[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 88 (Monday, June 16, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1260]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING GEORGE TCHOBANOGLOUS, PH.D., P.E.

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 16, 2003

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize George 
Tchobanoglous, Ph.D., P.E. for being selected as the recipient of the 
Athalie Richardson Irvine Clark Prize for excellence in water-science 
research. The National Water Research Institute, will honor him at an 
award ceremony and lecture to be held Thursday, July 17th in Orange 
County, California.
  The prize is one of only a dozen water prizes awarded worldwide. It 
has been recognized as one of the most prestigious awards in the world 
by the Intemational Congress of Distinguished Awards. George is the 
tenth recipient of this award.
  Dr. Tchobanoglous is a Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental 
Engineering at the University of California, Davis. Through his 
research, publications, public service, and international activities he 
has made significant contributions to the practice of environmental 
engineering. He is recognized for having advanced the use of new 
technologies in four key areas: construction of wetlands for wastewater 
treatment, the application of alternative filtration technologies, 
ultraviolet disinfection for wastewater reuse applications, and 
decentralized wastewater management. George is also the author or 
coauthor of over 350 publications, including 12 textbooks that are used 
at numerous colleges and universities in the United States. The 
textbook, Wastewater Engineering: Treatment, Disposal, Reuse, is one of 
the most widely read textbooks in the environmental engineering field 
by both students and practicing engineers.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Dr. George Tchobanoglous for 
his excellence in the field of water-science research. I invite my 
colleagues to join me in wishing Dr. Tchobanoglous many years of 
continued success.

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