Reps. Bauer, Sak, Meadows, Bieda, Rick Jones, Opsommer, Byrum, Booher, Accavitti, Agema, Ball, Brown, Clack, Condino, Constan, Cushingberry, Dean, Elsenheimer, Farrah, Garfield, Gonzales, Hammel, Hammon, Hopgood, Johnson, Robert Jones, David Law, Lemmons, Marleau, Mayes, Moss, Palsrok, Pastor, Pearce, Shaffer, Sheltrown, Alma Smith, Spade, Tobocman and Vagnozzi offered the following resolution:

            House Resolution No. 49.

A resolution congratulating Lansing Community College on their 50th anniversary.

Whereas, It is with great pleasure that this legislative body join the entire state of Michigan in congratulating Lansing Community College on its 50th year anniversary celebration. Lansing Community College has served the citizens of Michigan for half a century by providing access to the latest information and technological resources, professional and knowledgeable faculty and staff, and, above all, quality and affordable educational opportunities for thousands of individuals; and

Whereas, Lansing Community College began as a part of the Lansing School District educating fifteen students in a single classroom. Today, it is an independent, multiple campus, and comprehensive community college providing superior instruction.  From 1957 until today, Lansing Community College has educated over 500,000 individuals interested in improving their lives through knowledge, effort, and excellence in learning; and

Whereas, Through years of strong leadership guided by presidents Dr. Philip Gannon, Dr. Abel Sykes, Dr. Jim Anderton, and Paula Cunningham, and currently by President Dr. Judith Cardenas, Lansing Community College has established itself as a competitive educational institution with an exciting and promising future ahead; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the members of this legislative body congratulate Lansing Community College on their 50th anniversary.