[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 134 (Wednesday, October 6, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2052-E2054]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    RECOGNIZING DR. EARL F. SKELTON

                                 ______
                                 

                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, October 6, 1999

  Mr. SKELTON. Mr. Speaker, today, I wish to recognize the outstanding 
achievements of Dr. Earl F. Skelton, who recently retired from the 
Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) after 32 years.
  Dr. Skelton has made tremendous contributions to science through his 
research and teaching. He earned a Bachelor of Science in

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Physics from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1962 and received his 
Ph.D. in Physics in 1967 from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
  A leader in scientific research, Dr. Skelton has served in many 
research positions. From 1961-1962, he served as Research Physicist at 
Benet Weapons Laboratory. In 1967, Dr. Skelton served as Research 
Associate at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and as a National 
Research Council Postdoctoral Associate at NRL. He was a Research 
Physicist at NRL from 1968-1976. In 1978, Dr. Skelton worked in the 
U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, Japan, as Liaison Scientist for the Office of 
Naval Research. After returning to the United States, Dr. Skelton 
served as an Associate Member with the Laboratory for High Pressure 
Science at the University of Maryland from 1977 to 1980. The following 
year, he was a Visiting Scholar in the Stanford University Synchrotron 
Radiation Laboratory. Additionally, Dr. Skelton was a Research 
Affiliate from 1982 through 1986 for the Hawaii Institute of 
Geophysics. Dr. Skelton served as the Supervisory Research Physicist at 
the Naval Research Laboratory from 1976 until his recent retirement in 
September 1999.
  In addition to his many research positions, Dr. Skelton also worked 
in a variety of academic positions at several accredited institutions. 
From 1968 through 1973, Dr. Skelton lectured in Physics for Prince 
George's Community College. He also served as an Associate Professional 
Lecturer at George Washington University for five years. From 1975 to 
1980, Dr. Skelton was a Graduate School Lecturer at the University of 
Maryland. Since 1972, Dr. Skelton has been a National Research Council 
Postdoctoral Advisor at NRL. He has also been a Professorial Lecturer 
at George Washington University since 1979. Currently, Dr. Skelton is 
the Adjunct Professor of Engineering in the School of Engineering and 
Applied Science at George Washington University.
  Throughout Dr. Skelton's career, he has received many honors and 
awards in science. He was awarded seven Research Publication Awards 
from the NRL since 1977. In addition, Dr. Skelton received the U.S. 
Navy Technology Transfer Award and the Pure Science Award from the 
Society of the Sigma Xi. He was elected to the Users' Executive 
Committee at both the Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stanford 
University. In 1980, Dr. Skelton was elected Fellow by the American 
Physical Society. He also received the Yuri Gargaran Satellite 
Communication Award and Medal.
  Dr. Skelton authored or co-authored over 300 publications, and he has 
been awarded five patents for his research findings. Dr. Skelton has 
also organized and led a multinational team to create a new beam line 
at the National Synchrotron Light Source at Brookhaven National 
Laboratory.
  In addition to his scientific findings and teachings, Dr. Skelton has 
researched and written a variety of pieces regarding family genealogy 
and other topics. He has published 13 non-technical publications and 
received the Best Writing Award from the National Genealogical Society.
  Mr. Speaker, Dr. Earl F. Skelton, has been a significant leader in 
scientific research for many years. His expertise and leadership have 
contributed greatly to the field of science and to future scientists. 
Dr. Skelton is my cousin, and also a dear friend of mine. I know the 
House will join me in paying tribute to this outstanding scientist and 
wishing him and his family--his wife Francesca, his daughter Diana, and 
his son, Isaac--all the best in the years ahead.

                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate on February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules committee--of the time, place, 
and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled, and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Thursday, October 7, 1999 may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                               OCTOBER 12
     2 p.m.
       Foreign Relations
       East Asian and Pacific Affairs Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on the Perry Report and North Korea 
           policy.
                                                            SD-419

                               OCTOBER 13
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
       SeaPower Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on the force structure impacts on fleet 
           and strategic lift operations.
                                                            SR-222
       Indian Affairs
         To hold hearings on S. 1507, to authorize the integration 
           and consolidation of alcohol and substance programs and 
           services provided by Indian tribal governments.
                                                            SR-485
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         To hold hearings to examine pain management and improving 
           end of life care.
                                                            SD-430
     10 a.m.
       Judiciary
         To hold closed hearings to examine Chinese espionage at 
           United States nuclear facilities and the transfer of 
           United States technology to China.
                                                    S-407, Capitol
     2:30 p.m.
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings on numerous tax treaties and protocols.
                                                            SD-419
       Energy and Natural Resources
       National Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on S. 167, to extend the authorization 
           for the Upper Delaware Citizens Advisory Council and to 
           authorize construction and operation of a visitor 
           center for the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational 
           River, New York and Pennsylvania; S. 311, to authorize 
           the Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation to 
           establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its 
           environs; S. 497, to designate Great Kills Park in the 
           Gateway National Recreation Area as ``World War II 
           Veterans Park at Great Kills''; H.R. 592, to 
           redesignate Great Kills Park in the Gateway National 
           Recreation Area as ``World War II Veterans Park at 
           Great Kills''; S. 919, to amend the Quinebaug and 
           Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act 
           of 1994 to expand the boundaries of the Corridor; H.R. 
           1619, to amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers 
           Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 to expand 
           the boundaries of the Corridor; S. 1296, to designate 
           portions of the lower Delaware River and associated 
           tributaries as a component of the National Wild and 
           Scenic Rivers System; S. 1366, to authorize the 
           Secretary of the Interior to construct and operate a 
           visitor center for the Upper Delaware Scenic and 
           Recreation River on land owned by the New York State; 
           and S. 1569, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to 
           designate segments of the Taunton River in the 
           Commonwealth of Massachusetts for study for potential 
           addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
                                                            SD-366

