IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1169 
Honoring the 125th anniversary of Rollins College. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2010 
Mr. GRAYSON (for himself, Ms. KOSMAS, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, 
Mr. MICA, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. CONYERS, and Ms. MOORE 
of Wisconsin) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Education and Labor 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring the 125th anniversary of Rollins College. 
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 de-
gree 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 
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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 edu-
cator, served as Chairman of the 1931 Curriculum Con-
ference held at Rollins College, inspiring higher education 
curricular reform that still redounds today; 
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 Col-
lege; 
Whereas in 1949, Rollins College was the first institution of 
higher education in the South to present an honorary de-
gree to an African-American, namely Mary McLeod Be-
thune; 
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; 
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Whereas the Cornell Fine Arts Museum at Rollins features 
six galleries, Florida’s only print-study room, and a dy-
namic 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 com-
munities; and 
Whereas Rollins College is committed to excellence not only 
in the classroom but also on the playing field, having won 
more than 20 NCAA national championships, and being 
a founder 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 anni-
versary, recognizes its unwavering commitment to liberal 
arts education, and expresses its best wishes for continued 
success. 
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