SENATE RESOLUTION No. 1850
A Resolution congratulating and commending Dr. Robert V. Haderlein for his many years of service to public
education in Kansas.
WHEREAS, Dr. Robert V. Haderlein, a Girard dentist, has devoted a lifetime of service to public
education in Kansas; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Haderlein has been a member of the Board of Education of USD 248, Girard,
since 1957 and has served as president on more than 10 occasions. He was instrumental in establishing
the Southeast Kansas Education Service Center, referred to as ``Greenbush,'' in 1976 and has served
as President of its Board of Directors since the service center was organized. The Southeast Kansas
Education Service Center provides comprehensive education support service to 80 school districts in
21 southeast Kansas counties; over 180 educational programs are available to 10,000 teachers and
125,000 students; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Haderlein served as President of the Kansas Association of School Boards in 1963-
64 and as President of the National School Board Association in 1981. He is the only Kansan to serve
in this latter position. He was the only school board member to be appointed to the National Com-
mission on Excellence in Education which presented the report, ``A Nation at Risk'' in April, 1983;
and
WHEREAS, Dr. Haderlein is a strong supporter of all school activities. For over twenty years he
has announced all of the Girard High School athletic contests; he has been instrumental in promoting
such activities as the high school debate program, the foreign language club and the middle school
athletic program. He has seen that Girard was actively involved in girls athletics long before it became
the law of the land. In 1981, Dr. Haderlein was presented the ``Governors Award'' by the Kansas State
High School Activities Association for distinguished service to secondary education in Kansas; and
WHEREAS, When a new elementary school was built, the local teachers' association asked that it
be named after him. Haderlein Elementary School is one of the few, if any, schools named after an
active school board member in the district in which he served; and
WHEREAS, In addition to his educational activities, Dr. Haderlein has served as President of the
Girard Chamber of Commerce. He has been active in community improvement, including a large
industrial revenue bond levy to support new industry; a member of the committee to enlarge and
improve facilities of the District Hospital in Girard; a Vice-President of Elm Acres Home for Children
in El Dorado and a member of the Athletic Scholarship Committee at Pittsburg State University. He
was awarded the Distinguished Service Award in 1978 by the Girard Jr. Chamber of Commerce; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Haderlein was born in Frontenac and attended Pittsburg State University and the
University of Missouri at Kansas City. He served as a dental officer in World War II and the Korean
Conflict. He and his wife, Patricia Ann, have three children, Barbara, Patricia Lynn and Michael: Now,
therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of Kansas: That we congratulate and commend Dr. Robert
V. Haderlein for his many years of service to public education in Kansas; and
Be it further resolved: That the Secretary of the Senate be directed to provide an enrolled copy
of this resolution to Dr. Haderlein at 703 N. Carbon Street, Girard, Kansas 66743.
Senate Resolution No. 1850 was sponsored by Senator Jim BaroneI hereby certify that the above RESOLUTION originated in the SENATE,
and was adopted by that body
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