IV 
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 orga-
nization has grown to become the Nation’s oldest Afri-
can-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, be-
cause 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 Univer-
sity, Florida Memorial University, Huston-Tillotson Uni-
versity, Interdenominational Theological Center, Jarvis 
Christian College, Johnson C. Smith University, Lane 
College, Le Moyne-Owen College, Livingstone College, 
Miles College, Morehouse College, Morris College, Oak-
wood University, Paine College, Philander Smith College, 
Rust College, Saint Augustine’s University, Shaw Univer-
sity, Spelman College, Stillman College, Talladega Col-
lege, Texas College, Tougaloo College, Tuskegee Univer-
sity, Virginia Union University, Voorhees College, Wilber-
force 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 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) commemorates the 75th anniversary of the 
United Negro College Fund, Inc. (UNCF) since its 
founding in 1944; 
(2) celebrates the successes of the organization 
in providing support to historically Black colleges 
and universities (HBCUs) and providing financial 
aid to help underrepresented students gain access to 
postsecondary education; and 
(3) reaffirms the mission of UNCF to build a 
robust and nationally recognized pipeline of under-
represented students who become highly qualified 
college graduates, and to ensure that HBCUs are a 
respected model of best practice in moving students 
to and through college. 
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