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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 728 

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. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 11, 2024 

Mrs. BRITT (for herself and Mr. TUBERVILLE) submitted the following 

resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

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 

an act of the Alabama Legislature on May 3, 1963, following the efforts of local leaders who saw a great need 

for a 4-year degree-granting institution along the fastgrowing 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 legislation 

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versity 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 (referred to in this preamble 

as ‘‘USA Health’’); 

Whereas USA Health in Mobile, Alabama is— 

(1) the only academic health system along the upper 

Gulf Coast; 

(2) 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) home to USA Health University Hospital, which 

serves the area with the only Level 1 trauma center, burn 

center, and comprehensive stroke center; 

(4) 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) 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) 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 


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students annually, who participate in over 115 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs through its 

10 colleges and schools; 

Whereas the University of South Alabama’s offerings include 

programs in medicine, nursing, and allied health with 1 

of only 2 allopathic medical schools in the State, an established College of Nursing, a burgeoning School of Marine and Environmental Sciences adjacent to the MobileTensaw Delta and the Gulf of Mexico, a comprehensive 

College of Engineering, and 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 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) commends the University of South Alabama 

3 on the occasion of its 60th anniversary and its years 

4 of service to the State of Alabama and the United 

5 States; 


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1 (2) recognizes the University of South Alabama 

2 for its education, research, and health care service 

3 as the ‘‘Flagship of the Gulf Coast’’; and 

4 (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of 

5 the Senate transmit an enrolled copy of this resolu6 tion to— 

7 (A) the President of the University of 

8 South Alabama, the Honorable Jo Bonner; 

9 (B) the Executive Vice President and Pro10 vost of the University of South Alabama, Dr. 

11 Andrea Kent; and 

12 (C) the Dean of the Frederick P. Whiddon 

13 College of Medicine & Vice President for Med14 ical Affairs at the University of South Alabama, 

15 Dr. John Marymont, and the Chief Executive 

16 Officer and Senior Associate Vice President for 

17 Medical Affairs at University of South Alabama 

18 Health, Mr. Owen Bailey. 

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