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Congressman David Scott Welcomes 1890 Universities to Washington

July 13, 2015
WHAT: Congressman David Scott welcomes the 1890 Land-Grant institutions to Washington, D.C. The presidents of all 19 universities designated as an 1890 Land-Grant institution will attend a hearing by the House Agriculture Committee on the 125th Anniversary of the Second Morrill Act. That Act created the 1890 Land-Grants. Six presidents will testify before the committee. This is the first time that the Committee has held a hearing exclusively on 1890 institutions.

WHEN: Wednesday, July 15, 2015, 10:00 a.m.

WHERE: 1300 Longworth House Office Building

WHO: Testimony of the following 1890 Presidents: Dr. George C. Wright, President, Prairie View A & M University; Dr. Jessica M. Bailey, Interim President, Fort Valley State University; Dr. Brian L. Johnson, President Tuskegee University; Dr. Harold L. Martin, Sr. Chancellor, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; President Elmira Mangum, Florida A&M University; Dr. Juliette B. Bell, President, University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

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