[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 112 (Wednesday, July 25, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1326-E1327]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING THE SERVICE OF CAPTAIN STANTON E. COPE IN THE UNITED STATES 
                                  NAVY

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                            HON. DAN BURTON

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 25, 2012

  Mr. BURTON of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, I have the distinct privilege of 
rising to honor an outstanding Hoosier for his patriotism and military 
service. CAPT Stanton E. Cope served with honor in the United States 
Navy from 1989-2012, where he served in the Medical Service Corps as 
entomologist for 20 years.
  Captain Stanton Elijah Cope was born January 5, 1954 in Huntington, 
Indiana. In 1976, he graduated from Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania 
with a B.A. degree in Biology and received a Master of Science degree 
in Entomology from the University of Delaware in 1981. In 1988, he 
completed his Doctorate in Public Health at the University of 
California, Los Angeles, and was commissioned in the United States 
Navy.
  Captain Cope's first assignment, in 1989, was to the Navy Disease 
Vector Ecology and Control Center, Jacksonville, Florida, where he 
served as the Head of the Operations Department. In June 1992, he 
reported to the Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt, where 
he served as Head, Medical Zoology Division and Head, Risk Assessment 
Branch. In July 1994, Captain Cope reported to the Navy Environmental 
and Preventive Medicine Unit No. 6, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, as Assistant 
Head, Department of Entomology and became Head in August 1995. He also 
served as Special Assistant to the Officer in Charge for Operational 
Issues. In August 1997, he reported to the Navy Environmental Health 
Center in Norfolk, Virginia as Entomology Department Head. In January 
2000, he was selected to be Executive Assistant to the Assistant

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Chief for Operational Medicine and Fleet Support, Bureau of Medicine 
and Surgery, Washington, DC. Captain Cope served as the Executive 
Officer, Naval Institute for Dental and Biomedical Research, Great 
Lakes, Illinois from September 2001-August 2004, at which time he 
fleeted up to Commanding Officer. He also served as the Surgeon 
General's Specialty Leader for Navy Entomology August 2002-May 2004. In 
August 2006, Captain Cope reported to the Armed Forces Pest Management 
Board as Research Liaison Officer. In August 2008 he took over as 
Director.
  During his tenure as the Director, Captain Cope distinguished himself 
by superior service. He organized his workforce into three divisions: 
Operations, Research and Information Services, aligning the AFPMB to 
increase efficiency and enhance direct warfighter support. He was 
directly responsible for superior improvements to installation pest 
management and insect-borne disease prevention programs resulting in 
increased readiness and warfighter protection. During this period, he 
demonstrated the highest levels of leadership, initiative and 
dedication to duty. As a result, his leadership of DoD pest management 
received international recognition for contributions to the global 
public health community for their work on the President's Malaria 
Initiative (PMI).
  Furthermore, in support of U.S. allies, Captain Cope reestablished 
liaison with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) counterparts to 
foster effective and efficient multi-national medical entomology, 
preventive medicine and pest management collaborations during 
contingency operations. Through NATO's Force Health Protection Working 
Group, he secured updates in the U.S. section to Standardization 
Agreement 2048, Chemical Methods of Insect and Rodent Control, which 
provided NATO members with information on pesticides that the U.S. may 
use during NATO operations.
  Captain Cope's passion stayed with him after he left the service, as 
he maintains membership in the American Society of Tropical Medicine 
and Hygiene, the American Mosquito Control Association and the Society 
for Vector Ecology. He is currently serving as the Director of the 
AMCA, Mid-Atlantic Region and serves on the board of Armed Forces Pest 
Management in Silver Spring, MD. In addition, he has presented at 
meetings, authored or co-authored over 70 scientific publications and 
holds an Adjunct Assistant Professorship at the Uniformed Services 
University of the Health Sciences.
  Captain Cope is married to infectious disease epidemiologist Amyanne 
N. Keswani of St. Peter, Minnesota. They have a daughter, Kemmer 
Keswani and a son, Stanton Elijah.
  I ask all of my colleagues to join me now to thank Captain Stanton E. 
Cope for his service and sacrifices for our country.

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