[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 124 (Wednesday, September 17, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H7370]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     CONGRATULATING THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS ON ITS 40TH 
                              ANNIVERSARY

  (Mr. GIBBONS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to congratulate the 
University of Nevada Las Vegas, which this month begins its 40th year 
of providing quality education to the citizens of Nevada.
  The University of Nevada Las Vegas began in 1957 as the Nevada 
Regional Division of the University of Nevada, and in its first year of 
existence, UNLV consisted of only one building on 80 acres of desert 
land with a total enrollment of 498. Today, the university includes 
more than 60 structures, spanning 335 acres, and has an estimated 
20,000 students enrolled this fall.
  With an unyielding commitment to academic excellence and the support 
of the people of Nevada, UNLV now claims over 35,000 alumni.

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  Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate President Harter on this 
great achievement and wish the University of Nevada Las Vegas, every 
continued success in the future.

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