[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 46 (Thursday, April 23, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E664]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO GORDON BINDER

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                           HON. BRAD SHERMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 23, 1998

  Mr. SHERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Gordon 
Binder for his leadership of Amgen Corporation and his continued 
commitment to bringing science and technology into the community.
  Calvin Coolidge once said, ``Education is the result of contact. A 
great people is produced by contact with great minds.'' As CEO of one 
of America's leading genetic engineering firms, Gordon Binder and his 
corporation have dedicated themselves to fulfilling President 
Coolidge's call to educate the community. Gordon has not only continued 
to expand Amgen's research and development capabilities, but he has 
also initiated a number of innovative community outreach programs, 
bringing science to the community.
  Some of these programs include the Amgen Staff Community Involvement 
Program (SCIP), in which the services of Amgen's talented staff are 
made available to non-profit organizations or to needy individuals for 
community improvement projects. In another program developed under 
Gordon's leadership, Amgen presents five $10,000 Amgen Awards for 
Teacher Excellence each year. Amgen also provides evening science 
lectures for local high school students and administers a Mobile 
Laboratory Program that teaches students to perform real-life gene 
cloning experiments right in their own classrooms.
  In addition to his work at Amgen, Gordon also serves on the Board of 
Directors of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association, 
Pepperdine University, and Cal Tech. He also is Chairman of the 
Biotechnology Industry Organization and Past President of the American 
Cancer Society Foundation.
  Mr. Speaker, distinguished colleagues, please join me in paying 
tribute to Gordon Binder for his visionary leadership of Amgen 
Corporation and his efforts, in our community and across the country, 
to make innovations in science and technology available to thousands of 
high school students.

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