[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 32 (Friday, March 12, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E366]
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IN RECOGNITION OF DR. ALAN J. FRIEDMAN'S TWENTY YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE 
                        NEW YORK HALL OF SCIENCE

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 12, 2004

  Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the New York Hall of 
Science and its distinguished leader, Dr. Alan Friedman. On March 18, 
2004, the Hall will celebrate Dr. Friedman's twenty years of 
outstanding service to the New York community. Dr. Friedman is largely 
responsible for the development of the New York Hall of Science as a 
destination for visitors and a world class center for the training of 
science teachers.
  Dr. Friedman turned--quite literally--an empty shell of a building 
into one of the world's most enjoyable centers for science education. 
Under Dr. Friedman's leadership, the Hall has received national 
recognition for its efforts to encourage new technologies, to evaluate 
the effectiveness of informal science teaching and to develop new 
strategies for training science teachers. This fall, the Hall of 
Science will open an expansion of its facilities, which will double its 
exhibition space and allow for increased enrollment in its educational 
programs.
  Dr. Friedman's efforts to make science education fun and interactive 
have been highly influential in the academic community, and have 
enriched the lives of a great many young people. At a time when many 
feel that America's commitment to science education has faltered, Dr. 
Friedman has been a pioneer in furthering our children's understanding 
of both the history of science and recent breakthroughs in scientific 
research.
  Indeed, the New York Times editorial page celebrated Dr. Friedman's 
contributions, saying:
  New Yorkers of a certain age will recall the Museum of Science and 
Industry in the Daily News Building and later in Rockefeller Center. It 
folded. Boomers will recall the New York Hall of Science at the 1964 
World's Fair. That one was shuttered in 1979. Its building languished 
until 1984, when the city hired the physicist Alan Friedman and pumped 
in funds to bring it back to life. That he has done, with innovative 
educational programs and strong links both to city schoolchildren and 
their teachers.
  Dr. Friedman is the recipient of the American Association for the 
Advancement of Science's AAAS Award for Public Understanding of Science 
and Technology. He is a Fellow of the AAAS, the New York Academy of 
Sciences and the Association of Science-Technology Centers.
  Alan Friedman truly exemplifies the tradition of civic involvement 
that makes America the greatest nation in the world. Dr. Friedman and 
the New York Hall of Science deserve our respect, admiration and 
support.
  Mr. Speaker, I request that my colleagues join me in paying tribute 
to this wonderful organization and its director, Dr. Alan Friedman.