MS SC576

Recognizes the 110-year history (1903-2013) of Utica Normal and Industrial Institute, established to address educational gaps for African Americans in Mississippi

Honors founder William Henry Holtzclaw, a Tuskegee graduate who led the institution for 40 years (1903-1943) and secured 2,000 acres of land for the school

Documents the institution's evolution from private school to Hinds County Agricultural High School (1947), then Utica Junior College (1957), and eventual merger with Hinds Junior College by federal court order

Acknowledges key leaders including Dr. J.D. Boyd, Dr. Walter Washington, J. Louis Stokes, and current Vice President Dr. George E. Barnes under Hinds Community College President Dr. Clyde Muse

Directs the resolution be presented to the President and Board of Trustees of Hinds Community College and forwarded to the Mississippi Community College Board