[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 128 (Saturday, August 4, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1779]
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                TRIBUTE TO PROFESSOR MARVIN H. CARUTHERS

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                            HON. MARK UDALL

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Saturday, August 4, 2007

  Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
Professor Marvin H. Caruthers on his recent selection as a recipient of 
the National Medal of Science. With this award Professor Caruthers 
officially joins the ranks of the finest minds to contribute to 
American science since Congress established the award in 1959.
  Having held a faculty post at the University of Colorado at Boulder 
for the past 34 years, Professor Caruthers conducts the sort of 
cutting-edge research that consistently keeps CU-Boulder on the map for 
technological advancement and academic progress. The University 
deserves credit for creating an atmosphere that allows minds like 
Professor Caruthers' to flourish, and I can say confidently that the 
2nd District, the State of Colorado, and the country at large all 
benefit enormously from that investment.
  Professor Caruthers is the cofounder of both Amgen, the world's 
largest biotechnology company, and Applied Biosystems, a company that 
has commercialized Professor Caruthers' work on DNA synthesizing. While 
his research is extraordinary in its own right, making his findings 
commercially available is how this important work manifests as life-
saving technology, advanced understanding of human biology, and high-
tech jobs for American workers. Professor Caruthers' work gives us a 
textbook example of how advanced research becomes a guiding light for 
human advancement.
  I hope my colleagues will join me in not only recognizing the past 
accomplishments of Professor Marvin Caruthers that have warranted his 
acceptance of the National Medal of Science, but also in wishing him 
all the best in his future pursuits.

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