[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 129 (Wednesday, September 24, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S9903]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                  TRIBUTE TO LT. COL. THOMAS R. MILLER

 Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I would like to take this 
opportunity to recognize an outstanding citizen from Allison Park, PA. 
On October 3, Lt. Col. Thomas Miller will retire from his position as 
the joint program office site director at the Software Engineering 
Institute [SEI] of Carnegie Mellon University.
  Thomas was born in Valley View, PA. He earned an undergraduate degree 
in computer science from Utah State University. Later, Thomas received 
a M.S. degree in systems management from the Florida Institute of 
Technology.
  In 1974, Thomas received his Air Force Commission from the Reserve 
Officer Training Corps. Since then, he has had an exemplary military 
career. Lieutenant Colonel Miller has served as a computer systems 
acquisition engineer at the Air Force Electronic Systems Division for 
the Joint Tactical Information Distribution System Joint Program 
Office; the computer systems acquisition manager for the seismic 
portion of the Atomic Energy Detection System; the software division 
chief at the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar Systems [JSTARS] 
Joint Program Office; and the chief of the Advanced Medium Range Air-
to-Air Missile Systems Division at Eglin AFB.
  Lieutenant Colonel Miller became the joint program office site 
director at the Software Engineering Institute in 1992. During his 
tenure at SEI, Lieutenant Colonel Miller earned the respect and 
admiration of his colleagues. A proven leader, Thomas will be sincerely 
missed.
  Mr. President, after many years of service to his country, Lieutenant 
Colonel Miller is retiring to private life. In honor of his service, I 
ask my colleagues to join me in extending the Senate's best wishes to 
Lt. Col. Thomas Miller, his wife Colleen, and their three 
children.

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