[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 147 (Thursday, November 14, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2005]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO DR. LURA POWELL

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                           HON. DOC HASTINGS

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 13, 2002

  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. Speaker, two years ago, Battelle 
selected a new leader for the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in 
my home community of the Tri-Cities, Washington. She came to our 
Washington from a distinguished government career in the ``other'' 
Washington, the Nation's Capitol, as director of the Department of 
Commerce's Advanced Technology Program. Her tenure there, and her 
training as an analytical chemist, brought unique talent to serve this 
laboratory. She is also the first woman selected to serve as director 
of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. I am, of course, speaking 
about Dr. Lura Powell. Dr. Powell announced recently that she will step 
down as director at the end of this year, and I want to thank her for 
her commitment and leadership in the community.
  Among her accomplishments, Lura will be remembered for her commitment 
to leverage the capabilities of the Laboratory to develop academic 
partnerships in the region. While Director, she signed Memorandums of 
Understanding with the University of Washington for the Institute for 
Nanoscience, the Joint Institute for Cell Signaling, and the Center for 
Global Security; a Northwest Bioproducts Research Institute with 
Washington State University, University of Idaho, and the Idaho 
National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory; and The 
Collaborative Research and Education program with Oregon State 
Universities and the Oregon Health Sciences University.
  Dr. Powell's commitment to the Tri-Cities community and the state of 
Washington is evidenced by her many activities and board memberships. 
At home, she has been a tireless promoter of economic growth and 
science education. She helped create and advocate a vision for the Tri-
Cities that calls on everyone to stretch the limits of what is 
possible. She serves on the board of directors of the Kadlec Medical 
Center, the United Way of the Benton-Franklin Counties, the Tri-City 
Industrial Development Council and the Three Rivers Community 
Roundtable and the Junior Achievement of the Greater Tri-Cities. For 
the State of Washington, she is a member of the Washington Roundtable 
and serves on the Washington Technology Alliance Board.
  I want to thank Lura for her leadership these past two and a half 
years and to wish her, her husband, Art, and her daughters much 
happiness and good health. I hope they will make their home in the Tri-
Cities so that we may all continue to benefit from their involvement.

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