IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 128 
Honoring Miami University for its 200 years of commitment to extraordinary 
higher education. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2009 
Mr. BOEHNER (for himself, Mr. DRIEHAUS, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Ms. KAP-
TUR, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. TURNER, Mr. JORDAN of Ohio, Ms. SUT-
TON, Mr. LATTA, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. AUSTRIA, Mr. BOCCIERI, and Ms. 
KILROY) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring Miami University for its 200 years of commitment 
to extraordinary higher education. 
Whereas article III of the Northwest Ordinance states that 
‘‘religion, morality, and knowledge being necessary to 
good government and its happiness of mankind, schools 
and the means of education shall forever be encouraged’’; 
Whereas Miami University was named for the Miami Indian 
Tribe that inhabited the area now known as the Miami 
Valley Region of Ohio; 
Whereas Miami University is our Nation’s 10th oldest public 
institution of higher learning; 
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Whereas Miami University’s motto is Process Quam 
Conspicua, ‘‘to accomplish without being conspicuous’’; 
Whereas Miami University is a student-centered public uni-
versity deeply committed to student success, building 
great student and alumni loyalty, and empowering its 
students, faculty, and staff to become engaged citizens 
who use their knowledge and skills with integrity and 
compassion to improve the future of our society; 
Whereas Poet Laureate Robert Frost once referred to Miami 
University as ‘‘the most beautiful college there is’’; 
Whereas Miami University is the birthplace of the McGuffey 
Eclectic Readers written by William Holmes McGuffey, 
‘‘School Master to the Nation’’, who wrote and compiled 
the first 4 Readers while a Miami University faculty 
member; 
Whereas Miami University is cited annually by national col-
lege rankings as being one of the Nation’s best values 
among public universities, and provides the opportunities 
of a major university while offering the personalized at-
tention found in the best small colleges; 
Whereas Miami University is named as one of the ‘‘Public 
Ivies’’, offering ‘‘an education comparable to that at Ivy 
League universities at a fraction of the price’’ in the book 
‘‘The Public Ivies: America’s Flagship Universities’’; 
Whereas Miami University is among a select group of univer-
sities in the Nation that have produced a Rhodes Scholar, 
a Truman Scholar, and a Goldwater Scholar in the same 
academic year; 
Whereas Miami University’s faculty are nationally prominent 
scholars and artists who contribute to Miami, their own 
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disciplines, and to society by the creation of new knowl-
edge and art; 
Whereas Miami University has its own campus in Luxem-
bourg and consistently ranks among the top 25 colleges 
and universities in the Nation for the number of under-
graduate students who study abroad, where more than 35 
percent of students study abroad before they graduate; 
Whereas in Business Week magazine’s latest ranking of un-
dergraduate business programs, Miami’s Farmer School 
of Business appears among the Nation’s top 5 percent, 
ranking 8th among public universities and colleges; 
Whereas Miami University has a retention and graduation 
rate that exceeds the national average for undergradu-
ates, students of color, and athletes, and has the highest 
graduation rate in Ohio; 
Whereas Miami has first-rate facilities, has completed a num-
ber of new facilities in recent years, including an engi-
neering building and the Goggin Ice Center, and is cur-
rently constructing a new business school facility and 
planning for a new student center; 
Whereas the Miami Student, established in 1826, is the old-
est university newspaper in the United States; 
Whereas Miami University is known as the ‘‘Mother of Fra-
ternities’’, as it is the Alpha Chapter for 5 national 
Greek organizations, Beta Theta Pi, Sigma Chi, Phi 
Delta Theta, Phi Kappa Tau, and the Delta Zeta soror-
ity; 
Whereas the University has over 150,000 living alumni who 
reside in every State of the union and numerous coun-
tries throughout the world, where they contribute signifi-
cantly to their local and global communities; 
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Whereas Miami University is ranked 7th on the Peace Corps’ 
Top 25 list for medium-sized schools, with 42 alumni 
currently serving as volunteers, and since the Peace 
Corps’ inception in 1961, 809 Miami alumni have joined 
the ranks, making Miami the No. 44 producer of volun-
teers for all time; 
Whereas Miami University’s alumni have a history of service 
to the United States, including a President of the United 
States (The Honorable Benjamin Harrison), 7 United 
States Senators, including sitting Senator Maria Cantwell 
(WA), 26 United States Representatives, including sitting 
Members, Congressman Paul Ryan (WI) and Congress-
man Steve Driehaus (OH), a Speaker of the House, the 
parents of a United States First Lady and grandparents 
of a United States President, 6 governors, 11 United 
States generals, and 6 United States ministers to foreign 
governments; 
Whereas Miami University’s alumni include 27 college presi-
dents; 
Whereas Miami University has enriched our Nation in the 
arts, humanities, and sciences through students and 
alumni who have achieved the pillar of their professions 
such as a United States Poet Laureate, Pulitzer Prize 
winners, a National Teacher of the Year, National Insti-
tute of Health Fellows, National Science Foundation Re-
cipients, National Endowment of the Arts Awardees, and 
renowned journalists; 
Whereas Miami University is known as the ‘‘Cradle of Coach-
es’’ for the unparalleled number of nationally prominent 
collegiate and professional coaches it has produced, 18 of 
whom have been recognized as national ‘‘Coach of the 
Year’’ including Paul Brown (Cleveland Browns), Walter 
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‘‘Smokey’’ Alston (Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers), 
Woody Hayes (Ohio State University), Bo Schembechler 
(University of Michigan), and Vicki Korn (Miami Univer-
sity); 
Whereas Miami University has created a Culture of Cham-
pions, an environment that teaches student athletes to 
excel in their chosen endeavors as distinguished by a Na-
tional Football League Rookie of the Year, National 
Football League Super Bowl Champions, National Bas-
ketball Association World Champions, National Hockey 
League Stanley Cup Champions, Major League Baseball 
World Series Champions, and Olympic gold medalists; 
Whereas Miami University has contributed to the economic 
growth of this country through the education of men and 
women who have gone on to lead some of our most Au-
gust corporations such as AT&T, Inc., Proctor & Gamble 
Co., the J.M. Smucker Company, and United Parcel 
Service of America; and 
Whereas Miami University is the largest employer in Butler 
County, Ohio, and serves as an economic powerhouse for 
Southwest Ohio, the State of Ohio, and the Nation with 
an economic impact of over $1,000,000,000 per year to 
the State of Ohio: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) congratulates Miami University on the mo-
mentous occasion of its 200th anniversary, and ex-
presses its best wishes for continued success; 
(2) recognizes Miami’s profound achievements 
and unwavering commitment to liberal arts edu-
cation and the active engagement of its students in 
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