[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 148 (Thursday, September 29, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1402]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 CONGRATULATING ASU-SEARCY ON 50 YEARS

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                          HON. J. FRENCH HILL

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 28, 2016

  Mr. HILL. Mr. Speaker, today I congratulate Arkansas State 
University-Beebe's Searcy Campus on its 50th anniversary.
   Formerly Foothills Vocational Technical School, the Searcy campus 
opened in 1966 with 17 employees.
   Dedicated in 1967 by Governor Winthrop Rockefeller, the focus of the 
campus was to provide its students with a skilled trade that would 
prepare them to enter the workforce upon graduation.
   In 2003, Foothills Technical Institute merged with ASU-Beebe, 
forming its second technical campus.
   Today, the Searcy campus serves both traditional and non-traditional 
students earning their GEDs, technical certificates, or associate 
degrees, providing many students with the skills, education, and 
training necessary to obtain employment and start a career.
   I would like to extend my congratulations to ASU-Beebe's Searcy 
campus and wish it much continued success for generations to come.

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