[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 55 (Wednesday, April 21, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E727]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




DON CAMPBELL, DIRECTOR OF NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER, NAMED LABORATORY 
                          DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 21, 1999

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I would like to call the attention of my 
colleagues to recognize the NASA Glenn Research Center Director Donald 
J. Campbell who has been named the 1998 Laboratory Director of the Year 
by the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) for Technology Transfer.
  The award, presented annually, honors federal laboratory directors 
who have made exemplary contributions to the overall enhancement of 
technology transfer for economic development.
  Mr. Campbell was selected to receive the award in recognition of his 
successful efforts to broaden the commercialization of Glenn's 
technologies. In the last five years, at least 20 new products have 
been created due to Glenn-developed technologies.
  Under Mr. Campbell's leadership, the newly created Garrett Morgan 
Commercialization Initiative helps to increase the competitiveness of 
disadvantaged and small businesses in Ohio and the Great Lakes region 
through the use of NASA technologies.
  The Glennan Microsystems Initiative is another highly successful 
program which was launched under Mr. Campbell's direction. The Glennan 
Initiative, a public private partnership between NASA Glenn Research 
Center and Case Western Reserve University, will enable companies to 
capture significant market share in the area of miniaturized sensors 
and actuators.
  In addition, the Lewis Incubator for Technology was established to 
help entrepreneurs and start-up companies gain financial and marketing 
assistance as they commercialize NASA-developed technologies.
  Mr. Campbell also has been instrumental in providing a hands-on 
educational experience to African-American and Hispanic students each 
year through the Science, Engineering, Mathematics and Aerospace 
Academy (SEMAA). The program, a collaborative effort between Glenn and 
Cuyahoga Community College, in Cleveland, Ohio, has proven to be 
extremely successful. Since its inception, SEMAA has been replicated 
twice, with plans for seven additional sites in major cities.
  Mr. Campbell's leadership and personal commitment to work with 
industry and our community is exemplified in the highly successful 
programs described. I am happy to be able to recognize his 
contributions today. He has been a role model throughout his career. He 
is the first African American to win the FLC Director of the Year.
  More than 600 of the largest federal government research laboratories 
and centers, representing 16 federal departments and agencies, are 
presently members of the FLC. The mission of the FLC is to promote and 
facilitate the rapid movement of federal laboratory research results 
and technologies into the mainstream of the U.S. economy.
  Thank you, Mr. Speaker, for allowing me the opportunity to share this 
success story with my colleagues. Once again I commend the efforts and 
dedication of Mr. Campbell and the entire staff at NASA Glenn Research 
Center for a job well done.

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