[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 116 (Thursday, July 19, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1560]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




HONORING THE RETIREMENT OF DR. WILLIAM WULF, PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL 
                         ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING

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                           HON. RUSH D. HOLT

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 18, 2007

  Mr. HOLT. Madam Speaker, at the end of last month, Dr. William Wulf 
ended his 11 years as the President of the National Academy of 
Engineering.
  Many of us have come to rely on the NAE, along with its affiliated 
organizations, the National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of 
Medicine, to help sort through the increasing science and technology 
quotient in our policy debates.
  Bill has been extremely effective in helping Members of Congress 
understand how technical issues affect our lives. He was instrumental 
in the National Academy work Rising Above the Gathering Storm, which 
caught the attention of America about students' and workers' declining 
ability to compete internationally. He was among the first to warn of 
the increased need for cybersercurity, which everyone is talking about 
now, but Bill Wulf was realizing 10 years ago. He also worked on data 
copyright issues, patents, energy legislation--the list goes on. He 
also has shown great interest in deploying reliable voting machines 
around the country.
  Bill Wulf was a frequent resource at committee hearings, where he 
taught many in the research community about the value of skillful 
communications with policy makers. He has led the NAE with grace and 
with vision and the organization emerges from his period of leadership 
strengthened and invigorated.
  Bill is heading back to his faculty post at the University of 
Virginia, where many fortunate students, both in engineering and in the 
liberal arts, will now get the benefit of his thinking that has been so 
helpful to us here in Washington.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in thanking Bill Wulf for all he has 
done for the Academies and for the Nation. We look forward to 
continuing to work with you in the years to come.

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