H. Res. 1564 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
September 14, 2010. 
Whereas Michigan Technological University located in 
Houghton, Michigan, on the beautiful shores of Lake Su-
perior on the spectacular Keweenaw Peninsula is cele-
brating its 125th anniversary in 2010; 
Whereas Michigan Technological University was first char-
tered as the Michigan School of Mines in 1885; 
Whereas due to the significant and growing contribution to 
the State of Michigan and the Nation, the school was re-
named the Michigan College of Mining and Technology 
with the added responsibility ‘‘to promote the welfare of 
the industries of the State’’ in 1927; 
Whereas the college continued its exceptional educational 
mission; 
Whereas in 1963, the new constitution of the State of Michi-
gan included the renaming to the Michigan College of 
Science and Technology and in 1964, with the present 
designation of Michigan Technological University with 
the continued responsibility of promoting the welfare of 
the industries of the State of Michigan; 
Whereas in 1990, Michigan Technological University’s A.E. 
Seaman Mineralogical Museum was designated as the of-
ficial ‘‘mineralogical museum’’ of Michigan with the sec-
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ond largest holdings of any university mineralogical mu-
seum in the Nation; 
Whereas Michigan Technological University’s mission is to 
create the future with the vision of continued growth as 
a premier technological research university of inter-
national stature, delivering education, new knowledge, 
and innovation for the needs of the world; 
Whereas today, Michigan Technological University now hosts 
more than 7,000 students who pursue baccalaureate, 
master, and doctoral degrees; 
Whereas Michigan Technological University is nationally 
ranked as a high research university by the Carnegie 
Foundation, 
with 
research 
expenditures 
of 
some 
$55,000,000 annually doing world class cutting edge 
basic and exceptional applied research; 
Whereas Michigan Technological University provides an ex-
ceptionally high quality of education in science, tech-
nology, engineering, and mathematics fields, graduating 
83 percent of students in those disciplines from across 
the State, Nation, and around the world; 
Whereas the State of Michigan and the Nation benefit from 
the influx of such outstanding graduates for the purpose 
of economic development, innovation, and entrepreneur-
ship; 
Whereas Michigan Technological University’s athletic pro-
grams are highly successful competitively as well as aca-
demically; 
Whereas Michigan Technological University’s student athletes 
are consistently among the top in the Nation with the 
highest grade point averages, while simultaneously per-
forming exceptionally well in their respective sports led
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by the successes of the women’s basketball team, which 
for the last two years has been in the NCAA Division II 
Elite Eight, underscoring the importance of being stu-
dent athletes; and 
Whereas 2010 marks the 125th anniversary of the founding 
of Michigan Technological University: Now, therefore, be 
it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors the 
students, alumni, faculty, staff, and board of control of 
Michigan Technological University on its 125th anniversary 
and commends the institution’s status as a leading public 
university that excels in high quality education, research, and 
quality of life for students and the contributions to the State 
of Michigan, the Nation, and society with the exceptional 
graduates that will create the future. 
Attest: 
Clerk.