[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 98 (Tuesday, June 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4022-S4023]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 SENATE RESOLUTION 728--COMMENDING THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA ON 
 THE OCCASION OF ITS 60TH ANNIVERSARY AND ITS YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE 
                 STATE OF ALABAMA AND THE UNITED STATES

  Mrs. BRITT (for herself and Mr. Tuberville) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 728

       Whereas the University of South Alabama was chartered by an 
     act of the Alabama Legislature on May 3, 1963, following the 
     efforts of local leaders who saw a great need for a 4-year 
     degree-granting institution along the fast-growing Alabama 
     Gulf Coast;
       Whereas the University of South Alabama's first classes 
     were held on June 8, 1964, on a new campus in West Mobile, 
     with 276 total students;
       Whereas, in 1969, the Alabama Legislature passed 
     legislation establishing a new medical school, and in 1973, 
     the University of South Alabama began providing medical 
     education at the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine;
       Whereas, in 1970, the University of South Alabama's 
     adoption of Mobile General Hospital and the creation of its 
     new medical school gave rise to what is today University of 
     South Alabama Health (referred to in this preamble as ``USA 
     Health'');
       Whereas USA Health in Mobile, Alabama is--
       (1) the only academic health system along the upper Gulf 
     Coast;
       (2) home to USA Health Children's & Women's Hospital, which 
     serves the area with the only pediatric emergency center, 
     Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and Pediatric 
     Intensive Care Unit;
       (3) home to USA Health University Hospital, which serves 
     the area with the only Level 1 trauma center, burn center, 
     and comprehensive stroke center;
       (4) home to USA Health Providence Hospital, which serves 
     the area with a full-service 349-bed hospital that provides 
     24/7 emergency care and a Level III trauma center;
       (5) home to the USA Health Mitchell Cancer Institute, which 
     serves the area as the only academic cancer treatment and 
     research facility along the upper Gulf Coast, using 
     continuous research and technological advancements to best 
     treat patients; and
       (6) home to the USA Health Physician Enterprise, the 
     region's largest multispecialty practice, providing patients 
     with primary and specialty care, including many services 
     unique in the community;


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       Whereas, from its first class of 276 students, the 
     University of South Alabama has grown to host more than 
     13,500 students annually, who participate in over 115 
     undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs through its 10 
     colleges and schools;
       Whereas the University of South Alabama's offerings include 
     programs in medicine, nursing, and allied health with 1 of 
     only 2 allopathic medical schools in the State, an 
     established College of Nursing, a burgeoning School of Marine 
     and Environmental Sciences adjacent to the Mobile-Tensaw 
     Delta and the Gulf of Mexico, a comprehensive College of 
     Engineering, and programs in business, computing, education, 
     the sciences, and humanities;
       Whereas the University of South Alabama is dedicated to 
     supporting the academic success of student-athletes while 
     striving for on-field success;
       Whereas the University of South Alabama, a charter member 
     of the Sun Belt Conference, is composed of 17 Division I 
     men's and women's programs, including football, basketball, 
     baseball, softball, soccer, volleyball, tennis, golf, cross 
     country, and track and field; and
       Whereas the University of South Alabama has distinguished 
     itself by producing alumni who have excelled in various 
     sectors, including research, medicine, business, education, 
     engineering, the sciences, the arts, and athletics, among 
     others: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) commends the University of South Alabama on the 
     occasion of its 60th anniversary and its years of service to 
     the State of Alabama and the United States;
       (2) recognizes the University of South Alabama for its 
     education, research, and health care service as the 
     ``Flagship of the Gulf Coast''; and
       (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate 
     transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to--
       (A) the President of the University of South Alabama, the 
     Honorable Jo Bonner;
       (B) the Executive Vice President and Provost of the 
     University of South Alabama, Dr. Andrea Kent; and
       (C) the Dean of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of 
     Medicine & Vice President for Medical Affairs at the 
     University of South Alabama, Dr. John Marymont, and the Chief 
     Executive Officer and Senior Associate Vice President for 
     Medical Affairs at University of South Alabama Health, Mr. 
     Owen Bailey.

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