[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 16, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E22-E23]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING SAMUEL ARTHUR FRIEDMAN

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                             HON. TOM COLE

                              of oklahoma

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 16, 2008

  Mr. COLE of Oklahoma. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Professor 
Samuel Arthur Friedman for his devotion and extensive contributions to 
the science and literature of geology.
  As a leading authority on coal geology and resources, Professor 
Friedman developed his passion early on earning his undergraduate 
degree from Brooklyn College, a master's in geology from Ohio State 
University along with completing graduate work in geology at Indiana 
University and the University of Tennessee.

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  For 15 years, Professor Friedman served as an expert on coal 
formations at the Geological Survey at Indiana University after which 
he became the coal project leader for the U.S. Bureau of Mines in 
Tennessee and Pennsylvania. In 1971, he joined the Oklahoma Geological 
Survey where he established a coal research program and taught coal 
geology seminars as a member of the graduate faculty of the School of 
Geology and Geophysics. Professor Friedman also chaired master's 
students' thesis committees and organized continuing education classes 
in the fundamentals of coal geology.
  He has held numerous leadership positions in professional geological 
societies such as serving as chairman of the Coal Geology Division of 
the Geological Society of America and receiving the division's 
Distinguished Service Award in 1992. Professor Friedman was also 
awarded the Past Presidents Award, the Distinguished Founders Award, 
and the Distinguished Service Award from the American Association of 
Petroleum Geologists Energy Minerals Division. In recognition of his 
extensive contributions to the science of geology and of his generous 
commitment to the advancement of his profession, Brooklyn College 
awarded him the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1995.

  Professor Friedman's work as a research and resources coal geologist 
with the U.S. Bureau of Mines and the Oklahoma Geological Survey, his 
excellent relationship with Federal and State agencies, and his role as 
a principal investor in geology projects have all contributed to his 
being recognized as a leading expert in the field of coal geology and 
resources.
  His biography has been listed in American Men and Women of Science, 
Marquis Who's Who in America, Who's Who in Science and Engineering, and 
Who's Who in the World.
  Madam Speaker, I would like to ask my colleagues to join me in 
congratulating Professor Samuel Arthur Friedman on his many 
accomplishments in the field of coal geology.

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