[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 104 (Thursday, July 12, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1242]
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          CELEBRATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF RICE UNIVERSITY

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                            HON. BILL FLORES

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 12, 2012

  Mr. FLORES. Mr. Speaker, as a Representative of the great state of 
Texas, I am honored to be a citizen of a state which is home to an 
outstanding institution like Rice University. Rice is celebrating its 
100 year anniversary, as it was inaugurated in October 12, 1912, in 
Houston, Texas.
  Rice has consistently been ranked as one of the top 20 national 
universities in the United States by U.S. News & World Report every 
year since the rankings began in 1983.
  Rice also ranks among the 10 best value private colleges by Princeton 
Review.
  The James A. Baker III Institute for public policy at Rice is world 
renowned for its contributions as a think tank.
  Rice has constituently been ranked among the top 20 universities in 
the U.S. overall and for Hispanic students.
  Rice University is one of three Tier One research and education 
universities in Texas. Rice is ranked the number 4 best value among 
private Universities.
  Rice plays a leading role in research in many fields, including 
nanotechnology, space, cellular technology, bioinformatics, energy, 
health, and the environment.
  I congratulate Rice University for 100 years of preparing its 
students to succeed in a highly competitive and complex world, and look 
forward to 100 more.

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