[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 72 (Wednesday, June 5, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5036-S5037]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO DR. LAURISTON S. TAYLOR

 Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I rise to pay tribute to a truly 
great American on the occasion of his 100th birthday.
  Dr. Lauriston S. Taylor was born on June 1, 1902. Dr. Taylor (or 
Laurie as he likes to be called) is one of the major contributors to 
our knowledge of radiation safety, not only in the United States but 
worldwide as well.

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  Laurie published his first paper in 1922 while a student at Cornell 
and has contributed to radiation safety over a span of 80 years, 
publishing over 150 papers, and has written or contributed to over 16 
books.
  Laurie served as Chairman of the National Committee on Radiation 
Protection (NCRP), the organization he helped establish and led for 
nearly 50 years and the organization now Chartered by the U.S. Congress 
as the National Council of Radiation Protection and Measurements.
  In addition, his accomplishments include serving as: President of the 
Health Physics Society, Chairman of the International Commission on 
Radiation Units and Measurements, President of the International 
Conference on Medical Physics, Chairman of the Civil Service 
Commission, and Special Assistant to the President of the National 
Academy of Sciences.
  A few of the many awards bestowed upon Laurie include: The 
Presidential Bronze Star and the Medal of Freedom from the United 
States Air Force, The Gold Medal from the Royal Swedish Academy of 
Sciences, and The Janeway Medal from the American Radium Society.
  It is with pleasure that I note that Dr. Taylor's decades of 
contributions to improving radiation safety throughout the World have 
been documented by the Health Physics Society in an edition of their 
international journal Health Physics, and their Newsletter.
  Laurie is, indeed, a person for all seasons: teacher, mentor, 
scholar, leader and visionary.
  I deeply appreciate all that Laurie Taylor has contributed to this 
Nation and the world. I invite my colleagues to join in wishing him a 
very happy 100th birthday.

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