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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 728 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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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.

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                   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

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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 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 
        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 legislation 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 (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 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 Mobile-
        Tensaw 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
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (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 Secretary of the Senate 
        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; and
                    (C) the Dean of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of 
                Medicine & Vice President for Medical Affairs at the 
                University of South Alabama, Dr. John Marymont, and the 
                Chief Executive Officer and Senior Associate Vice 
                President for Medical Affairs at University of South 
                Alabama Health, Mr. Owen Bailey.
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