Emily Garcia earns honors from Emporia State's Teachers College

2012 Jun 25

Emily Garcia of Baldwin City, Kan., received special recognition at the 28th Annual Teachers College Honors Banquet at Emporia State University in May.

Garcia received the Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award for health promotion.

Founded in 1863 as Kansas State Normal - the state's premier institution to educate teachers - Emporia State University offers 42 undergraduate and 27 graduate degrees in the School of Business, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, School of Library and Information Management and The Teachers College. SLIM also offers a Ph.D. program.

Emporia State is ranked as a Tier 1 Top 100 Regional University in the 2012 edition of "Best Colleges" compiled by U.S. News & World Report. The publication also cited ESU's School of Business as a best value for both in-state and out-of-state students.