[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 86 (Monday, June 17, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E885]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING COL. SCOTT W. GORDON

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                             HON. TIM RYAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 14, 2013

  Mr. RYAN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the career of an 
exemplary public servant, Col. Scott W. Gordon. After over thirty years 
of service, Col. Gordon is retiring at the end of August from the 
United States Army.
   Col. Gordon was born in Utica, NY and grew up in Youngstown, OH. He 
earned his undergraduate degree in Zoology from Miami University in 
Oxford, OH in 1973 and went on to earn his masters in entomology from 
The Ohio State University in 1976. He was awarded a Ph.D. in 
Microbiology from Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO in 
1993.
   Col. Gordon joined the military in 1984 after being employed as a 
medical entomologist by the Vector-borne Disease Unit of the Ohio 
Department of Health. Throughout Col. Gordon's thirty years of service 
to his country, he worked in several distinguished capacities within 
the United States Army. Col. Gordon's work and dedication is exhibited 
through the numerous awards and decorations he has accrued throughout 
his three decades of service.
   Since joining the military, Col. Gordon has remained active in 
entomological research as a member of numerous professional 
organizations including the American Society of Tropical Medicine and 
Hygiene, The American Mosquito Control Association, and the 
Entomological Society of America. Col. Gordon has authored or co-
authored over 20 publications in peer-reviewed journals.
   I want to extend my warmest and sincere thanks to Col. Scott W. 
Gordon for his many years of service to his country. His long and 
illustrious military career will not be forgotten and I would like to 
wish him congratulations and all the best in his well-deserved 
retirement.

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