[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 100 (Tuesday, July 15, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1426-E1427]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO DR. GEORGE S. ANSELL

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                           HON. BOB SCHAFFER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 15, 1997

  Mr. SCHAFFER of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to 
the exceptional contributions Dr. George Ansell has made for America's 
higher education system. As the president of the Colorado School of 
Mines, he has announced his retirement. Dr. Ansell is truly dedicated 
to the higher education system and the students he serves. Under the 
leadership of Dr. Ansell, the Colorado School of Mines has emerged as 
one of the West's premier institutions excelling in engineering, 
applied science, and earth sciences.
  Dr. Ansell has broadened the college's scope to include high academic 
achievement and quality research, and insisted on seeing each 
strengthen the other. The Colorado School of Mines was recently 
recognized by the National Science Foundation for institution-wide 
reform in undergraduate education in science, mathematics, engineering, 
and technology. The selected colleges are now considered national 
models of excellence by the NSF.
  Dr. Ansell, born in Akron, OH, in 1934, grew up in New York, 
attending the elite Bronx High School of Science. He attended 
Rensselaer Polytechnical Institute on a Naval ROTC scholarship, 
receiving a bachelor's degree in metallurgical engineering in 1954, and 
later a master's degree in metallurgical engineering, and a Ph.D in 
metallurgical engineering in 1960. He served as an engineering officer 
in the United States Navy from 1955 to 1958, and physical metallurgist 
on the Metal Physics Consultant Staff, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory--
1957-58. From 1960 to 1984, he was a faculty member at his alma mater, 
RPI. He became chairman of the Materials Division, RPI--1969-74, dean, 
School of Engineering, RPI--1974-84, acting dean, School of Management, 
RPI--1980-81, and finally, president of Colorado School of Mines in 
1984.
  Dr. Ansell leaves the Colorado School of Mines with a legacy of 
excellence. His efforts have truly enhanced the institution. His 
leadership there will be sorely missed. His never-ending quest for 
academic perfection has truly left its mark.
  I thank Dr. Ansell for his contributions, on behalf of the State of 
Colorado, and I enter into the Record a quote by Dr. Ansell that 
expresses his sentiments about the Colorado School of Mines:

       It has been a great privilege for me to have served as 
     president of Colorado School of Mines. My tenure has been 
     filled with exciting challenges and opportunities to promote 
     the vitality of this outstanding institution.
       My proudest achievement has been improving the quality of 
     an already outstanding institution by: increasing the number 
     of under-represented minorities from three percent to 14 
     percent of the undergraduate student body, increasing the 
     number of female students to 25 percent of the entire student 
     body, insuring through fundraising that any student who has 
     the desire and the ability can attend CSM, regardless of his 
     or her financial means, expanding the base of the school's 
     first-rate faculty, and revitalizing the campus physical 
     plant with state of the art facilities. Colorado is fortunate 
     to have

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     in its midst a university which has the commitment and 
     dedication of such an excellent Board of Trustees, faculty, 
     staff, and outside benefactors, together with its 
     extraordinary student body and alumni.

  Mr. Speaker, the faculty, students, and all who have worked with Dr. 
Ansell are better people because of his integrity, leadership, and 
dedication to the Colorado School of Mines family.

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