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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 313 

Congratulating the University of Washington on its sesquicentennial and 

recognizing the contributions of the University of Washington to the 

State of Washington and the United States. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 7, 2011 

Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mrs. MURRAY) submitted the following 

resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating the University of Washington on its sesquicentennial and recognizing the contributions of the University of Washington to the State of Washington and 

the United States. 

Whereas the University of Washington was founded on November 4, 1861, making it the oldest public university on 

the west coast of the United States; 

Whereas the University of Washington has since grown into 

an internationally acclaimed research university, spanning 3 campuses in the greater Puget Sound area and 

enrolling nearly 50,000 students, including international 

students from 18 countries; 

Whereas the faculty of the University of Washington has 

been repeatedly recognized for excellence, including 


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through the awarding of 4 Nobel Prizes and 15 ‘‘Genius 

Grants’’ by the MacArthur Foundation, among other 

awards; 

Whereas research at the University of Washington has played 

a critical role in supporting the advancement of knowledge and industry in the State of Washington and the 

rest of the country; 

Whereas the University of Washington serves as a cultural 

hub for the Seattle community through world-class 

venues such as the Henry Art Gallery and Meany Hall 

for the Performing Arts; 

Whereas the University of Washington is home to the Daniel 

J. Evans School of Public Affairs, the oldest institution 

dedicated to public policy at a public institution of higher 

education; 

Whereas, for more than 100 years, the University of Washington’s Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies has been at the forefront of international education 

and research, with a particular educational emphasis on 

the relations of the United States to the Asia-Pacific Region; 

Whereas the University of Washington Medical School and its 

associated hospitals have been recognized as some of the 

finest medical facilities in the world, home to the inventors of the first long-term procedure for kidney dialysis 

and the world’s first multidisciplinary pain care center, 

as well as helping train physicians throughout the western United States through partnerships with medical 

schools in Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho; and 


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Whereas November 4, 2011, is the 150th anniversary of the 

founding of the University of Washington: Now therefore, 

be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) honors the University of Washington on its 

3 sesquicentennial; 

4 (2) recognizes the contributions of the Univer5 sity of Washington to the State of Washington and 

6 the United States; 

7 (3) salutes the University of Washington’s dis8 tinguished legacy of academic excellence, path-break9 ing research, and partnership with its community; 

10 and 

11 (4) extends its congratulations to the students, 

12 faculty, staff, and alumni of the University of Wash13 ington. 

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