[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 10 (Friday, January 16, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S650]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                      TRIBUTE TO ELIZABETH SELLERS

 Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, I would like to recognize Elizabeth 
Sellers on her retirement from the Department of Energy after 26 years. 
Beth most recently spent 6 years as DOE's Idaho Site Manager at the 
Idaho National Lab, INL. During her time there, the INL was created as 
the lead nuclear research and development laboratory for DOE, and a 
separate project, the Idaho Cleanup Project, was created to manage and 
clean up the radioactive waste at the site. Since 2003, Beth has 
overseen the work of 300 Federal employees and approximately 6,500 
contractors. Beth's leadership and vision has helped further the 
critical energy and national security missions of INL and the Advanced 
Mixed Treatment Project with a commitment to excellence and safety. She 
has been at the helm as significant state milestones have been met 
through the Idaho Cleanup Project, and she will be missed at the lab.
  Beth was not satisfied simply leading efforts at the lab. She knows 
the importance of community and maintaining strong community ties, both 
as the DOE Site Manager and on a personal level. She immersed herself 
in the Idaho Falls community life, volunteering in a number of 
different organizations, giving back to her host community. She not 
only leaves big shoes to fill in her professional life, she leaves a 
hole in the community as well.
  I wish Beth well in her future endeavors overseas and have 
appreciated working with her during her time at INL.

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