[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 48 (Tuesday, April 5, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E633-E634]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING SERVICE OF DR. RICHARD LINTON, VICE PRESIDENT OF RESEARCH 
            AND GRADUATE STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON

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                         HON. PETER A. DeFAZIO

                               of oregon

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 5, 2011

  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a person who has 
made an important impact on the state of Oregon and the federal 
research enterprise through his work at the University of Oregon as 
Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies. Dr. Richard Linton is 
the longest serving vice president of research in the University of 
Oregon's history and among the longest-serving vice presidents of 
research within the Association of American Universities' membership.
  He leaves the university after more than a decade of service. Dr. 
Linton's leadership has markedly improved the university's federal 
research enterprise, enabling university faculty and researchers to 
engage in discovery, innovation and scholarship that contribute to 
society's well-being and our understanding of our world.
  Dr. Linton deserves special recognition for his guidance of sponsored 
programs, research initiatives, graduate education, technology transfer 
and the university's research park. Under his leadership, UO has seen 
sustained growth in federal research grants and technology transfer 
activities. He has guided the UO in growing and launching 
interdisciplinary centers and initiatives spanning the innovation 
cycle, from basic discovery to commercialization.
  I am particularly pleased that companies directly derived from 
University of Oregon research currently employ more than 255 Oregonians 
and in 2010 generated more than

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$32 million in revenue for Oregon's economy. A remarkable 
accomplishment.
  At the core of Rich Linton's decade of accomplishment at the 
university is his ability to be collaborative and to establish 
important strategic partnerships that have contributed greatly to the 
region's economic security and future. Thank you, Dr. Linton!

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