WHEREAS, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is a higher education institution dedicated to excellence and action, exemplified by the A&T Four on Feb. 1, 1960, when four North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University students initiated a peaceful, civil rights sit-in protest at the F.W. Woolworth department store lunch counter in Greensboro, igniting a national movement, changing our country forever; and

WHEREAS, members of the Goldsboro/Wayne Alumni Chapter have helped shape this city, county, state, and world into a better place; and

WHEREAS, members of the Goldsboro/Wayne Alumni Chapter provide scholarships annually to students from all backgrounds within Goldsboro and Wayne County so they can join in that Aggie Pride for Achieving Great Goals in Everything and Producing Individuals Dedicated to Excellence; and

WHEREAS, the Goldsboro/Wayne Alumni Chapter of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University was officially started by the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University National Alumni Association on Jan. 16, 1964.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Goldsboro City Council does hereby proclaim Jan. 16, 2024, as a day of congratulations and recognition for the Goldsboro/Wayne Alumni Chapter of the N.C. A&T State University Alumni Association for sixty years of support toward its members and service to our community.