[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 111 (Thursday, September 8, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1788]
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           HONORING LARRY ERNST ON BEING NAMED AN IBM FELLOW

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                            HON. MARK UDALL

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 8, 2005

  Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Larry 
Ernst, of Boulder, Colorado, for his recent nomination as an IBM 
Fellow, the company's highest and most prestigious technical honor.
  IBM Fellows are selected for sustained and distinguished technical 
achievements in engineering, programming and technology. There have 
only been 185 Fellows in the past 42 years of the company's existence, 
and currently there are only 58 active employees who share this 
distinction out of an astounding 325,000 employees worldwide.
  IBM Fellows provide innovative solutions not only valuable for the 
future of this massive company, but also for the entire world. Fellows 
such as Mr. Ernst have developed some of the most useful products and 
applied technologies the industry and computer users have ever seen.
  Larry Ernst has led the strategic definition and implementation of 
critical technologies for the Printing Systems Division, and his work 
in the area of print and image quality has been the foundation for many 
new products. Already, Mr. Ernst holds nine issued patents, serves as 
the patent coordinator for the division, and has been named an IBM 
Master Inventor for his works.
  Larry Ernst joins two other distinguished Boulder residents, Ernest 
Booch and Joan Mitchell, as IBM Fellows. I am proud to have three out 
of the 58 active IBM Fellows in Colorado's Second Congressional 
District. It is quite a compliment to the men and women of Colorado.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Larry Ernst 
and in wishing him continued success in all future endeavors as an IBM 
Fellow.

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