IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 164 
Recognizing Dr. Elmira Mangum as the first female president of Florida 
Agricultural & Mechanical University. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 23, 2015 
Mr. HASTINGS (for himself, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, 
Mr. DEUTCH, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. MICA, 
Mr. NUGENT, and Ms. JACKSON LEE) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing Dr. Elmira Mangum as the first female 
president of Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University. 
Whereas Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University 
(FAMU) was founded on October 3, 1887, as the State 
Normal College for Colored Students at Tallahassee with 
15 students and 2 instructors; 
Whereas FAMU was established as an 1890 land-grant insti-
tution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, reso-
lution of complex issues, and the empowerment of citizens 
and communities; 
Whereas the institution has gone by 3 other names prior to 
becoming Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University 
(FAMU) in 1953, and remains the only historically black 
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university in the 12-member State University System of 
Florida; 
Whereas FAMU students have a legacy of social involvement, 
including the boycott of Tallahassee buses that success-
fully integrated the city’s public transportation system; 
Whereas FAMU now boasts approximately 11,000 students 
and 700 faculty members, and has had 10 men serve as 
presidents during the institution’s 127-year history; 
Whereas Dr. Elmira Mangum has a 28-year history as a 
higher education administrator, ranging from the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Buffalo 
to the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and Cor-
nell University; 
Whereas Dr. Mangum holds a Master’s in Public Policy and 
Public Administration, a Master’s in Urban and Regional 
Planning, and a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and 
Policy; 
Whereas Dr. Mangum has taught higher education adminis-
tration, leadership theory and practice, and financial 
management; 
Whereas Dr. Mangum was in the inaugural class of the Mil-
lennium Leadership Institute, attended the Harvard 
Graduate School of Education Management Development 
Program, and Cornell’s Administrative Management In-
stitute; 
Whereas Dr. Mangum is a life member of the National Coun-
cil of Negro Women and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., a 
historically black Greek-lettered organization that pro-
motes scholarship, sisterly love, service, and finer woman-
hood; 
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Whereas Dr. Mangum was selected as the first permanent fe-
male president in the 127-year history of FAMU; 
Whereas Dr. Mangum has made tremendous strides to ad-
vance the legacy of FAMU with forward thinking plans, 
such as her Sustainability Initiative, which will provide 
research-based solutions to the world’s socio-economic 
and environmental problems, and strengthening FAMU’s 
STEM programs, which are the hallmark of academia; 
Whereas Dr. Mangum has consistently articulated resource-
ful, innovative ideas for Black college survival; and 
Whereas our Nation must remain committed to celebrating 
the accomplishments and advancements of women: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes Dr. Elmira Mangum for being 
selected as the first female permanent president of 
Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University; 
(2) acknowledges the significance of Florida 
Agricultural & Mechanical University in the history 
of Historically Black Colleges and Universities and 
the civil rights movement; and 
(3) emphasizes the importance of celebrating 
the accomplishments of trailblazers across the coun-
try, such as Dr. Elmira Mangum. 
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