                               OCTOBER 14
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
         To hold hearings on the lessons learned from the military 
           operations conducted as part of Operation Allied Force, 
           and associated relief operations, with respect to 
           Kosovo; to be followed by a closed hearing (SR-222).
                                                            SD-106
       Governmental Affairs
       Investigations Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the devastating impact that 
           diabetes and its resulting complications have had on 
           Americans in both human and economic terms.
                                                            SD-628
     2:30 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Forests and Public Land Management Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on S. 1218, to direct the Secretary of 
           the Interior to issue to the Landusky School District, 
           without consideration, a patent for the surface and 
           mineral estates of certain lots; S. 610, to direct the 
           Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land under 
           the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management in 
           Washakie County and Big Horn County, Wyoming, to the 
           Westside Irrigation District, Wyoming; S. 1343, to 
           direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain 
           National Forest land to Elko County, Nevada, for 
           continued use as a cemetery; S. 408, to direct the 
           Secretary of the Interior to convey a former Bureau of 
           Land Management administrative site to the City of 
           Carson City, Nevada, for use as a senior center; S. 
           1629, to provide for the exchange of certain land in 
           the State of Oregon; and S. 1599, to authorize the 
           Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange all or 
           part of certain administrative sites and other land in 
           the Black Hills National Forest and to use

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           funds derived from the sale or exchange to acquire 
           replacement sites and to acquire or construct 
           administrative improvements in connection with Black 
           Hills National Forest.
                                                            SD-366

                               OCTOBER 15
     9 a.m.
       Governmental Affairs
       Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring and the 
           District of Columbia Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine quality management at the 
           Federal level.
                                                            SD-628

                               OCTOBER 19
     10 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Forests and Public Land Management Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on S. 1608, to provide annual payments 
           to the States and counties from National Forest System 
           lands managed by the Forest Service, and the revested 
           Oregon and California Railroad and reconveyed Coos Bay 
           Wagon Road grant lands managed predominately by the 
           Bureau of Land Management, for use by the counties in 
           which the lands are situated for the benefit of the 
           public schools, roads, emergency and other public 
           purposes; to encourage and provide new mechanism for 
           cooperation between counties and the Forest Service and 
           the Bureau of Land Management to make necessary 
           investments in federal lands, and reaffirm the positive 
           connection between Federal Lands counties and Federal 
           Lands; and for other purposes.
                                                            SD-366
     2:30 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       National Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on S. 1365, to amend the National 
           Preservation Act of 1966 to extend the authorization 
           for the Historic Preservation Fund and the Advisory 
           Council on Historic Preservation; S. 1434, to amend the 
           National Historic Preservation Act to reauthorize that 
           Act; and H.R. 834, to extend the authorization for the 
           National Historic Preservation Fund.
                                                            SD-366

                               OCTOBER 20
     9:30 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine the use of performance 
           enhancing drugs in Olympic competition.
                                                            SR-253
       Indian Affairs
         To hold hearings on proposed legislation authorizing 
           funds for elementary and secondary education 
           assistance, focusing on Indian educational programs.
                                                            SR-285

                               OCTOBER 21
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
         To resume hearings on the lessons learned from the 
           military operations conducted as part of Operation 
           Allied Force, and associated relief operations, with 
           respect to Kosovo; to be followed by a closed hearing 
           (SR-222).
                                                            SD-106

                               OCTOBER 26
     2:30 p.m.
       Armed Services
       Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee
         To hold hearings on the Real Property Management Program 
           and the maintenance of the historic homes and senior 
           offices' quarters.
                                                            SR-222

                               OCTOBER 27
     9:30 a.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold oversight hearings on the implementation of the 
           Transportation Equity Act in the 21st Century, focusing 
           on Indian reservation roads.
                                                            SR-485

                             CANCELLATIONS

                               OCTOBER 26
     9:30 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings on S. 882, to strengthen provisions in 
           the Energy Policy Act of 1992 and the Federal 
           Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 
           with respect to potential Climate Change.
                                                            SD-366