[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 169 (Thursday, November 20, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2350]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               RECOGNIZING THE PUBLIC SERVICE OF DON MOCK

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                            HON. MARK UDALL

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 19, 2003

  Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Don Mock 
for his exemplary public service as a member of the Boulder City 
Council from 1996 through 2003. I would like to thank him on behalf of 
all Boulder's citizens for the depth and diversity of contributions he 
has made to ensure that our city remains a very special place to live.
  Raised in Florida, Don received his BS and MS in Physics from the 
University of Florida, and his PhD in Atmospheric Sciences from the 
University of Washington. He has worked as a Research Assistant in the 
Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Washington and 
as a Support Scientist for the Physical Oceanography Group of the NASA/
Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory. In 1989, Don moved to Colorado to 
work as Systems Manager for the Cooperative Institute for Research in 
Environmental Sciences at the University of Colorado in Boulder. Since 
1991 he has been a Systems Manager and later a Director of Computing 
and Network Services at the Climate Diagnostics Center of the National 
Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration's Environmental Research 
Laboratories.
  In 1996, Don was appointed to the Boulder City Council and elected a 
year later to another term. On the Council, he quickly earned the 
respect of his colleagues for his intelligence, sound judgment, and 
moderate approach to a wide range of issues. He provided thoughtful and 
skilled leadership in the areas of budget policy, taxes, 
transportation, affordable housing, school overcrowding and the 
environment. Don was actively engaged in resolving the status of the 
9th and Canyon hotel site and was a strong proponent of the 
comprehensive rezoning project to address commercial growth issues.
  He has served successfully in such diverse organizations as the 
Denver Regional Council of Governments, the Bureau of Conference 
Services and Cultural Affairs, the Boulder Community Celebrations, and 
the Dairy Center for the Arts. An important part of his focus on 
Council has been sensible growth management, sustainable use of 
resources, and a strong, stable economy.
  Prior to his appointment to Council, Don was chair of the City's 
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and served four years as a co-chair 
of the Whittier Neighborhood Association, as well as two years on the 
Steering Committee for the Pine Street/Whittier Traffic Mitigation 
Project. In 1995, he was especially effective in working with the 
Citizens for Parks and Recreation to successfully pass the Parks Ballot 
Issue which led to new acquisitions of park land in the city of 
Boulder. Over the years, Don has been unswerving in his commitment to 
policies that serve the environment, the education and health of 
people, and principles of integrity and fairness.
  I ask my colleagues to join with me in expressing our gratitude to 
Councilman Mock for his years of public service and his contributions 
to the people of Boulder, Colorado. I wish him continued success in all 
his future endeavors.

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