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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1100 

Commending and congratulating the 100-year anniversary of Duke University, 

in Durham, North Carolina. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 21, 2024 

Mrs. FOUSHEE (for herself, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. JACKSON of North Carolina, Ms. 

ROSS, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina, Ms. 

MANNING, Mr. NICKEL, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina, 

Mr. LEVIN, and Mr. PETERS) submitted the following resolution; which 

was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

RESOLUTION 

Commending and congratulating the 100-year anniversary 

of Duke University, in Durham, North Carolina. 

Whereas Duke University was established on December 11, 

1924; 

Whereas Duke University Hospital opened for patients in 

1930; 

Whereas, since the 1930s, Duke has grown into an internationally recognized academic medical center where researchers and clinicians have made breakthrough discoveries and conducted pioneering procedures for patients locally and across the world; 


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Whereas Duke was admitted to the Association of American 

Universities in 1938; 

Whereas the admission into this prestigious organization of 

research universities helped to cement Duke’s place 

among the top tier of America’s research universities; 

Whereas the Sarah P. Duke Gardens was dedicated in April 

1939 and opened for the enjoyment of the university and 

community members; 

Whereas Duke University was desegregated on March 8, 

1961; 

Whereas, in 1963, the first 5 African-American undergraduates enrolled at Duke; 

Whereas Duke established the Nation’s first physician assistant program in 1965; 

Whereas Duke Cancer Center was one of the Nation’s first 

cancer centers established with the passage of the National Cancer Act in 1973; 

Whereas the Cancer Center also developed the Nation’s first 

outpatient bone marrow transplant program; 

Whereas, in 1996, Duke created the Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership; 

Whereas, in 1998, Duke University Health System was created; 

Whereas today, the system includes Duke Regional Hospital 

and Duke Raleigh Hospital as well as other regional 

health care providers and serves patients in all 100 North 

Carolina counties and from across the country; 

Whereas, in 2012, Dr. Robert Lefkowitz, Chancellor’s Distinguished Professor of Medicine at Duke University, shared 

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coupled receptors, and, in 2015, Paul Modrich, James B. 

Duke Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry, 

received a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in 

mechanistic studies of DNA repair; 

Whereas legendary coach Mike Krzyzewski led the Duke 

men’s basketball team to 5 national championships; 

Whereas the University has won a record 7 national championships in women’s golf as well as 3 national championships in men’s lacrosse and national championships in 

women’s tennis and men’s soccer; 

Whereas Duke University has won 130 Atlantic Coast Conference championships across all sports; 

Whereas Duke University is the second largest private employer in North Carolina; 

Whereas over 16,500 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students attend Duke University; 

Whereas Duke has consistently been ranked among the Nation’s top ten universities and its undergraduate nursing 

program is ranked first in the Nation by the U.S. News 

& World Report; 

Whereas Duke University offers 53 majors, 52 minors, and 

23 certificates; 

Whereas Duke University comprises eleven schools including 

Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore as well as Duke 

Kunshan University in China; and 

Whereas with nearly 200,000 alumni worldwide, Duke University remains the standard of excellence for universities: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 


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1 (1) celebrates the 100th anniversary of Duke 

2 University, recognizes the University’s accomplish3 ments over the past century, and encourages North 

4 Carolina’s citizens to participate in activities mark5 ing this historic occasion; and 

6 (2) directs the Clerk of the House of Represent7 atives to make available 5 enrolled copies of this res8 olution to Vincent E. Price, the current President of 

9 Duke University. 

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