[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 78 (Thursday, June 2, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1032]
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                     A TRIBUTE TO GREGORY GEOFFROY

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 2, 2011

  Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the retirement of 
Gregory Geoffroy, president of Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.
  Born on July 8, 1946 in Honolulu, Hawaii, Gregory earned a Bachelor 
of Science degree in chemistry from the University of Louisville in 
1968. After a year serving as an officer in the United States Navy, 
Gregory went on to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry from the California 
Institute of Technology in 1974. Over the next 30 years, Gregory 
published over 200 research articles, co-authored a book, and presented 
more than 200 lectures both in the United States and abroad. Gregory 
also served in various academic and administrative positions at Penn 
State University and the University of Maryland during that time.
  Gregory was appointed president of Iowa State University in July 
2001. His tenure has resulted in a number of accomplishments including 
the establishment of the Bioeconomy Institute, whose goal is to promote 
and advance biorenewable technologies. Gregory set a fundraising record 
with Campaign Iowa State, which recently surpassed its goal of 
collecting $800 million. Under his guidance, the university has 
received a record amount of money in grants, contracts, and cooperative 
agreements. In the 2009-2010 fiscal year alone, the university received 
$388.2 million. Gregory has also succeeded in doubling the number of 
endowed faculty positions, and he has seen student enrollment grow to 
record numbers--28,682 in the fall of 2010.
  Gregory will certainly be missed on the Iowa State University campus. 
He will be remembered by students as being easy to relate to, 
accessible, and visible at university events. He will be remembered by 
faculty for his communication skills and management style that brought 
out the best in those around him. Gregory will be remembered by 
community leaders and business members for his efforts to build and 
improve direct relationships between the academic world and the 
business world. More than anything, however, Gregory will be remembered 
for making Iowa State an admirable university with a cutting-edge 
reputation both in Iowa and around the world.
  I thank Gregory Geoffroy for his many years of service to the 
students and employees of Iowa State University. It is an honor to be 
his representative, and I know that my colleagues in the United States 
Congress will join me in wishing him happiness and good health in his 
retirement.

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