[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 57 (Thursday, April 14, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E459]
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HONORING DR. HENRY C. LEE ON THE CELEBRATION OF HIS 40TH ANNIVERSARY AT 
                      THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN

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                          HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 14, 2016

  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to rise today to 
join the University of New Haven as they celebrate and pay tribute to 
one of our nation's great minds, Dr. Henry C. Lee. Known as the 
``grandfather of forensic science,'' Dr. