[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 82 (Monday, June 26, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1111]
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                    IN HONOR OF DR. DEZSO J. LADANYI

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 26, 2000

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, today I recognize Dr. Dezso J. Ladanyi. 
Dr. Ladanyi is being presented with an Alumni Lifetime Leadership Award 
by Cleveland State University. This is an award presented to alumni for 
exceptional achievements and leadership skills that have brought both 
pride and recognition to the University and the community.
  In 1942, Mr. Ladanyi graduated from Fenn College, magna cum laude, 
with a Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering. He continued his 
education at Case Western Reserve University where he earned both his 
Master's degree and his Ph.D.
  Dr. Ladanyi joined NASA two years after earning his degree from Fenn 
College. At the time he was one of only 14 rocket scientists in the 
country. In 1967, he left NASA to start his own company, Advanced 
Dynamics, which produced temperature sensors. Only four years later, he 
started another company, Noral Inc., which has grown into one of the 
leading suppliers of thermocouples and other temperature sensors used 
in the plastics industry. The firm has recently doubled its size and 
tripled its manufacturing capacity. Dr. Ladanyi currently serves as the 
chief executive officer of the corporation, overseeing three 
generations of the Ladanyi family.
  Both of Dr. Ladanyi's sons graduated from Cleveland State and his 
wife graduated from Fenn College. Along with leading two companies, Dr. 
Ladanyi has served as a role model and inspiration to students at Fenn 
and CSU for the past 29 years by teaching night courses in chemical 
engineering. He also has served in leadership positions for the Ludlow 
Community Organization, a former vice-president, and the First 
Hungarian Reform Church, an honorary trustee. Aside from these 
organizations Dr. Ladanyi has been an active Mason for more than 25 
years, and is a member of the Magyar Club, a Hungarian professional 
club that celebrates Hungarian heritage through the use of music, food 
and culture festivals.
  My fellow colleagues, let us recognize and congratulate Dr. Ladanyi 
for his years of achievement.

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