[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 56 (Wednesday, May 10, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E768]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO KENNETH TENORE

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                          HON. STENY H. HOYER

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 9, 2006

  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, America lost one of its finest scientists 
this week. And I lost both a constituent and a dear friend.
  Kenneth Tenore, a coastal ecologist from Hollywood, Maryland, died of 
acute pancreatitis Sunday at University of Maryland Medical Center. He 
was 63.
  I had the privilege of working with Ken in his role as director of 
the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science's 
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory on Solomons Island.
  Ken's work made an invaluable contribution to the health and vibrancy 
of the Chesapeake Bay, and his leadership brought together marine 
scientists from around the world to bolster the health of coastal 
waterways.
  While at Solomons, he led collaborative research programs involving 
marine scientists from the United States, the Galicia region of Spain 
and Portugal.
  His frequent visits to both countries have helped build strong 
scientific relationships that endure today.
  At the time of his death, he was leading the Navigator Project, an 
international effort supported by the National Science Foundation and 
the Luso-American Foundation, to characterize and compare the ecology 
of coastal seas around the world.
  Ken's efforts while serving the University of Maryland, my alma 
mater, reflect a man deeply committed to preserving the Earth for 
future generations.
  While Ken was passionate about advancing technology to make new 
discoveries in his discipline, he was also a man that followed a higher 
moral code--even teaching a science and ethics course at the University 
of Notre Dame.
  Father Ernan McMullin, a retired Notre Dame professor said of Ken: 
``He was an inspirational teacher who had a strong feeling for the 
philosophical and ethical issues in science.''
  Among his tremendous accomplishments, Ken founded and directed the 
Alliance for Coastal Technologies, a partnership of research 
institutions, environmental managers, and industry representatives 
which foster sensor technologies for use in monitoring coastal 
environments.
  Ken leaves behind a sister, Dr. Elizabeth J. Tenore, a brother, Louis 
James Tenore, and a nephew, Louis James Tenore Jr.
  Ken's life touched so many around the world: family, friends, and 
colleagues. I was privileged to know him.
  On behalf of the Fifth Congressional District, I want to extend my 
sympathies to his family and join the scores of others in honoring his 
life's work.

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