[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 43 (Tuesday, April 19, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                       TRIBUTE TO KATHERINE LOKER

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                         HON. HOWARD L. BERMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 19, 1994

  Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to pay tribute to Mrs. 
Katherine Loker, who has demonstrated great generosity with her 
contributions to an impressive range of cutting-edge scientific and 
medical endeavors. Over the years, Mrs. Loker and her late husband 
Donald served as volunteers and contributors to the Donald P. Loker 
Cancer Treatment Center at the California Medical Hospital Medical 
Center of Los Angeles, the University of California Irvine College of 
Medicine, the California State University at Dominguez Hills, the 
California Museum of Science and Industry, and Harvard University.
  Mrs. Loker's admirable contributions to these fine institutions are 
equaled only by her role in the establishment of the Loker Hydrocarbon 
Institute at the University of Southern California. In 1983, the Lokers 
created an endowed chair in organic chemistry for the institute, thus 
helping to ensure that it would become a world-class center for 
excellence in hydrocarbon research. Then in 1990, Mrs. Loker 
contributed additional funds to construct an entire new wing for the 
institute.
  It is impossible to underestimate the importance of the research 
being conducted at the institute that bears the Loker name. 
Hydrocarbons, including petroleum and natural gas, constitute our 
primary sources of energy, and we are dependent on them for 
transportation, heat, and a variety of other purposes. Unfortunately, 
hydrocarbons are a finite resource, and alternative sources of energy 
must eventually be found. This is the fundamental mission of the Loker 
Hydrocarbon Institute and the many outstanding scientists and 
researchers who work under its auspices. I can think of few more 
worthwhile endeavors.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me today in saluting Mrs. 
Katherine Loker, whose innumerable charitable activities, whether 
related to cancer of hydrocarbons, share one common and extremely 
important theme: A vision of a better tomorrow.

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