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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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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 160(1), Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 160(2)
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