IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1100 
Commending and congratulating the 100-year anniversary of Duke University, 
in Durham, North Carolina. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 21, 2024 
Mrs. FOUSHEE (for herself, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. JACKSON of North Carolina, Ms. 
ROSS, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina, Ms. 
MANNING, Mr. NICKEL, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina, 
Mr. LEVIN, and Mr. PETERS) submitted the following resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
RESOLUTION 
Commending and congratulating the 100-year anniversary 
of Duke University, in Durham, North Carolina. 
Whereas Duke University was established on December 11, 
1924; 
Whereas Duke University Hospital opened for patients in 
1930; 
Whereas, since the 1930s, Duke has grown into an inter-
nationally recognized academic medical center where re-
searchers and clinicians have made breakthrough discov-
eries and conducted pioneering procedures for patients lo-
cally and across the world; 
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Whereas Duke was admitted to the Association of American 
Universities in 1938; 
Whereas the admission into this prestigious organization of 
research universities helped to cement Duke’s place 
among the top tier of America’s research universities; 
Whereas the Sarah P. Duke Gardens was dedicated in April 
1939 and opened for the enjoyment of the university and 
community members; 
Whereas Duke University was desegregated on March 8, 
1961; 
Whereas, in 1963, the first 5 African-American undergradu-
ates enrolled at Duke; 
Whereas Duke established the Nation’s first physician assist-
ant program in 1965; 
Whereas Duke Cancer Center was one of the Nation’s first 
cancer centers established with the passage of the Na-
tional Cancer Act in 1973; 
Whereas the Cancer Center also developed the Nation’s first 
outpatient bone marrow transplant program; 
Whereas, in 1996, Duke created the Duke-Durham Neighbor-
hood Partnership; 
Whereas, in 1998, Duke University Health System was cre-
ated; 
Whereas today, the system includes Duke Regional Hospital 
and Duke Raleigh Hospital as well as other regional 
health care providers and serves patients in all 100 North 
Carolina counties and from across the country; 
Whereas, in 2012, Dr. Robert Lefkowitz, Chancellor’s Distin-
guished Professor of Medicine at Duke University, shared 
a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work with G protein- 
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coupled receptors, and, in 2015, Paul Modrich, James B. 
Duke Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry, 
received a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in 
mechanistic studies of DNA repair; 
Whereas legendary coach Mike Krzyzewski led the Duke 
men’s basketball team to 5 national championships; 
Whereas the University has won a record 7 national cham-
pionships in women’s golf as well as 3 national champion-
ships in men’s lacrosse and national championships in 
women’s tennis and men’s soccer; 
Whereas Duke University has won 130 Atlantic Coast Con-
ference championships across all sports; 
Whereas Duke University is the second largest private em-
ployer in North Carolina; 
Whereas over 16,500 undergraduate, graduate, and profes-
sional students attend Duke University; 
Whereas Duke has consistently been ranked among the Na-
tion’s top ten universities and its undergraduate nursing 
program is ranked first in the Nation by the U.S. News 
& World Report; 
Whereas Duke University offers 53 majors, 52 minors, and 
23 certificates; 
Whereas Duke University comprises eleven schools including 
Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore as well as Duke 
Kunshan University in China; and 
Whereas with nearly 200,000 alumni worldwide, Duke Uni-
versity remains the standard of excellence for univer-
sities: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
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(1) celebrates the 100th anniversary of Duke 
University, recognizes the University’s accomplish-
ments over the past century, and encourages North 
Carolina’s citizens to participate in activities mark-
ing this historic occasion; and 
(2) directs the Clerk of the House of Represent-
atives to make available 5 enrolled copies of this res-
olution to Vincent E. Price, the current President of 
Duke University. 
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