IV
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. CON. RES. 140
Congratulating the University of Minnesota and its faculty, staff, students,
alumni, and friends, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the
founding of the University of Minnesota, for outstanding teaching, re-
search, and service to Minnesota, the Nation, and the world.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 22, 2001
Mr. SABO (for himself, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. PETERSON of
Minnesota, Mr. LUTHER, Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota, Mr. GUTKNECHT,
and Mr. RAMSTAD) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which
was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Congratulating the University of Minnesota and its faculty,
staff, students, alumni, and friends, on the occasion of
the 150th anniversary of the founding of the University
of Minnesota, for outstanding teaching, research, and
service to Minnesota, the Nation, and the world.
Whereas the University of Minnesota, established in 1851, is
the land grant university of the State of Minnesota, is
one of the most comprehensive and prestigious univer-
sities in the United States, is a major research institu-
tion, and has 4 campuses and many outreach centers;
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Whereas since its inception the University of Minnesota has
awarded more than 537,575 degrees, including more than
24,728 doctorates;
Whereas 13 faculty members and alumni of the University of
Minnesota have been awarded Nobel Prizes, including the
Nobel Peace Prize;
Whereas faculty, staff, and students of the University of Min-
nesota have made a significant impact on the lives of peo-
ple throughout the world through accomplishments that
include establishment of the world’s leading kidney trans-
plant center, development of more than 80 new crop vari-
eties that greatly increase food production around the
world, development of the taconite process, invention of
the flight recorder (commonly known as the black box)
and the retractable seat belt, eradication of many poultry
and livestock diseases, invention of the heart-lung ma-
chine used in the world’s first open-heart surgery, isola-
tion of uranium-235 in a prototype mass spectrometer,
invention of the heart pacemaker, and development of the
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (popularly
known as the ‘‘MMPI’’);
Whereas the University of Minnesota conducts more than
300 programs serving children and youth;
Whereas the University of Minnesota Extension Service has
contact with 700,000 Minnesota residents every year in
areas ranging from crop management to effective par-
enting;
Whereas the University of Minnesota makes significant con-
tributions to the artistic and cultural richness of the re-
gion through its faculty, students, and curriculum as well
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as its galleries, museums, concerts, theater productions,
lectures, and films;
Whereas the University of Minnesota library system is the
17th largest in North America;
Whereas alumni of the University of Minnesota, including
370,000 living alumni, have played a major role in build-
ing the economic health and vitality of Minnesota; and
Whereas alumni of the University of Minnesota have created
more than 1,500 technology companies that employ more
than 100,000 Minnesotans and add $30,000,000,000 to
the annual economy of Minnesota: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring), That the Congress, on the occasion of the
150th anniversary of the founding of the University of
Minnesota, congratulates the University of Minnesota and
its faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends for a tradi-
tion of outstanding teaching, research, and service to Min-
nesota, the Nation, and the world.
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