[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 160 (Tuesday, October 4, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1026]
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  SPECIAL RECOGNITION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO'S 150TH ANNIVERSARY

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                          HON. ROBERT E. LATTA

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 4, 2022

  Mr. LATTA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize and celebrate the 
150th anniversary of the University of Toledo (UT). The University of 
Toledo has a remarkable history within the City of Toledo and the 
surrounding region. Over the last one hundred and fifty years, UT has 
been committed to its mission of providing a world-class education to 
their students and preparing them to become part of a diverse community 
of leaders in the world.
  The University of Toledo was made possible in 1872, when Jesup 
Wakeman Scott donated 160 acres of land as an endowment for a 
university to train Toledo's young people. Scott was a newspaper editor 
in Toledo who felt that the center of world commerce was moving west. 
He believed that the focus of that move would center on Toledo by 1900. 
On October 12, 1872, the Toledo University of Arts and Trades was 
incorporated. The original 160 acres donated by Scott became known as 
the Scott Park Campus.
  Since UT's inception, the University has grown into an exceptional 
university providing a multitude of degree and major options as well as 
research opportunities in wide range of studies. UT offers its 12,000 
undergraduate students and 3,000 graduate students academic options in 
over 250 degree programs ranging from law and business to engineering 
and natural sciences. To provide a cutting-edge education for nursing 
and medical students, the University merged with the Medical University 
of Ohio in 2006. This merger made the University of Toledo one of the 
few universities nationwide to offer degrees in medicine, law, 
engineering, business, nursing, pharmacy, and education.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in paying special 
tribute to the University of Toledo on this remarkable occasion. By 
celebrating the 150th anniversary, community members, staff, students, 
and alumni recognize the contribution of the University to higher 
education and the development of their students. Congratulations to the 
University of Toledo on this significant milestone.

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