[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 37 (Monday, April 11, 1994)]
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                        ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

  Mr. DeCONCINI. Mr. President, I want to enter into the Record a short 
statement and an editorial from the Arizona Republic, dated April 6, 
1994, pointing out the exclusive advances and club that the Arizona 
State University has been enshrined in by becoming part of what is 
known as a circle of Research I schools. There are some 80-plus schools 
in the United States that reached this particular status of recognized 
research as well as academics.
  Arizona State University has an outstanding faculty and facility and 
outstanding President Lattie Coor who has helped bring this about.
  Our other university has reached this sometime in the past. Arizona 
State University is one of the few universities without a medical 
school or an agricultural college to reach this select group which puts 
them on a plateau with the more recognized universities, not that 
universities cannot be outstanding if they are not part of the Research 
I group. This puts them into a new sphere of influence and acceptance 
in the academic and research area, and I compliment the university and 
the president, Mr. Coor, and ask unanimous consent that this editorial 
be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the editorial was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

               [From the Arizona Republic, Apr. 6, 1994]

                          ASU Earns Research I

       Arizona State University's arrival in the exclusive circle 
     of Research I schools is an accomplishment that resonates far 
     beyond the walls of academia.
       It's good news for ASU and Tempe.
       No, that's not right . . .
       It's great news for ASU and the Valley.
       No, that's not right, either . . .
       It's fantastic news for ASU and Arizona.
       Ah, that's more like it.
       This is an achievement that puts ASU among only 88 schools 
     nationwide--public or private--to have reached that coveted 
     goal. It says that ASU's research programs are of sufficient 
     renown and high caliber to attract at least $40 million in 
     federal support.
       Some schools do that the easy way with a medical school or 
     college of agriculture. Those two programs traditionally 
     attract big federal dollars. The University of Arizona has 
     both. It has been a Research I facility since 1976.
       ASU earned its new status the hard way, says President 
     Lattie Coor.
       ``No university in the country has come further, faster,'' 
     he said.
       Everyone on ASU's campuses deserves to take a bow. But the 
     university's fine academic accomplishments in business 
     administration, solid-state sciences, engineering, computer 
     sciences, urban and public programs, fine arts and law get an 
     extra ovation. The Board of Regents' challenge to ASU to 
     ``develop nationally recognized programs'' in those 
     disciplines paid off handsomely.
       And while we're giving credit . . .
       Valley industry provided an important boost in ASU's rise. 
     Businesses put up matching money, equipment and services to 
     attract federal support, says Robert Barnhill, ASU vice 
     president for research and strategic initiatives.
       Those outside academia who helped ASU reach an enviable 
     spot on the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of 
     Teaching's ``Research University I'' list can share in the 
     kudos now.
       And reap the rewards later.
       ``Having a top research university . . . helps us 
     enormously in marketing the region,'' says Ioanna Morfessis, 
     president and chief executive officer of the Greater Phoenix 
     Economic Council.
       What you hear resounding from ASU is a sweet thing called 
     success.

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