[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14730]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               PENN STATE UNIVERSITY'S 150TH ANNIVERSARY

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                         HON. MICHAEL F. DOYLE

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 7, 2004

  Mr. DOYLE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to join in this special order 
commemorating the 150th anniversary of the founding of Penn State 
University. As a proud alumnus of Penn State University, I can attest 
to the quality of education offered by this outstanding institution of 
higher learning.
  Beginning like so many other state universities as a school to 
provide an education in farming and agricultural science to the 
citizens of Pennsylvania--which, by the way, is still one of its 
important missions--the Agricultural College of Pennsylvania in Centre 
County, Pennsylvania, grew rapidly and has educated thousands of 
Americans over the last 150 years.
  Today, The Pennsylvania State University boasts 20 branch campuses 
across the commonwealth and offers a full range of undergraduate majors 
and graduate degrees, as well as a college of medicine and a highly 
respected law school. In fact, many of Penn State's grad schools are 
considered among the nation's top ten in their fields. It has an 
enrollment of over 80,000 students each year, and it is considered one 
of the premier research universities in the nation. I might add that it 
also has one hell of a football team, which has been led to many 
victories over the years by its legendary coach, Joe Paterno.
  I look back fondly on my years in State College as some of the best 
years of my life. I received a world-class education at Penn State 
between 1971 and 1975, and I also had a pretty darned good time on 
campus.
  Consequently, I am proud to mark this milestone in the life of my 
alma mater by participating in this special order commemorating the 
150th anniversary of the founding of this remarkable institution of 
higher learning. I can't wait to see what Penn State and its alumni 
achieve in the next 150 years.

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