[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 14 (Wednesday, February 8, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E101]
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   IN RECOGNITION OF 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AUBURN, 
                                ALABAMA

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 8, 2006

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to 
Auburn University on its Sesquicentennial Celebration. On February 1, 
1856, then-Governor of Alabama, John Winston, signed a charter that 
established the East Alabama Male College, a small, private male 
liberal arts college. One hundred fifty years later, Auburn University 
has become one of the pre-eminent research universities in the South, 
and most certainly one of our state's most proud and cherished 
institutions of higher learning.
  The University was founded on a three-part mission: instruction, 
research and outreach. Auburn maintains this mission to this day, 
boasting an enrollment of over 23,000 students and employing a highly 
talented faculty of over 1,200. Many of its 13 schools are ranked among 
our nation's best, and its athletic program certainly is cause for 
celebration for thousands and thousands of fans and alumni every year.
  I am honored today to congratulate Auburn University on its first 150 
years, and am proud and humbled for the opportunity to represent its 
students, faculty and administrators here in the House of 
Representatives. I thank the House for joining me for this important 
occasion, and wish Auburn all the best in its next 150 years, here in 
the ``loveliest village on the plains.'' War Eagle!

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