[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 78 (Thursday, May 11, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E996]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


          HONORING DR. MARIO SALVADORI, DISTINGUISHED EDUCATOR

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                         HON. GARY L. ACKERMAN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 10, 1995
  Mr. ACKERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I join today with my constituents in the 
Fifth Congressional District of New York City recognizing Dr. Mario 
Salvadori.
  For more than two decades, Dr. Salvadori has distinguished himself 
with effective efforts to help his students discover and understand 
mathematics and science through the wonders of architechure and 
engineering.
  Mr. Speaker, in April 1975, Dr. Salvadori boldly accepted the 
challenge issued by the New York Academy of Science to ``do something 
to improve mathematics and science education'' in the public schools of 
New York City by volunteering to teach an innovative course, ``Why 
Buildings Stand Up.'' to 30 disadvantaged seventh-grade students.
  Throughout the years, Dr. Salvadori has continued to teach and write 
books of children and instructional manual for teachers. At the same 
time, he has developed an exciting, innovative, and effective program 
of hands-on activities base upon the familiar urban built environment. 
Eight years ago, he founded the Salvadori Education Center on the Built 
Environment [SECBE] to expand the reach of his innovative pedagogy and 
instructional materials. SECBE has now grown into a nationally known 
influence for the improvement of science and mathematics education.
  In the 20 years since Dr. Salvadori began this noble cause, more than 
600 teachers have incorporated the Salvadori methodology into their 
classroom practice. More than 100,000 students in New York City alone 
have benefited from their involvement in SECBE programs, demonstrating 
significant improvement in their mathematics and science studies, and 
increased motivation to remain in school.
  In addition to the effective impact Dr. Salvadori has made upon our 
educational system, he has emerged as a major force in the field of 
architecture and engineer. As a partner and chairman of the board of 
Weidlinger Associates, Consulting Engineers, he has had a role in 
developing and constructing buildings all over the world. He was served 
on the staffs of Columbia, Princeton and the University of Rome. His 
publications in the fields of applied mathematics and architecture have 
been distributed world wide in over a dozen languages. Dr. Salvadori's 
colleagues have long recognized his brilliance, and he has received 
numerous medals and awards in architecture and engineering.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask all my colleagues in the House of Representatives 
to join with me this day in recognizing Dr. Mario Salvadori, a 
dedicated educator, a leading architect, and a person who unselfishly 
gives of his many talents.


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