Huelskamp Honors Emporia State University for ''Changing Lives Since 1863''

February 19, 2013

Huelskamp Honors Emporia State University for ''Changing Lives Since 1863''

(WASHINGTON) – Kansas First District Congressman Tim Huelskamp, who represents Emporia, Kansas in the U.S. House of Representatives, introduced a resolution on Friday, February 15, 2013 honoring Emporia State University for its 150th Anniversary.

Huelskamp said on the floor: "Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 150th Anniversary of the founding of Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas. Founded on this very day in 1863 with a mission for providing outstanding educators for the State of Kansas, Emporia State is much recognized to this day for its outstanding Teachers' College. One-third of the degrees earned each year at Emporia State University are graduate degrees—the highest rate of any university in Kansas. Today I join more than 5,900 current students and 75,000 alumni in congratulating Emporia State University on their first 150 years, and wish them the very best in the next 150 years."

The resolution honors Emporia State for its service in training educators and students in several disciplines and for providing intellectual and academic opportunities for the people of Kansas.

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