WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senators Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) introduced a resolution in the Senate to congratulate Emporia State University (ESU) on 150 years since their founding.

“Congratulations to Emporia State on their 150th Anniversary,” said Roberts. “My mother attended Emporia State, studying education. She later went on to become a teacher educating Kansas’ children like so many other proud and accomplished Hornet Alumni. In true Kansas fashion, the University has faced challenges head on from its earliest days on the prairie. Adversity was not uncommon whether a drought or depression, but the outstanding faculty and staff persevered on behalf of their students to provide a quality education that continues today.”

“On Emporia State’s historic anniversary, I want to recognize the significant impact the university has made on our state and country,” Sen. Moran said. “Founded to train teachers, I’m proud that Emporia State remains committed to their original mission and is successful in equipping our future educators – a profession whose work impacts the lives of all Americans.”

Today, 6,500 students from 45 states and 55 countries are enrolled at Emporia State University. Consistently ranked as a Tier 1 Regional University by U.S.News & World Report, ESU offers students a wide range of academic programs to choose from and the opportunity to participate in more than 130 student organizations.

Emporia State’s Teachers College holds the International Reading Association Award and Certificate of Distinction for the Reading Preparation of Elementary and Secondary Teachers – one of only five programs honored internationally in 2009. And in a national study of teacher education programs, Emporia State was named one of only four post-secondary institutions in the nation to be identified as an Exemplary Model Teacher Education.

Video of the Senators’ remarks can be found here.

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