[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 65 (Friday, May 10, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E761-E762]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING DEAN ROGER EICHHORN

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                            HON. KEN BENTSEN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 9, 1996

  Mr. BENTSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to thank and honor Dr. Roger 
Eichhorn as he completes his 14-year tenure as dean of engineering at 
the University of Houston. The Cullen College of Engineering surely 
will miss his leadership, but his students and the engineering field 
will be richer as Dr. Eichhorn returns to teaching and research.
  Dr. Eichhorn has a long career of service and contributions to 
educational, professional, civic, technical, and humanitarian 
endeavors. He was rightly honored as 1995 Houston Engineer of the Year.
  Dr. Eichhorn traces his love of engineering to his days as a farm boy 
in Minnesota, when he got into trouble regularly for breaking his 
father's tools. He studied electrical and mechanical engineering at the 
University of Minnesota, where he received his doctorate while working 
as an instructor. He then accepted a position as assistant professor at 
Princeton University, where he was soon awarded the rank of associate 
professor with tenure. In 1967, he moved on to the University of 
Kentucky as professor of Mechanical Engineering, serving initially as 
chairman of the department and later as dean of engineering. In 1982, 
he came to the University of Houston as a professor of mechanical 
engineering and dean of the Cullen College of Engineering.

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  Dr. Eichhorn's long list of honors and awards include: the rank of 
Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the American 
Association for the Advancement of Science; the Memorial Award for Heat 
Transfer Science, awarded in 1982 by the Heat Transfer Division of the 
American Society of Mechanical Engineers; the Chevalier dans L'Ordre 
des Palmes Academiques Award presented in 1988 by the French education 
minister for his contributions to United States-French educational 
exchanges; and numerous membership awards from honorary scientific 
societies.
  Throughout his career, Dr. Eichhorn has been known as an inspiring 
teacher, a cutting-edge researcher, and a farsighted advocate for 
engineering. He has worked tirelessly to help engineers communicate the 
benefits of their field in improving the quality of life for all of us.
  We will miss Dr. Eichhorn's leadership as dean of engineering, but I 
have no doubt that the students of the University of Houston, the field 
of engineering, and our community and country in general will continue 
to benefit greatly from his many talents.

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