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MS SR48
Resolution
AI Summary
- Alcorn State University, founded May 13, 1871, in Lorman, Mississippi, is America's first Historically Black Land Grant University and Mississippi's oldest land grant institution
- The university's first president, Hiram R. Revels, resigned his position as the nation's first African American U.S. Senator to help establish and lead the institution
- Alcorn generates over $187 million in economic impact for Mississippi, supports more than 3,000 jobs statewide, and offers the only nursing program at an HBCU in Mississippi
- Ten current Mississippi legislators, one statewide elected official, and the Commissioner of Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning hold degrees from Alcorn
- The resolution commemorates the university's 155th anniversary and directs presentation to Dr. Tracy Cook, Alcorn's 21st President
Legislative Description
Commemorate 155th Anniversary of Alcorn State University.
Last Action
Adopted
2/17/2026
Committee Referrals
Rules2/13/2026
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