[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 185 (Friday, December 18, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8886-S8887]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




SENATE RESOLUTION 339--CONGRATULATING THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF 
  LAW FOR 150 YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE STATE OF IOWA, THE 
                      UNITED STATES, AND THE WORLD

  Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mrs. Ernst) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 339

       Whereas the University of Iowa College of Law was founded 
     in 1865, embodies the motto of Iowa, ``our liberties we prize 
     and our rights we will maintain'', and has shaped generations 
     of lawyers who exemplify that motto;
       Whereas the University of Iowa College of Law is the oldest 
     law school in continuous operation west of the Mississippi 
     River;
       Whereas, in 1873, the University of Iowa College of Law 
     graduated what is believed to be the first female law student 
     in the United States, Mary Beth Hickey;
       Whereas the second female to graduate from the University 
     of Iowa College of Law, Mary Humphrey Haddock, became the 
     first woman admitted to practice before the District and 
     Circuit Courts of the United States;
       Whereas the University of Iowa College of Law was one of 
     the first law schools to grant a degree to an African-
     American student when Alexander Clark, Jr., who graduated in 
     1879 and is believed to be the second African-American to 
     graduate from a public law school in the United States, 
     graduated from the University of Iowa College of Law;
       Whereas the University of Iowa College of Law graduated the 
     first United States Attorney of American Indian ancestry;
       Whereas the University of Iowa College of Law has been 
     ranked consistently among the top law schools in the United 
     States since the founding of the College of Law 150 years ago 
     and is currently ranked the 22nd best law school in the 
     United States according to U.S. News and World Report;
       Whereas the law journal of the University of Iowa College 
     of Law, the Iowa Law Review, ranks among the high impact 
     legal periodicals in the United States;
       Whereas the University of Iowa College of Law is home to a 
     law library that houses the second largest collection of 
     volumes and volume equivalents among all law school 
     libraries, containing over 1,000,000 volumes and volume 
     equivalents, making it one of the most comprehensive 
     collections of print, microgram, and electronic legal 
     materials in the United States;
       Whereas the Law Library at the University of Iowa College 
     of Law is open to the public and provides valuable legal 
     resources for all Iowans;
       Whereas the University of Iowa College of Law serves as the 
     only public law school in Iowa and pursues a mission of 
     providing a legal education that is accessible, affordable, 
     and inclusive;
       Whereas the University of Iowa College of Law provides 
     clinics that offer real-world experience in a wide range of 
     legal fields and pro bono counsel to members of the 
     community;
       Whereas the University of Iowa College of Law strives to 
     produce students that are well-suited for the legal 
     profession, resulting in 99 percent of students of the 
     College of Law completing degrees and 92 percent of students 
     of the College of Law passing the bar exam on the first 
     attempt;
       Whereas the University of Iowa College of Law ranks in the 
     top 15 law schools in the United States for graduates in 
     full-time,

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     long-term jobs that require passage of the bar exam; and
       Whereas the University of Iowa College of Law has produced 
     hundreds of notable alumni that have contributed to the legal 
     community in the State of Iowa and the United States: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) congratulates the University of Iowa College of Law for 
     150 years of outstanding service to the State of Iowa, the 
     United States, and the world; and
       (2) requests that the Secretary of the Senate transmit a 
     copy of this resolution to the Dean of the College of Law and 
     the President of the University of Iowa.

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