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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. CON. RES. 9 

Honoring the life and memory of Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., 

president emeritus of the University of Notre Dame. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 4, 2015 

Mr. REID (for Mr. DONNELLY (for himself and Mr. COATS)) submitted the 

following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 

the Judiciary 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Honoring the life and memory of Reverend Theodore M. 

Hesburgh, C.S.C., president emeritus of the University 

of Notre Dame. 

Whereas Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., was born 

on May 25, 1917, in Syracuse, New York, ordained a 

priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross on June 24, 

1943, in South Bend, Indiana, and served as president 

of the University of Notre Dame from 1952 to 1987; 

Whereas during his tenure, the University of Notre Dame 

welcomed female students for the first time and embraced the spirit of open intellectual inquiry and moral 

engagement that defines the University today; 

Whereas Father Hesburgh held a variety of appointed positions under 4 popes and 9 Presidential administrations; 


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Whereas throughout decades of public service, Father 

Hesburgh proudly championed the civil rights of AfricanAmericans, the duty of society to the poor, and the fundamental human dignity of all persons; 

Whereas in pursuit of those ideals, Father Hesburgh held a 

variety of influential public roles, including terms as a 

founding member and chairman of the United States 

Commission on Civil Rights, chair of the Overseas Development Council, chair of the Select Commission on Immigration and Refugee Policy, and permanent representative of the Holy See to the International Atomic Energy 

Agency in Vienna from 1956 to 1970; 

Whereas in pursuit of global social justice, Father Hesburgh 

reaffirmed the commitment of the University of Notre 

Dame to human rights by helping to found the Kellogg 

Institute for International Studies and the Kroc Institute 

for International Peace Studies at the University as well 

as the Center for Civil and Human Rights at the University of Notre Dame Law School; 

Whereas Father Hesburgh was a longtime advocate for the 

responsible stewardship of atomic energy and gracefully 

brought together scientists, scholars, and spiritual leaders 

to work toward an end to nuclear conflict; 

Whereas Father Hesburgh served as ambassador to the 1979 

United Nations Conference on Science and Technology 

for Development, the first Catholic priest to formally hold 

a diplomatic position for the United States Government; 

Whereas Father Hesburgh received both the Congressional 

Gold Medal and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the 

highest civilian awards of the United States, as well as 


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more than 150 honorary degrees, the most ever awarded 

to a single individual; and 

Whereas Father Hesburgh passed away on Thursday, February 26, 2015, but remains very much alive in the 

hearts of all who knew him and in the University that 

he loved: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 

2 concurring), That the Congress— 

3 (1) commemorates the life and achievements of 

4 Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., who 

5 throughout his life displayed extraordinary commit6 ment to social justice and the improvement of higher 

7 education; and 

8 (2) honors Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh, 

9 C.S.C., for a lifetime of selfless dedication to God, 

10 Country, and Notre Dame. 

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