South Carolina H 4104: Clemson Day

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2025-2026 Bill 4104 Text of Previous Version (Feb. 26, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 4104

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A house RESOLUTION

TO DECLARE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2025, AS "CLEMSON 
DAY" IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

Whereas, Clemson 
University was founded in 1889 through a bequest to the State of South Carolina 
from Thomas Green Clemson, a Philadelphia-born, European-educated engineer, 
musician, and artist who married John C. Calhoun's daughter, Anna, and settled 
at her family estate in South Carolina; and

Whereas, Clemson's 
campus is the entire State of South Carolina, with the university having a 
presence in every county in South Carolina, agriculture research centers from 
the Piedmont to the coast, youth programs that serve more than a hundred 
thousand young people per year, and innovation campuses devoted to research and 
economic development in Anderson, Greenville, Greenwood, and North Charleston 
to support both existing and emerging industry clusters ranging from 
agribusiness and manufacturing to aviation and advanced materials; and

Whereas, Clemson's 
annual economic impact is $6.4 billion, resulting in 37,100 jobs statewide and 
generating $114.4 million in annual tax revenue, according to a recent external 
study; and

Whereas, Clemson 
University is a Carnegie Foundation Tier 1 Research Institution, which puts it 
among the top universities in the nation in research output; and

Whereas, Clemson 
University, which continues to be a highly ranked public university in America, 
has earned top rankings for graduation rates, value, efficiency, and return on 
investment while maintaining an outstanding student experience; and

Whereas, Clemson 
University is home to the state's first-ever veterinary school, the Harvey S. 
Peeler Jr. College of Veterinary Medicine, which is expected to enroll its 
inaugural class in the fall of 2026; and

Whereas, Clemson 
University, which received more than 62,000 applications for enrollment this 
year, offers a path to a Clemson degree to more than 93% of South Carolina 
applicants each year; and

Whereas, Clemson 
University enrolls more than 25,000 undergraduate and graduate students and has 
190,000 living alumni, with nearly 103,000 living in South Carolina; and

Whereas, Clemson 
University is part of a national system of land-grant universities and the U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, providing statewide research, extension, and 
regulatory programs (Public Service Activities) to enhance economic growth in 
South Carolina's agribusiness and forestry industries through a continuous flow 
of knowledge to farmers, foresters, and land managers; and

Whereas, for more than 
one hundred thirty years, Clemson University has continued to fulfill the 
covenant between its founder and the people of South Carolina as a "high 
seminary of learning" and has continued to improve the economy of the State 
through its historical land-grant responsibilities of teaching, research, and 
extended public service. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House 
of Representatives:

That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, declare 
Wednesday, March 5, 2025, as "Clemson Day" in the State of South Carolina.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution 
be presented to President James P. Clements, PhD, of Clemson University.

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