House
Resolution
6
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Introduced
HOUSE
RESOLUTION
NO.
6
BY
GRASSLEY
and
DEYOE
A
Resolution
honoring
the
sesquicentennial
anniversary
1
of
Ellsworth
Community
College.
2
WHEREAS,
Ellsworth
Community
College
in
Iowa
Falls
3
was
established
in
1890
as
the
private
Ellsworth
4
Academy
by
Professor
John
Tobin;
and
5
WHEREAS,
the
institution
was
named
after
Eugene
6
Ellsworth,
a
prominent
citizen
who
provided
much
of
the
7
financing
for
the
first
building
and
subsequent
growth
8
of
the
college;
and
9
WHEREAS,
the
first
classes
began
in
1890
with
50
10
students
enrolled;
and
11
WHEREAS,
the
citizens
of
Iowa
Falls
voted
in
1928
12
to
make
Ellsworth
a
public
junior
college
under
13
the
dual
jurisdiction
of
the
Iowa
Falls
Community
14
School
District
and
the
Ellsworth
College
Board
of
15
Trustees;
and
16
WHEREAS,
Ellsworth
Community
College
became
part
17
of
Iowa
Valley
Community
College
District
in
1968,
18
following
establishment
of
the
statewide
system
of
19
community
colleges
in
1965;
and
20
WHEREAS,
Ellsworth
Community
College
continues
21
to
honor
the
legacy
of
Eugene
Ellsworth
by
helping
22
students
solve
problems,
clarify
options,
broaden
23
their
horizons,
build
on
their
strengths,
set
goals,
24
and
achieve
their
dreams
through
a
quality
college
25
education;
NOW
THEREFORE,
26
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
27
That
the
House
of
Representatives
congratulates
the
28
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Ellsworth
Community
College
administration,
faculty,
1
and
staff;
the
Ellsworth
College
Board
of
Trustees;
2
the
Ellsworth
College
Foundation
Board;
and
the
Iowa
3
Valley
Community
College
District
as
they
celebrate
125
4
years
of
educational
excellence
at
Ellsworth
Community
5
College.
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