South Carolina H 5267: Anthuan Maybank

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2025-2026 Bill 5267 Text of Previous Version (Feb. 26, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 5267

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A house RESOLUTION

To DeCLARE Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 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 100,000 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 Tier 1 Research Institution by the Carnegie Foundation, which 
puts it among the top universities in the nation in research output; and 

Whereas, Clemson 
University continues to be a highly ranked public university in America and has 
also 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 received more than 65,000 applications for enrollment this year and 
offers a path to a Clemson degree to more than 90 percent of South Carolina 
applicants each year; and 

Whereas, Clemson 
University was ranked as the top college in South Carolina and No. 20 in the 
South in Forbes 2026 America's Top Colleges list and it was named the Best 
College in South Carolina in Niche's 2026 Best College Rankings, earning top 
marks for Best Academics, Best Professors, and Best College Athletics among all 
universities in the Palmetto State; 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 
130 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 
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 Tuesday, March 3, 2026, as "Clemson Day" in the 
State of South Carolina.

Be it further resolved 
that a copy of this resolution be presented to Robert H. Jones, Ph.D.,

Interim President of 
Clemson University.

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