[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 120 (Monday, September 10, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Page S6051]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     RECOGNIZING LOUISBURG COLLEGE

  Mr. BURR. Mr. President, I am very proud to extend my recognition and 
congratulations to Louisburg College in Louisburg, NC as this wonderful 
academic institution celebrates 225 years of maintaining an engaging 
and enriching community for its students, faculty, and staff.
  This year, marking the 225th anniversary of the founding of Louisburg 
College, we give the members of the Louisburg community as well as the 
State of North Carolina the opportunity to pay tribute and homage to a 
place of academic excellence that has impacted many and helped 
thousands continue on the journey of excellence in all academic fields.
  Louisburg College traces its historical roots back to the 18th 
century during the American Revolution. Having evolved from three 
earlier institutions--Franklin Male Academy, Louisburg Female Academy, 
and Louisburg Female College--Louisburg College is the oldest two-year 
residential college in the Nation and the only one in North Carolina.
  The college is praised for years for its value, personal teaching 
methods, diversity, familial environment, and the way it prepares its 
students for future success. Today, Louisburg College is led by Dr. 
Mark D. LaBranche, who became the College's 27th president in January 
of 2009.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in paying tribute to Louisburg College 
in Louisburg, NC for its continued outstanding achievement in 
upholding, protecting, and pioneering academic standards and providing 
an enriching community for its students, faculty, and staff. May 
Louisburg College's achievements and successes be recognized and 
forever appreciated by the citizens of North Carolina as well as this 
Congress.

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