[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 146 (Monday, October 3, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1740]
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                      IN HONOR OF MR. EDWARD ZAJAC

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 3, 2011

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Mr. Edward Zajac, 
who is being posthumously inducted into the West Tech High School Hall 
of Fame by the West Tech Alumni Association.
  Edward was born in Cleveland, Ohio in January 1926 to his parents, 
who were Polish immigrants. He graduated Valedictorian from West Tech 
High School in 1944 and was drafted by the U.S. Army to serve during 
World War II. He was a radioman in a tank division in Europe and was 
stationed with the U.S. Army Intelligence in southern Germany until 
being discharged. He married Brooky Mary Calhoun in 1954. They were 
married for 54 years. Following his stint with the U.S. Army, Edward 
graduated from Cornell University as Valedictorian with a degree in 
engineering, a Masters degree from Princeton University and a doctoral 
degree from Stanford University.
  For 30 years Edward worked at AT&T's Bell Telephone Laboratories in 
the mathematics research unit and later as head of economics research. 
In 1963, as an engineer, he created the world's first computer 
animation. His animated films became internationally known and garnered 
him awards from the U.S. and abroad.
  Following his career with AT&T, in 1983, Edward moved from New Jersey 
to Arizona and became chairman of the University of Arizona's Eller 
School of Managers' economics department. As a professor and later, 
professor emeritus, Edward published numerous articles and two texts 
for graduate level courses. His former colleagues have since 
established a prize for doctoral students at Arizona University in his 
honor.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honoring the memory of 
Mr. Edward Zajac as he is named to the West Tech High School Hall of 
Fame.

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