[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Pages 16839-16840]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 SENATE RESOLUTION 313--CONGRATULATING THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON ON 
     ITS SESQUICENTENNIAL AND RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE 
  UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON TO THE STATE OF WASHINGTON AND THE UNITED 
                                 STATES

  Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mrs. Murray) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 313

       Whereas the University of Washington was founded on 
     November 4, 1861, making it the oldest public university on 
     the west coast of the United States;
       Whereas the University of Washington has since grown into 
     an internationally acclaimed research university, spanning 3 
     campuses in the greater Puget Sound area and enrolling nearly 
     50,000 students, including international students from 18 
     countries;
       Whereas the faculty of the University of Washington has 
     been repeatedly recognized for excellence, including through 
     the awarding of 4 Nobel Prizes and 15 ``Genius Grants'' by 
     the MacArthur Foundation, among other awards;
       Whereas research at the University of Washington has played 
     a critical role in supporting the advancement of knowledge 
     and industry in the State of Washington and the rest of the 
     country;
       Whereas the University of Washington serves as a cultural 
     hub for the Seattle community through world-class venues such 
     as the Henry Art Gallery and Meany Hall for the Performing 
     Arts;
       Whereas the University of Washington is home to the Daniel 
     J. Evans School of Public Affairs, the oldest institution 
     dedicated to public policy at a public institution of higher 
     education;
       Whereas, for more than 100 years, the University of 
     Washington's Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies 
     has been at

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     the forefront of international education and research, with a 
     particular educational emphasis on the relations of the 
     United States to the Asia-Pacific Region;
       Whereas the University of Washington Medical School and its 
     associated hospitals have been recognized as some of the 
     finest medical facilities in the world, home to the inventors 
     of the first long-term procedure for kidney dialysis and the 
     world's first multidisciplinary pain care center, as well as 
     helping train physicians throughout the western United States 
     through partnerships with medical schools in Wyoming, Alaska, 
     Montana, and Idaho; and
       Whereas November 4, 2011, is the 150th anniversary of the 
     founding of the University of Washington: Now therefore, be 
     it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) honors the University of Washington on its 
     sesquicentennial;
       (2) recognizes the contributions of the University of 
     Washington to the State of Washington and the United States;
       (3) salutes the University of Washington's distinguished 
     legacy of academic excellence, path-breaking research, and 
     partnership with its community; and
       (4) extends its congratulations to the students, faculty, 
     staff, and alumni of the University of Washington.

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