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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1280 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1280

Commending the University of South Alabama on the occasion of its 60th 
 anniversary and its years of service to the State of Alabama and the 
                             United States.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 7, 2024

Mr. Carl (for himself, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. 
    Aderholt, Mr. Strong, Mr. Palmer, and Ms. Sewell) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education 
                           and the Workforce

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                               RESOLUTION

 
Commending the University of South Alabama on the occasion of its 60th 
 anniversary and its years of service to the State of Alabama and the 
                             United States.

Whereas the University of South Alabama was chartered by a Legislative Act on 
        May 3, 1963, following the efforts of local leaders who saw a great need 
        for a 4-year-degree-granting institution along the fast-growing Alabama 
        Gulf Coast;
Whereas the University of South Alabama's first classes were held on June 8, 
        1964, on a new campus in West Mobile, with 276 total students;
Whereas, in 1969, the Alabama Legislature passed a resolution establishing a new 
        medical school and, in 1973, the University of South Alabama began 
        providing medical education at the Frederick P. Whiddon College of 
        Medicine;
Whereas, in 1970, the University of South Alabama's adoption of Mobile General 
        Hospital and the creation of its new medical school gave rise to what is 
        today University of South Alabama Health (USA Health);
Whereas USA Health in Mobile, Alabama--

    (1) is the only academic health system along the upper Gulf Coast;

    (2) is home to USA Health Children's & Women's Hospital, which serves 
the area with the only pediatric emergency center, Level III Neonatal 
Intensive Care Unit, and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit;

    (3) is home to USA Health University Hospital, which serves the area 
with the only Level I trauma center, burn center, and compressive stroke 
center;

    (4) is home to USA Health Providence Hospital, which serves the area 
with a full-service, 349-bed hospital that provides 24/7 emergency care and 
a Level III trauma center;

    (5) is home to the USA Health Mitchell Cancer Institute, which serves 
the area as the only academic cancer treatment and research facility along 
the upper Gulf Coast, using continuous research and technological 
advancements to best treat patients; and

    (6) is home to the USA Health Physician Enterprise, the region's 
largest multispecialty practice, providing patients with primary and 
specialty care, including many services unique in the community;

Whereas, from its first class of 276 students, the University of South Alabama 
        has grown to host more than 13,500 students annually, participating in 
        over 115 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs through its 10 
        colleges and schools;
Whereas the University of South Alabama's offerings include--

    (1) programs in medicine, nursing, and allied health with 1 of only 2 
allopathic medical schools in the State;

    (2) an established College of Nursing;

    (3) a burgeoning School of Marine and Environmental Sciences adjacent 
to the Mobile-Tensaw Delta and the Gulf of Mexico;

    (4) a comprehensive College of Engineering; and

    (5) programs in business, computing, education, the sciences, and 
humanities;

Whereas the University of South Alabama is dedicated to supporting the academic 
        success of student-athletes while striving for on-field success;
Whereas the University of South Alabama, a charter member of the Sun Belt 
        Conference, is composed of 17 Division I men's and women's programs, 
        including football, basketball, baseball, softball, soccer, volleyball, 
        tennis, golf, cross country, and track and field; and
Whereas the University of South Alabama has distinguished itself by producing 
        alumni who have excelled in various sectors, including research, 
        medicine, business, education, engineering, the sciences, the arts, and 
        athletics, among others: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) commends the University of South Alabama on the 
        occasion of its 60th anniversary and its years of service to 
        the State of Alabama and the United States;
            (2) recognizes the University of South Alabama for its 
        education, research, and health care service as the flagship of 
        the Gulf Coast; and
            (3) respectfully requests that the Clerk of the House of 
        Representatives transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution 
        to--
                    (A) the President of the University of South 
                Alabama, the Honorable Jo Bonner;
                    (B) the Executive Vice President and Provost of the 
                University of South Alabama, Dr. Andrea Kent;
                    (C) the Dean of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of 
                Medicine and Vice President for Medical Affairs at the 
                University of South Alabama, Dr. John Marymont;
                    (D) the Chief Executive Officer and Senior 
                Associate Vice President for Medical Affairs at USA 
                Health, Mr. Owen Bailey; and
                    (E) the Director of Athletics of the University of 
                South Alabama, Dr. Joel Erdmann.
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