[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 72 (Thursday, June 8, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1073]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            RECOGNIZING NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY

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                            HON. SAM GRAVES

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 8, 2006

  Mr. GRAVES. Mr. Speaker, I proudly pause to recognize Northwest 
Missouri State University. Established in the year 1905, Northwest 
Missouri State University has just marked 100 years of outstanding 
service in higher education.
  Beginning as a two-year Normal School for teacher education, 
Northwest Missouri State University now is a nationally and 
internationally recognized university offering bachelor and master 
degree programs. Beginning in 1984, Northwest Missouri State University 
established a culture of quality and has won the Missouri Quality Award 
three times.
  An innovative leader, the first electronic campus at a public 
university in the United States was founded at Northwest Missouri State 
University in 1987. Northwest Missouri State University is a national 
leader in alternative fuels, having put in place a wood pellet system 
that has produced the University's own heating and cooling for more 
than 20 years, and providing a significant savings to the University 
and the State of Missouri.
  Among public colleges and universities, Northwest Missouri State 
University maintains one of the highest graduation rates at more than 
60 percent. Students at Northwest Missouri State University 
consistently rank the university at the top of student satisfaction 
measurements. Realizing the need for more accessible education to all, 
Northwest Missouri State University established the American Dream 
Grant in 2004, the only program of its kind in the United States that 
provides students who qualify with free tuition, room and board, 
computer and textbooks.
  Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in recognizing Northwest 
Missouri State University, an exceptional institution in Missouri's 
Sixth Congressional District. The Northwest Missouri State University's 
commitment to excellence is inspiring, and I am honored to represent so 
many of its fine employees, students, and alumni in the United States 
Congress.

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