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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 106 

Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the United Negro College Fund. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 12, 2019 

Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. JONES, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. 

BROWN, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. KAINE, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. SANDERS, Mrs. 

BLACKBURN, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Ms. HARRIS, Mr. 

TILLIS, Mr. COONS, Mr. WICKER, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. PERDUE, Mr. 

BOOKER, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. SCOTT of Florida, Mr. CARPER, 

Mr. COTTON, Mr. DURBIN, Mrs. MURRAY, and Ms. WARREN) submitted 

the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the United Negro 

College Fund. 

Whereas the United Negro College Fund (referred to in this 

preamble as ‘‘UNCF’’) was established on April 25, 

1944, by Dr. Frederick D. Patterson— 

(1) who served as the president of Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University) from 1935 to 1953; and 

(2) to make a united appeal to the national conscience; 

Whereas UNCF was established with 27 member colleges and 

a combined enrollment of 14,000 students; 


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Whereas, since the establishment of UNCF, the nonprofit organization has grown to become 1 of the oldest and most 

successful African-American higher education assistance 

organizations in the United States; 

Whereas the famous slogan of UNCF is ‘‘A mind is a terrible 

thing to waste’’; 

Whereas the mission of UNCF is— 

(1) to build a robust and nationally recognized pipeline of underrepresented students who become highly 

qualified college graduates through the support of 

UNCF; and 

(2) to ensure that the current network of 37 member Historically Black Colleges and Universities (referred 

to in this preamble as ‘‘HBCUs’’) is a respected model 

of best practices in moving students to and through college; 

Whereas UNCF has raised more than $4,800,000,000 and 

benefitted more than 450,000 students— 

(1) by annually awarding $100,000,000 in scholarships to more than 10,000 students through 400 scholarship programs; 

(2) by providing financial support to the 37 member 

HBCUs; and 

(3) by serving as a leading advocate in the United 

States for the importance of minority education and community engagement; and 

Whereas UNCF advocates on behalf of the following member 

HBCUs and the students served by those HBCUs: 

(1) Allen University. 

(2) Benedict College. 

(3) Bennett College. 

(4) Bethune-Cookman University. 


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(5) Claflin University. 

(6) Clark Atlanta University. 

(7) Dillard University. 

(8) Edward Waters College. 

(9) Fisk University. 

(10) Florida Memorial University. 

(11) Huston-Tillotson University. 

(12) Interdenominational Theological Center. 

(13) Jarvis Christian College. 

(14) Johnson C. Smith University. 

(15) Lane College. 

(16) Le Moyne-Owen College. 

(17) Livingstone College. 

(18) Miles College. 

(19) Morehouse College. 

(20) Morris College. 

(21) Oakwood University. 

(22) Paine College. 

(23) Philander Smith College. 

(24) Rust College. 

(25) Saint Augustine’s University. 

(26) Shaw University. 

(27) Spelman College. 

(28) Stillman College. 

(29) Talladega College. 

(30) Texas College. 

(31) Tougaloo College. 

(32) Tuskegee University. 

(33) Virginia Union University. 

(34) Voorhees College. 

(35) Wilberforce University. 

(36) Wiley College. 


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(37) Xavier University of Louisiana: Now, therefore, 

be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

(1) commemorates the 75th 2 anniversary of the 

3 establishment of the United Negro College Fund (re4 ferred to in this resolving clause as ‘‘UNCF’’); 

5 (2) celebrates the successes of UNCF in pro6 viding— 

7 (A) support to Historically Black Colleges 

8 and Universities (referred to in this resolving 

9 clause as ‘‘HBCUs’’); and 

10 (B) financial aid to help underrepresented 

11 students gain access to postsecondary edu12 cation; and 

13 (3) reaffirms the mission of UNCF— 

14 (A) to build a robust and nationally recog15 nized pipeline of underrepresented students who 

16 become highly qualified college graduates; and 

17 (B) to ensure that HBCUs are a respected 

18 model of best practices in moving students to 

19 and through college. 

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