IV 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1145 

Recognizing the University of Arizona’s 125 years of dedication to excellence 

in higher education. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 9, 2010 

Ms. GIFFORDS (for herself and Mr. GRIJALVA) submitted the following 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the University of Arizona’s 125 years of 

dedication to excellence in higher education. 

Whereas the University of Arizona was authorized by Arizona’s 13th Territorial Assembly on March 12, 1885; 

Whereas the University of Arizona is the flagship university 

of the State of Arizona and, true to its land-grant heritage, is dedicated to building a better Arizona through access, quality, and discovery; 

Whereas classes at the University of Arizona first met in 

1891 with 32 students in Old Main, the first building 

constructed on campus; 

Whereas the University of Arizona is Arizona’s only member 

of the prestigious 62-member Association of American 

Universities; 


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Whereas the University of Arizona is committed to an accessible, quality education for all, maintaining the third lowest tuition rate of any public university among the Association of American Universities; 

Whereas the University of Arizona is ranked No. 15 among 

public universities by the National Science Foundation 

for research and development; 

Whereas the University of Arizona offers 122 undergraduate 

degrees, 217 graduate programs, and 3 professional 

schools including pharmacy, medicine, and law; 

Whereas the University of Arizona has over 225,000 alumni 

in all 50 States and across the world, including a former 

U.S. Secretary of the Interior, a former U.S. Surgeon 

General, 2 Nobel laureates, and 8 Pulitzer Prize winners; 

Whereas the University of Arizona is recognized as an international leader in research and innovation in many fields 

including optics, water research, and astronomy; 

Whereas the University of Arizona has achieved remarkable 

success in athletics, winning 16 national championships, 

including 8 softball titles and the 1997 men’s basketball 

title; 

Whereas University of Arizona students have consistently answered the call to service as memorialized by the clock 

tower of the Student Union Memorial Center, home to a 

bell rescued from the USS Arizona after the attack on 

Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; 

Whereas the University of Arizona played a leading role in 

NASA’s Phoenix Mars Mission, leading to the discovery 

of water on Mars and furthering the understanding of 

the Martian condition using advanced robotics; and 


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Whereas the University of Arizona is dedicated to a more 

sustainable energy future as reflected in its selection to 

and achievement in the U.S. Department of Energy’s distinguished Solar Decathlon: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) recognizes the University of Arizona for 125 

3 years of dedication to excellence in higher education; 

4 (2) congratulates the University of Arizona on 

5 the occasion of its 125th anniversary, and 

6 (3) expresses thanks to the University of Ari7 zona for its contribution to the betterment of the 

8 United States. 

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