H. Res. 1169 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

May 26, 2010. 

Whereas Rollins College is one of the oldest institutions of 

higher learning in Florida; 

Whereas the motto of Rollins College is ‘‘Fiat Lux’’, meaning 

‘‘Let There Be Light’’ and, indeed, there has been light 

at Rollins from the beginning; 

Whereas Rollins is a comprehensive liberal arts college with 

an undergraduate Arts & Sciences program, the 

Crummer Graduate School of Business, and evening degree and community outreach programs offered through 

the Hamilton Holt School; 

Whereas for the fifth consecutive year, Rollins College ranked 

No. 1 among 117 Southern master’s-level universities, in 

the annual rankings of ‘‘America’s Best Colleges’’ in U.S. 

News & World Report; 

Whereas Rollins College is fortunate to count among its 

alumni a Nobel Prize winner and Rhodes Scholars; 

Whereas Rollins College students frequently secure Fulbright, 

Truman, Goldwater, and Pickering Scholarships; 

Whereas John Dewey, the distinguished philosopher and educator, served as Chairman of the 1931 Curriculum Conference held at Rollins College, inspiring higher education 

curricular reform that still redounds today; 
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Whereas Sinclair Lewis, when he accepted the Nobel Prize in 

Literature, named Rollins among the four colleges in the 

United States doing the most to encourage creative work 

in contemporary literature, a commitment that continues; 

Whereas prominent figures such as Presidents Franklin D. 

Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman have visited Rollins College; 

Whereas in 1949, Rollins College was the first institution of 

higher education in the South to present an honorary degree to an African-American, namely Mary McLeod Bethune; 

Whereas Rollins College’s Annie Russell Theatre, listed on 

the National Register of Historic Places, is reputed to be 

the oldest continuously operating theater in Florida; 

Whereas the nondenominational Knowles Memorial Chapel, 

an architectural treasure at Rollins College, also is listed 

on the National Register of Historic Places, and is the 

site of regular religious services, as well as musical and 

choral performances; 

Whereas the Cornell Fine Arts Museum at Rollins features 

six galleries, Florida’s only print-study room, and a dynamic combination of permanent collection installations 

and traveling exhibitions that promote interdisciplinary 

learning; 

Whereas Rollins has established the Winter Park Institute to 

create opportunities for nationally known scholars and 

artists to engage with the Winter Park and campus communities; and 

Whereas Rollins College is committed to excellence not only 

in the classroom but also on the playing field, having won 

more than 20 national championships, and being a found-
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er of intercollegiate rowing in the South, as well as intercollegiate soccer across Central Florida: Now, therefore, 

be it 

Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors Rollins College on the joyous occasion of its 125th anniversary, 

recognizes its unwavering commitment to liberal arts education, and expresses its best wishes for continued success. 

Attest: 

Clerk.