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107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 140

Congratulating the University of Minnesota and its faculty, staff, students,

alumni, and friends, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the

founding of the University of Minnesota, for outstanding teaching, research, and service to Minnesota, the Nation, and the world.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 22, 2001

Mr. SABO (for himself, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. PETERSON of

Minnesota, Mr. LUTHER, Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota, Mr. GUTKNECHT,

and Mr. RAMSTAD) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which

was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Congratulating the University of Minnesota and its faculty,

staff, students, alumni, and friends, on the occasion of

the 150th anniversary of the founding of the University

of Minnesota, for outstanding teaching, research, and

service to Minnesota, the Nation, and the world.

Whereas the University of Minnesota, established in 1851, is

the land grant university of the State of Minnesota, is

one of the most comprehensive and prestigious universities in the United States, is a major research institution, and has 4 campuses and many outreach centers;
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Whereas since its inception the University of Minnesota has

awarded more than 537,575 degrees, including more than

24,728 doctorates;

Whereas 13 faculty members and alumni of the University of

Minnesota have been awarded Nobel Prizes, including the

Nobel Peace Prize;

Whereas faculty, staff, and students of the University of Minnesota have made a significant impact on the lives of people throughout the world through accomplishments that

include establishment of the world’s leading kidney transplant center, development of more than 80 new crop varieties that greatly increase food production around the

world, development of the taconite process, invention of

the flight recorder (commonly known as the black box)

and the retractable seat belt, eradication of many poultry

and livestock diseases, invention of the heart-lung machine used in the world’s first open-heart surgery, isolation of uranium-235 in a prototype mass spectrometer,

invention of the heart pacemaker, and development of the

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (popularly

known as the ‘‘MMPI’’);

Whereas the University of Minnesota conducts more than

300 programs serving children and youth;

Whereas the University of Minnesota Extension Service has

contact with 700,000 Minnesota residents every year in

areas ranging from crop management to effective parenting;

Whereas the University of Minnesota makes significant contributions to the artistic and cultural richness of the region through its faculty, students, and curriculum as well
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as its galleries, museums, concerts, theater productions,

lectures, and films;

Whereas the University of Minnesota library system is the

17th largest in North America;

Whereas alumni of the University of Minnesota, including

370,000 living alumni, have played a major role in building the economic health and vitality of Minnesota; and

Whereas alumni of the University of Minnesota have created

more than 1,500 technology companies that employ more

than 100,000 Minnesotans and add $30,000,000,000 to

the annual economy of Minnesota: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate

2 concurring), That the Congress, on the occasion of the

3 150th anniversary of the founding of the University of

4 Minnesota, congratulates the University of Minnesota and

5 its faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends for a tradi6 tion of outstanding teaching, research, and service to Min7 nesota, the Nation, and the world.

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