$ at ,delta ,/ate by 
,"u ,secret>y ( ,/ate ,dean ,a*eson on  
,may #h1 #aidg2  ,:]eas ,delta ,/ate    
,tea*]s ,college (ficially became ,delta
 ,/ate ,college on ,febru>y #af1 #aiee2 
,:]eas1 9 ! summ] ( #aife1 ,delta ,/ate 
add$ a graduate program1 :i* 0 a great  
/ep =w>d 9 provid+ additional tra9+ = ! 
excell5t tea*]s x _h be5 educat+ s9ce   
its e/abli%m5t2  ,:]eas1 on ,m>* #ae1   
#aigd1 ,delta ,/ate ,college became     
,delta ,/ate ,univ]sity2  ,:]eas ,delta 
,/ate ,univ]sity work$ to create !      
,mississippi ,delta ,national ,h]itage  
,area1 :i* 0 (ficially designat$ by     
,congress 9 #bjji & is #a ( #ee         
,national ,h]itage ,areas 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates designat$ by ,congress to tell   
nationally important /ories1 celebrat+ !
 div]se h]itage ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ?r\gh 
community-bas$ p>tn]%ips & local        

collaboration2  ,:]eas ,delta ,/ate     
,univ]sity p>tn]$ ) ! local community to
 attract to ,clevel&1 ,mississippi1 !   
,grammy ,museum ,mississippi1 :i* op5$  
on ,m>* #e1 #bjaf1 to honor             
,mississippi's pr(\nd influ5ce on music 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & inspire ! next      
g5]ation ( creators2  ,:]eas ! ,delta   
,/ate ,univ]sity ,/atesm5 & ,lady       
,/atesm5 are compos$ ( ! #ae            
int]collegiate v>sity sports t repres5t 
,delta ,/ate ,univ]sity 9 ! ,gulf ,s\?  
,conf]5ce2  ,:]eas ! ,delta ,/ate       
,univ]sity ,/atesm5 & ,lady ,/atesm5 h a
 /rong tradition ( excell5ce 9 a?letics1
 s]v+ z *>t] memb]s ( ! ,gulf ,s\?      
,conf]5ce & boa/+ #ad national          
*ampion%ips1 includ+ #f 9 wom5's        
basketball1 #a 9 baseball1 #a 9         
football1 & #f 9 swimm+ & div+2  ,:]eas 
,delta ,/ate ,univ]sity is a #d-ye>     
public in/itution ^: ne>ly #b1gjj /ud5ts
 come f mo/ ,/ates ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & m
 ?an #ce c\ntries2  ,:]eas1 ackn[l$g+   
its beg9n+ z a tea*]s college1 ,delta   

,/ate ,univ]sity su/a9s excell5ce 9     
tea*] education :ile cont9u+ to exp&    
(f]+s 9 traditional1 z well z unique1   
fields ( /udy2  ,:]eas programs su* z ^?
 available ?r\gh ! ,delta ,music        
,in/itute1 ! ,comm]cial ,aviation       
,dep>tm5t1 & ! ,c5t] = ,int]discipl9>y  
,geospatial ,in=mation highlight ,delta 
,/ate ,univ]sity's commitm5t to meet+ ! 
evolv+ ne$s ( ! /ud5ts x s]ves )        
_w-lead+1 indu/ry-acclaim$ programs2 &  
,:]eas1 situat$ 9 ! he>t ( !            
,mississippi ,delta1 ,delta ,/ate       
,univ]sity (f]s top-not* academic       
programs 9 bus9ess1 arts1 sci5ces1      
nurs+1 education1 & m3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x 
,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 comm5ds ,delta ,/ate 
,univ]sity = #ajj ye>s ( s]vice to !    
,/ate ( ,mississippi & ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 
7#b7 recognizes ,delta ,/ate ,univ]sity 
= its academic1 cultural1 & a?letic     
excell5ce2 &  7#c7 respectfully reque/s 
t ! ,secret>y ( ! ,s5ate transmit an    
enroll$ copy ( ?is resolution to--  7,a7
 ! ,presid5t ( ,delta ,/ate ,univ]sity1 

,dr4 ,daniel ,j4 ,ennis2  7,b7 ! ,provo/
 & ,vice ,presid5t = ,academic ,affairs1
 ,dr4 ,leslie ,griff92 &  7,c7 !        
,director ( ,a?letics1 ,mr4 ,mike       
,k9nison4