[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 97 (Thursday, June 27, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S7204]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        DR. JAMES J. DUDERSTADT

 Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I rise to honor Dr. James J. 
Duderstadt as he leaves the office of president of the University of 
Michigan after 8 years of outstanding leadership.
  James Duderstadt has dutifully served the University of Michigan for 
the past 28 years. He first joined the faculty in 1969 as an assistant 
professor of nuclear engineering. He became an associate professor in 
1972 and a full professor in 1976. During 1981-86, Dr. Duderstadt was 
appointed dean of the College of Engineering. In 1986, he was named 
provost and vice president for academic affairs. Dr. Duderstadt was 
elected president of the University of Michigan in 1988.
  Under Dr. Duderstadt's leadership, the University of Michigan has 
become the Nation's top research university. He has worked hard to 
attract the best faculty and to solidify strong private and Federal 
support. Under his watch, U of M increased its endowment by five times 
to $1.6 billion and became the first public university to earn an Aa1 
credit rating from Moody's Investors Service. Dr. Duderstadt and the 
University of Michigan have put this new-found investment to good use. 
U of M is currently involved in renovating all of its campus buildings, 
diversifying the university community, and strengthening its academic 
programs.
  Dr. Duderstadt's teaching and research interests include science, 
mathematics, and engineering. He has worked on projects involving 
nuclear fission reactors, laser-driven thermonuclear fusion and 
supercomputer development. Dr. Duderstadt's work in the areas of 
science and education have won him many national awards. He has been 
the recipient of the Mark Mills Prize for the outstanding thesis in 
nuclear science, the E.O. Lawrence Award for excellence in nuclear 
research, and the Arthur Holly Compton Prize for outstanding teaching.
  I know my Senate colleagues join me in honoring Dr. James J. 
Duderstadt on the remarkable work he has done at the University of 
Michigan.

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