_______________________, read first time and referred to Committee on
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Rose-Hulman Institute
of Technology, Terre Haute, Indiana.
Whereas, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre
Haute, Indiana, has long been considered one of the top
undergraduate engineering, science, and math colleges in the
nation;
Whereas, The faculty at Rose-Hulman Institute of
Technology have been carefully selected for their teaching
ability in their area of expertise, and 99 percent of the
professors have Ph.D. degrees;
Whereas, The outstanding facilities at Rose-Hulman
Institute of Technology promote the philosophy of a hands-on
education that is advocated at this outstanding educational
facility;
Whereas, Based on a survey conducted by the U.S. News &
World Report, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology for the
third consecutive year has been ranked as the nation's best
college among schools that offer the bachelor's or master's
as their highest degree in engineering;
Whereas, For the second consecutive year, all five of
Rose-Hulman's engineering programs _ chemical, civil,
electrical, computer, and mechanical _ have been ranked
number 1 by the U.S. News & World Report;
Whereas, The higher education officials that responded to
the U.S. News & World Report survey rating the academic
quality of institutions with a mark ranging from 1 (marginal)
to 5 (distinguished) rated Rose-Hulman 4.5;
Whereas, In addition to the national recognition given to
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology by the U.S. News &
World Report survey, the Institute is a three-time winner of
the State of Indiana Quality Improvement Award; was
selected as one of the nation's five best colleges or
universities where students receive a high level of individual
attention from faculty according to a national survey of high
school guidance counselors; and has ten faculty members
who have received the prestigious Fulbright Fellowship to
enhance international education;
Whereas, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has also
been recognized in these outstanding publications: The Best
Buys in College Education, The Fiske Guide to Colleges,
Peterson's Competitive Colleges, Barron's Guide to the Most
Prestigious Colleges, The Princeton Review's The Best 310
Colleges, and Kaplan/Newsweek College Guide;
Whereas, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology attracts
many of the best students throughout the nation with 94% of
the student body ranked in the top 20% of their high school
classes, 20% ranked either first, second, or third in their high
school graduating classes, and 36% are first generation
college students;
Whereas, Admission into Rose-Hulman Institute of
Technology is extremely competitive with more than 3,000
applications for the 385-member freshman class; and
Whereas, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology President,
Samuel Hulbert, who has been recognized nationally for his
leadership, vision, and contributions to the field of
biomedical engineering, credited the high level of the
school's national reputation to the "quality of people,
programs, and the successes of our alumni": Therefore,
SECTION 1. That the Indiana General Assembly wishes to
congratulate the administration, faculty, and students of Rose-Hulman
Institute of Technology on the academic accomplishments of their fine
institution and their distinguished alumni and students and to
encourage them to continue to strive for excellence in the future.
SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of
Representatives shall transmit a copy of this resolution to President
Samuel F. Hulbert.