[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 101 (Thursday, July 28, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: July 28, 1994]
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                      TRIBUTE TO DR. RICHARD GIBB

  Mr. KEMPTHORNE. Mr. President, it is with sadness that I note the 
passing of the former president of the University of Idaho, Dr. Richard 
Gibb, who died this weekend at the University of Washington Medical 
Center at Seattle after a brief battle with cancer.
  Dr. Gibb is probably best known for successfully guiding Idaho's 
land-grant university through a difficult financial period. Facing high 
inflation and a tax limiting measure when he first became U of I 
president in 1977, Dr. Gibb was still able to develop and implement a 
core curriculum that earned national recognition for excellence.
  He successfully competed against nationally recognized engineering 
institutions and universities and was awarded a major project by 
National Aeronautics and Space Agency grant to develop special 
microchip technology to be used by NASA in guidance systems and to 
correct computer errors in space. He created the Lionel Hampton School 
of Music and the college of art and architecture, and led a celebration 
of the institution's 100th birthday that touched every corner of the 
State and garnered more than $40 million in donations.
  His tenure as president was marked by several major campus 
construction projects, including the Kibbie Activity Center East End 
Addition, the J.M. Martin Agricultural Engineering Laboratory and the 
new wing of the life sciences building, which was named in his honor 
last year.
  Dr. Gibb stepped down from the presidency in 1989 to return to 
teaching. In the classroom, he was known for actively engaging students 
in discussions about real life experiences and was available to them 
outside the classroom as well.
  He was active in the Moscow Kiwanis Club, and was also a member of 
numerous professional and scholarly organizations. Dr. Gibb was an 
enthusiastic participant in a variety of events at the university.
  Dr. Gibb, and the contributions he made to the University of Idaho 
and the opportunities he provided to Idaho's young people will be 
greatly missed.

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