[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 14 (Tuesday, January 29, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E95]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING DR. VERNON SINGLETON OF DAVIS, CALIFORNIA

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 29, 2008

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
Dr. Vernon Singleton on the occasion of a symposium of Wine Phenolic 
Research being held in his honor by the American Society of Enology and 
Viticulture.
  Dr. Singleton was born in Mill City, Oregon on June 28, 1923. In 1951 
he earned a PhD in Protein Biochemistry from Purdue University, where 
he had also received his bachelor and masters of sciences degrees. He 
moved to the University of California, Davis in 1958 where he would 
begin a long and distinguished career as one of the foremost enologists 
in the world.
  He is perhaps best known for his groundbreaking work on wine 
phenolics and antioxidants. This research has opened the door for an 
ever expanding scope of knowledge concerning wine and its potential 
health benefits. He is also the author of more than 220 academic papers 
and many books that have become classics in the field of enology. For 
these contributions he has received numerous honors including twice 
winning the Outstanding Paper of the Year Award from the American 
Society for Enology and Viticulture in 1986 and 1992, the Office 
Internationale de la Vigne et du Vin Prize in Enology in 1998 for the 
best contribution to wine literature in any language for 1997-98, as 
well as being a life fellow of the American Institute of Chemists and a 
Charter member of the Phytochemical Society of North America. He 
retired in 1991, but remained a professor emeritus and continued 
publishing for another ten very productive years.
  Madam Speaker, it is fitting at this time that we honor the long 
career and great achievements of Dr. Vernon Singleton. His dedication 
as a teacher and mentor has allowed him to touch the lives of his 
students and peers alike, and his research continues to guide and 
inspire the next generation of chemists and enologists around the world 
to explore the truly limitless possibilities in their fields.

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