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[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 339 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 339

 Congratulating the University of Iowa College of Law for 150 years of 
 outstanding service to the State of Iowa, the United States, and the 
                                 world.

_______________________________________________________________________

                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 18, 2015

   Mr. Grassley (for himself and Mrs. Ernst) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

_______________________________________________________________________

                               RESOLUTION

 
 Congratulating the University of Iowa College of Law for 150 years of 
 outstanding service to the State of Iowa, the United States, and the 
                                 world.

Whereas the University of Iowa College of Law was founded in 1865, embodies the 
        motto of Iowa, ``our liberties we prize and our rights we will 
        maintain'', and has shaped generations of lawyers who exemplify that 
        motto;
Whereas the University of Iowa College of Law is the oldest law school in 
        continuous operation west of the Mississippi River;
Whereas, in 1873, the University of Iowa College of Law graduated what is 
        believed to be the first female law student in the United States, Mary 
        Beth Hickey;
Whereas the second female to graduate from the University of Iowa College of 
        Law, Mary Humphrey Haddock, became the first woman admitted to practice 
        before the District and Circuit Courts of the United States;
Whereas the University of Iowa College of Law was one of the first law schools 
        to grant a degree to an African-American student when Alexander Clark, 
        Jr., who graduated in 1879 and is believed to be the second African-
        American to graduate from a public law school in the United States, 
        graduated from the University of Iowa College of Law;
Whereas the University of Iowa College of Law graduated the first United States 
        Attorney of American Indian ancestry;
Whereas the University of Iowa College of Law has been ranked consistently among 
        the top law schools in the United States since the founding of the 
        College of Law 150 years ago and is currently ranked the 22nd best law 
        school in the United States according to U.S. News and World Report;
Whereas the law journal of the University of Iowa College of Law, the Iowa Law 
        Review, ranks among the high impact legal periodicals in the United 
        States;
Whereas the University of Iowa College of Law is home to a law library that 
        houses the second largest collection of volumes and volume equivalents 
        among all law school libraries, containing over 1,000,000 volumes and 
        volume equivalents, making it one of the most comprehensive collections 
        of print, microgram, and electronic legal materials in the United 
        States;
Whereas the Law Library at the University of Iowa College of Law is open to the 
        public and provides valuable legal resources for all Iowans;
Whereas the University of Iowa College of Law serves as the only public law 
        school in Iowa and pursues a mission of providing a legal education that 
        is accessible, affordable, and inclusive;
Whereas the University of Iowa College of Law provides clinics that offer real-
        world experience in a wide range of legal fields and pro bono counsel to 
        members of the community;
Whereas the University of Iowa College of Law strives to produce students that 
        are well-suited for the legal profession, resulting in 99 percent of 
        students of the College of Law completing degrees and 92 percent of 
        students of the College of Law passing the bar exam on the first 
        attempt;
Whereas the University of Iowa College of Law ranks in the top 15 law schools in 
        the United States for graduates in full-time, long-term jobs that 
        require passage of the bar exam; and
Whereas the University of Iowa College of Law has produced hundreds of notable 
        alumni that have contributed to the legal community in the State of Iowa 
        and the United States: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) congratulates the University of Iowa College of Law for 
        150 years of outstanding service to the State of Iowa, the 
        United States, and the world; and
            (2) requests that the Secretary of the Senate transmit a 
        copy of this resolution to the Dean of the College of Law and 
        the President of the University of Iowa.
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