[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 89 (Monday, June 17, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1095]
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    TRIBUTE TO UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN PRESIDENT JAMES J. DUDERSTADT

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                          HON. LYNN N. RIVERS

                          HON. JOHN D. DINGELL

                         HON. JOHN CONYERS, JR.

                          HON. DAVID E. BONIOR

                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                          HON. SANDER M. LEVIN

                            HON. FRED UPTON

                             HON. DAVE CAMP

                       HON. BARBARA-ROSE COLLINS

                          HON. JAMES A. BARCIA

                          HON. PETER HOEKSTRA

                          HON. JOE KNOLLENBERG

                            HON. NICK SMITH

                            HON. BART STUPAK

                         HON. VERNON J. EHLERS

                           HON. DICK CHRYSLER

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 17, 1996

  Ms. RIVERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on behalf of all my colleagues 
in the Michigan delegation to deliver our tribute to James J. 
Duderstadt, president of the University of Michigan, who is stepping 
down from his post after 8 years of outstanding and accomplished 
leadership.
  Dr. Duderstadt has had a long and illustrious career with the 
University of Michigan. As both an educator and an administrator, he 
has worked tirelessly to make it one of the jewels in Michigan's 
excellent State university system, as well as a top research facility 
benefiting the entire Nation. Dr. Duderstadt has positioned the 
university to excel in the 21st century by strengthening its academic 
programs, garnering strong private and Federal support, rebuilding 
facilities on the university's several campuses, enhancing its role in 
higher education, and diversifying its student body and faculty.
  Dr. Duderstadt first joined the University of Michigan in 1969 as an 
assistant professor of nuclear engineering. He was promoted to 
associate professor in 1972 and to professor in 1976. His teaching and 
research in science, mathematics, and engineering has included work on 
such projects as nuclear fission reactors, laser-driven thermonuclear 
fusion, and the development of supercomputers.
  From 1981 to 1986, Dr. Duderstadt served as dean of the College of 
Engineering, transforming it into one of the Nation's finest. He was 
named provost and vice president for academic affairs in 1986 and 
president of the university 2 years later.
  During his tenure as president, the national ranking of U-M programs 
has been the highest ever. Ranked as the Nation's leading research 
university, U-M attracted $406 million in public and private support 
for research in 1994-95 alone. It is the first public university in 
U.S. history to receive Wall Street's high Aa1 credit rating, and its 
endowment has increased fivefold, to more than $1.6 billion. U-M is 
also completing a massive program to rebuild, renovate, and update all 
of its campus buildings.
  Dr. Duderstadt has not only expanded and improved the university's 
departments, infrastructure, research, and funding; he must also be 
commended for promoting diversity and equality in higher education. His 
strategies have made U-M an accomplished multicultural community, 
increasing opportunities for minorities, women, international students, 
and faculty in every walk of life.
  Dr. Duderstadt's achievements in research, teaching, and educational 
leadership have earned him the President's National Medal of 
Technology, the E.O. Lawrence Award for excellence in nuclear research, 
the Arthur Holly Compton Prize for outstanding teaching, the National 
Engineer of the Year Award for professional service, and the Equity 
Award from the Parity Committee and the Michigan Department of 
Education for his commitment to diversity and equality in higher 
education.
  He has also been elected to the American Academy of Arts and 
Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, Phi Beta Kappa, and Tau 
Beta Pi. In 1984, he received a Presidential appointment to the first 
of two 6-year terms on the National Science Board, which he chaired 
from 1991 to 1994.
  All of us from the Michigan delegation of Representatives applaud Dr. 
Duderstadt's extensive achievements and thank him for his service and 
commitment to higher education. Thousands of students, scholars, 
educators, and researchers--both in Michigan and the world beyond--have 
benefitted from his contributions and will continue to benefit from 
them well into the 21st century.

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