[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 165 (Tuesday, December 14, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2129]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   IN HONOR OF DR. EDWARD G. KESHOCK

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 14, 2010

  Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, I am saddened to learn of the passing of 
Dr. Edward G. Keshock. Dr. Keshock was Professor of Mechanical 
Engineering and Chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department at 
Cleveland State University. He was also Honorary Consul of the Slovak 
Republic for the State of Ohio since his appointment in 1999.
  Ed Keshock received his Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from the 
University of Detroit in 1958 and began his career in July of that year 
with the NASA Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field in Cleveland. There, 
he worked as a research engineer in the Heat Transfer Branch of the 
Nuclear Reactor Division. He participated in some of the earliest 
studies dealing with boiling heat transfer processes in low- or 
fractional-gravity fields, relating to applications in the newly 
emerging field of space exploration.
  In 1964, Ed began his studies at Oklahoma State University where he 
earned his Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical 
Engineering in 1966 and 1968, respectively. After a distinguished 
career as professor at Old Dominion University, the University of 
Tennessee, and the Air Force Institute of Technology, Dr. Keshock 
returned to Cleveland in 1990. He was appointed Chair of the Mechanical 
Engineering Department at Cleveland State University where he served 
until his death.
  Throughout his academic career, Dr. Keshock focused on research while 
teaching graduate and undergraduate classes in Mechanical Engineering. 
His research on the effects of microgravity on heat transfer processes 
spanned his career of more than 50 years.
  Dr. Keshock was actively involved with the Slovak-American 
communities of the State of Ohio and the country of Slovakia. Dr. 
Keshock served as President of the Cleveland Bratislava International 
Sister Cities organization for most of its existence. In 1995, Dr. 
Keshock was appointed to be co-host to a 35-member delegation from the 
Slovak Republic at the White House Conference on Trade and Investment, 
attended and sponsored by the U.S. Government, including President 
Clinton and members of his White House staff.
  In 1999, Dr. Keshock was appointed the Honorary Consul of the Slovak 
Republic for the State of Ohio. In this capacity, he not only 
represented the country of Slovakia in all official matters in the 
State of Ohio, but was involved in extensive community and 
international cultural programs that contribute to the improvement in 
the quality of life for citizens throughout the State of Ohio and 
Slovakia. He is also a member of the City of Cleveland Consular Corps, 
thus interacting with many ethnic and nationality communities.
  Madam Speaker and respected colleagues, please join me in mourning 
the loss of a deeply respected scholar and statesman, Dr. Edward 
Keshock. Our condolences go out to his wife Mary Jo, their three 
children Kathleen of Knoxville, Tennessee; Carolyn of London, England; 
and Michael of Mobile, Alabama; and their three grandchildren. He 
leaves behind a significant and memorable personal and professional 
legacy.

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