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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 186 

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

Inc. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 7, 2019 

Mr. BYRNE (for himself, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. WALKER, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, 

Mr. CLAY, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of 

Georgia, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. 

PLASKETT, Mr. RUSH, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of 

Illinois, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. NORTON, Ms. WILD, Mr. TRONE, 

Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. HILL of Arkansas, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. LEWIS, Mrs. 

LEE of Nevada, Mr. BUDD, and Mr. GOHMERT) submitted the following 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 

RESOLUTION 

Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the United Negro 

College Fund, Inc. 

Whereas the United Negro College Fund, Inc. (UNCF) was 

created on April 25, 1944, by Dr. Frederick D. Patterson 

who served as the president of Tuskegee Institute, now 

Tuskegee University, from 1935 to 1953 with 27 member 

colleges and a combined enrollment of 14,000 students to 

make a united appeal to the national conscience; 

Whereas since the creation of the UNCF, the nonprofit organization has grown to become the Nation’s oldest African-American higher education assistance organization 


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with the famous slogan ‘‘A mind is a terrible thing to 

waste’’ and a mission to build a robust and nationally 

recognized pipeline of underrepresented students who, because of UNCF support, become highly qualified college 

graduates, and to ensure that our current network of 37 

total member historically Black colleges and universities 

(HBCUs) is a respected model of best practice in moving 

students to and through college; 

Whereas UNCF advocates on behalf of the following member 

HBCUs and the students they serve: Allen University, 

Benedict College, Bennett College, Bethune-Cookman 

University, Claflin University, Clark Atlanta University, 

Dillard University, Edward Waters College, Fisk University, Florida Memorial University, Huston-Tillotson University, Interdenominational Theological Center, Jarvis 

Christian College, Johnson C. Smith University, Lane 

College, Le Moyne-Owen College, Livingstone College, 

Miles College, Morehouse College, Morris College, Oakwood University, Paine College, Philander Smith College, 

Rust College, Saint Augustine’s University, Shaw University, Spelman College, Stillman College, Talladega College, Texas College, Tougaloo College, Tuskegee University, Virginia Union University, Voorhees College, Wilberforce University, Wiley College, and Xavier University of 

Louisiana; and 

Whereas UNCF has raised more than $4.8 billion benefiting 

more than 450,000 students and has accomplished this 

in the following three ways: by awarding $100 million in 

scholarships annually to more than 10,000 students 

through 400 scholarship programs, providing financial 

support to the 37 member HBCUs, and by serving as the 

Nation’s leading advocate for the importance of minority 


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education and community engagement: Now, therefore, 

be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) commemorates the 75th anniversary of the 

3 United Negro College Fund, Inc. (UNCF) since its 

4 founding in 1944; 

5 (2) celebrates the successes of the organization 

6 in providing support to historically Black colleges 

7 and universities (HBCUs) and providing financial 

8 aid to help underrepresented students gain access to 

9 postsecondary education; and 

10 (3) reaffirms the mission of UNCF to build a 

11 robust and nationally recognized pipeline of under12 represented students who become highly qualified 

13 college graduates, and to ensure that HBCUs are a 

14 respected model of best practice in moving students 

15 to and through college. 

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