[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 29, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E625]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         CONGRATULATING MIKE JAWSON ON HIS RETIREMENT FROM USGS

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                             HON. RON KIND

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 29, 2014

  Mr. KIND. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Mike Jawson on 
his retirement from the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Mike 
has served as Center Director for the USGS Upper Midwest Environmental 
Sciences Center in La Crosse, WI for the past nine years. During this 
time, Mike has repeatedly shown his dedication to his field and his 
strong leadership capabilities.
  Mike's background is indicative of both his strong ties to Wisconsin, 
and his commitment to his field. Mike earned a Bachelor's degree in 
Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, a Master's degree 
from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a Ph.D. from Washington 
State University. In the past, Mike has worked for the Dept. of Defense 
as a Chemist, for the USDA-ARS as a Soil Scientist, for the University 
of Nebraska-Lincoln as an associate professor, for the EPA-Kerr 
Research Center as Branch Chief, and for the George Washington Carver 
Center as a National Program Leader and working with the National 
Climate Change Office.
  In 2005, Mike returned to Wisconsin to become Center Director at USGS 
in La Crosse. In this capacity, Mike managed the multi-disciplinary 
program of biological research, directing 11 different science teams, 
each with dynamic personalities and varied skill sets. As a leader of 
the science component of the Upper Mississippi River Restoration's Long 
Term Resource Monitoring Program, Mike was able to secure and implement 
funding for facility improvements and several new restoration projects. 
Additionally, Mike was able to host the first Center visits of U.S. 
Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tammy Baldwin, and then-Governor Jim Doyle. 
Mike's accomplishments with the USGS will not soon be forgotten and his 
hard work and dedication will be missed.
  As the Representative of western and central Wisconsin, I care deeply 
about issues related to the environment, natural resources, and the 
Mississippi River. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Mike 
for his passionate work addressing natural resource management and 
science information needs for the Great Lakes and Upper Mississippi 
ecosystems.

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