Clemson Day

2025-2026 Bill 5267: Clemson Day - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5267
STATUS INFORMATION
House Resolution
Sponsors: Rep. Bowers
Document Path: LC-0459DG-EB26.docx
Introduced in the House on February 26, 2026
Adopted by the House on February 26, 2026
Summary: Clemson Day
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

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Action Description with journal page number

2/26/2026

House

Introduced and adopted (
House Journal-page 8
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
02/26/2026

A
house
RESOLUTION

To DeCLARE Tuesday, March 3, 2026, as "Clemson Day"
in the state of South Carolina.

W
hereas, 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

W
hereas, 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

W
hereas, 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

W
hereas, 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

W
hereas, 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

W
hereas, 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

W
hereas, 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

W
hereas, 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

W
hereas, 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

W
hereas, 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,

B
e it resolved by the
House of Representatives
:

T
hat 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.

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

I
nterim President of
Clemson University.

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