,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #hbe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #cj1 #bjbf,mrs4 
,hyde-,smi? 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,wick]7    
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution       
,comm5d+ ,mississippi ,*ri/ian          
,univ]sity = #bjj ye>s ( s]vice to !    
,/ate ( ,mississippi & ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 
,:]eas1 on ,janu>y #bd1 #ahbf1 !        
,mississippi ,legislature pass$1 &      
,gov]nor ,david ,holmes sign$ into law1 
an ,act e/abli%+ ,hamp/ead ,academy 9   
,h9ds ,c\nty1 ,mississippi1 mak+ :at is 
n[ ,mississippi ,*ri/ian ,univ]sity !   
olde/ in/itution ( high] le>n+ 9        
,mississippi2 ,:]eas1 9 #ahbg1 ,hamp/ead
 ,academy *ang$ its "n to ,mississippi  
,academy1 &1 9 #ahcj1 ! in/itution      
became ,mississippi ,college1 (f]+      
degrees 9 arts1 sci5ces1 & languages2   
,:]eas1 9 #ahca1 ,mississippi ,college  
became ! fir/ co$ucational in/itution ( 
high] le>n+ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to grant  
degrees to wom51 be/[+ diplomas ^u      

,alice ,rob9son & ,ca!r9e ,hall2 ,:]eas1
 9 #ahej1 ,mississippi ,college became  
affiliat$ ) ! ,mississippi ,bapti/      
,conv5tion1 mak+ x ! second-olde/       
,bapti/ college 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2      
,:]eas1 9 #aiba1 ! ,mississippi ,college
 a?letic teams became kn[n z ! ,*octaws1
 pay+ homage to ! ,native ,am]ican      
h]itage ( ! region2 ,:]eas ! =mal       
graduate program ( ,mississippi ,college
 0 e/abli%$ 9 #aiej1 foll[$ by !        
addition ( ! ,s*ool ( ,nurs+ 9 #aifi & !
 ,s*ool ( ,law 9 #aige2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjjc1
 ! ,mississippi ,college ,f\ndation 0   
e/abli%$ to /r5g!n ongo+ giv+1 :i*      
supports ! vision ( ,mississippi        
,college & recognizes its academic      
excell5ce & commitm5t to ! cause (      
,*ri/2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjje1 ! ,tribal       
,c\ncil ( ! ,mississippi ,b& ( ,*octaw  
,indians pass$ a resolution support+ !  
cont9u$ use ( ! "n 8,*octaw0 & relat$   
symbols by ,mississippi ,college2       
,:]eas1 9 #bjaa1 ,mississippi ,college  
laun*$ ! fir/ physician assi/ant program

 9 ! ,/ate ( ,mississippi & aw>d$ its   
fir/ educational lead]%ip doctorate2    
,:]eas1 9 #bjai1 ! ,mississippi ,college
 ,honors ,college 0 e/abli%$ & ! ,edw>d 
,mc,millan ,c5t] = ,education ,abroad 0 
laun*$2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjbb1 ! ,lel& ,spe$  
,s*ol>%ip program1 nam$ 9 honor (       
longtime b5efactor ,lel& ,spe$1 0       
e/abli%$1 (f]+ s*ol>%ips = eligible     
,mississippi /ud5ts & lead+ to a        
record-break+ class ( m ?an #a1jjj new  
/ud5ts 9 ! fall ( #bjbc2 ,:]eas1 9      
#bjbc1 ! ,gore ,arts ,complex1 nam$ 9   
honor ( r5[n$ arti/ ,dr4 ,samuel ,gore1 
0 d$icat$ & became home to ! art        
programs ( ,mississippi ,college & !    
,in/itute = ,s\!rn ,/orytell+1 repres5t+
 ! late/ *apt] 9 a legacy ( excell5ce 9 
art programs & ( commitm5t to fai? at   
,mississippi ,college2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjbf1 
,mississippi ,college celebrates its    
bic5t5nial anniv]s>y2 ,:]eas1 on ,june  
#a1 #bjbf1 ,mississippi ,college 0 r5am$
 ,mississippi ,*ri/ian ,univ]sity1      
reflect+ its long/&+ commitm5t to !     

,/ate ( ,mississippi1 its ,*ri/ian      
mission1 & its compreh5sive educational 
(f]+s2 ,:]eas1 today1 ,mississippi      
,*ri/ian ,univ]sity rema9s d$icat$ to   
excell5ce & innovation 9 tea*+ & le>n+1 
fo/]+ s*ol>%ip1 creative activity1 &    
pr(essional developm5t among its        
faculty1 /aff1 & /ud5ts2 ,:]eas1 today1 
,mississippi ,*ri/ian ,univ]sity        
/ud5t-a?letes compete 9 #ag sports 9 !  
,,ncaa ,division ,,ii ,gulf ,s\?        
,conf]5ce1 includ+ m5's baseball1       
basketball1 cross c\ntry1 golf1 socc]1  
t5nis1 & track & field & wom5's         
basketball1 cross c\ntry1 golf1 socc]1  
s(tball1 t5nis1 track & field1 &        
volleyball2 ,:]eas1 today1 ,mississippi 
,*ri/ian ,univ]sity cont9ues to make a  
significant economic impact 9 c5tral    
,mississippi z "o ( ! l>ge/ employ]s 9  
,cl9ton1 ,mississippi2 ,:]eas1 ?r\gh\t  
,mississippi ,*ri/ian ,univ]sity hi/ory1
 its alumni1 includ+ #d ,mississippi    
gov]nors & num]\s public (ficials at !  
,/ate & local levels1 h made & cont9ue  

to make an immeasurable diff]5ce 9 _!   
communities ?r\gh _! pr(essions1 public 
s]vice1 & vocational m9i/ry2 & ,:]eas1  
?r\gh\t its hi/ory1 ,mississippi        
,*ri/ian ,univ]sity has contribut$      
significantly to ! educational1 civic1 &
 spiritual life ( ! ,/ate ( ,mississippi
 & ! ,unit$ ,/ates3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t 
! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 comm5ds ,mississippi    
,*ri/ian ,univ]sity on ! occasion ( its 
bic5t5nial = #bjj ye>s ( di/+ui%$ s]vice
 to ! ,/ate ( ,mississippi & ! ,unit$   
,/ates2  7#b7 recognizes ,mississippi   
,*ri/ian ,univ]sity = its fai?-bas$     
academic1 community1 & a?letic          
excell5ce2 &  7#c7 respectfully reque/s 
t ! ,secret>y ( ! ,s5ate transmit an    
enroll$ copy ( ?is resolution to-- 7,a7 
! ,presid5t ( ,mississippi ,*ri/ian     
,univ]sity1 ,dr4 ,blake ,?ompson2 &     
7,b7 ! ,int]im ,provo/ ( ,mississippi   
,*ri/ian ,univ]sity1 ,dr4 ,/ephanie     
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