[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 22, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S6459]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 RECOGNIZING SANFORD SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

 Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, today I recognize the University of 
South Dakota's Sanford School of Medicine. Founded in 1907, the school 
will celebrate its 100th anniversary this year.
  Throughout the past 100 years, the Sanford School of Medicine has 
served the State of South Dakota through its excellence in education 
and research. The school has earned a reputation as one of the best 
rural medicine and family medicine programs in the Nation. Consistently 
on the cutting edge of research, Sanford Medical School has world-class 
programs in heart disease, cell biology, multiple sclerosis, 
antibiotics, and rural health.
  I am confident that the high standard of excellence that has been 
achieved at the Sanford School of Medicine will continue thanks in part 
to the generous donation of Sioux Falls businessman, T. Denny Sanford. 
Sanford's generous gift of $20 million has allowed and will continue to 
allow the school to develop into a leading research and training 
institution. In addition, the Sanford School of Medicine is currently 
constructing the Lee School of Medicine Building, a new high-tech 
science facility. These improvements will allow the school to continue 
to serve as a prominent medical institution in the State of South 
Dakota and across the Nation for the next 100 years.
  I offer my congratulations to the Sanford School of Medicine on this 
milestone anniversary and wish them continued prosperity in the years 
to come.

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