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TO HONOR AND COMMEND THE GRADUATES OF THE ALLEN UNIVERSITY CLASS OF 1962 UPON THE CELEBRATION OF THEIR GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY OF GRADUATION AND TO CONGRATULATE THEM ON THE MANY SUCCESSES AND ACHIEVEMENTS THAT THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED IN THEIR LIVES AS A RESULT OF THE EXCELLENT EDUCATION THEY RECEIVED FROM ALLEN UNIVERSITY.
Whereas, Allen University was founded in 1870 by the African Methodist Episcopal Church at a time when the need to educate persons of African descent was compelling; and
Whereas, first known as Payne Institute and located in Cokesbury, the school moved from the Greenwood County community to Columbia in 1880 and was renamed Allen University after the distinguished and well-respected founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Richard Allen; and
Whereas, the Class of 1962 entered Allen University as freshmen in the fall of 1958, near the end of the Korean Conflict; and
Whereas, one hundred thirty-nine students graduated in the Class of 1962; and
Whereas, among the members of the class were many veterans who served with distinction in various branches of the United States Armed Forces; and
Whereas, as a result of the grace of God and out of their great zeal to succeed, many outstanding individuals graduated from Allen University in 1962 and served around the State, the nation, and the world as productive leaders in their chosen areas. Several members of the Class of 1962 became teachers, principals, supervisors, ministers, bishops, business and civic leaders; and
Whereas, the South Carolina General Assembly is pleased to recognize and honor the members of the Class of 1962 of Allen University and express its appreciation for a half century of contributions the class has made to our State, to the nation, and to the world. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That the members of the South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, honor and commend the graduates of the Allen University Class of 1962 upon the celebration of their golden anniversary of graduation and congratulate them on the many successes and achievements that they have experienced in their lives as a result of the excellent education they received from Allen University.
Be it further resolved that on May 4, 2012, one hundred thirty-nine graduates of the Allen University Class of 1962 celebrated a milestone marking the fiftieth anniversary of graduating from that great institution.
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