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 Arizo-
na’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 herit-
age, is dedicated to building a better Arizona through ac-
cess, 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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•HRES 1145 IH 
Whereas the University of Arizona is committed to an acces-
sible, quality education for all, maintaining the third low-
est tuition rate of any public university among the Asso-
ciation 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 inter-
national 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 an-
swered 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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•HRES 1145 IH 
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 dis-
tinguished Solar Decathlon: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the University of Arizona for 125 
years of dedication to excellence in higher education; 
(2) congratulates the University of Arizona on 
the occasion of its 125th anniversary, and 
(3) expresses thanks to the University of Ari-
zona for its contribution to the betterment of the 
United States. 
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