[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 98 (Friday, June 26, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1588]
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                          IN HONOR OF DR. GOFF

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                             HON. SAM FARR

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 25, 2009

  Mr. FARR. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the outstanding 
life-work of Dr. Lynda J. Goff. Dr. Goff has served with distinction as 
a Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of 
California, Santa Cruz for more than 30 years. Dr. Goff has decided to 
take the next step in her life, and is retiring from the University of 
California. While she will no longer be a faculty member, her legacy of 
outstanding dedication to California and the scientific community at 
large shall be persistent.
  Dr. Goff is a devoted and truly inspiring biology teacher. In the 
tenure of over three decades, she has taught 10,000 university 
students, and has supervised the research of more than 100 graduate 
students. Her noteworthy achievements include teaching and researching 
molecular plant and marine biology on all seven continents. She has the 
honor of having significantly contributed to seven expeditions to 
Antarctica and twenty in the Arctic. Her exemplary teaching led her to 
serve in the distinguished role of Vice Provost and Dean of 
Undergraduate Education from 1999 to 2004, and subsequently as the 
first director of the ``California Teach'' program. Dr. Goff played a 
pivotal role in creating this program, established to increase the 
number of highly trained K-12 science and mathematics teachers in 
California--something our nation desperately needs. She dedicated 
herself wholeheartedly to ensure that California, and indeed our great 
Nation, increases its competitiveness in math and science in the 21st 
Century.
  Professor Goff has received national and international recognition 
for her scientific research, much of which has centered on cell-cell 
and genome interaction in algae and the evolution of parasitism. Dr. 
Goff has been a solid pillar in the Monterey Bay community for years; 
not only as a distinguished professor, but also as an elementary 
science teacher, a naturalist and photographer. Her work embodies what 
California's central coast prides: experiencing the beauty of nature, 
seeking to understand the mysteries of our oceans' flora and fauna and 
giving back to the community to ensure our posterity's brighter future.
  I would like to thank her for her meritorious service to California 
and commend her for her many accomplishments.

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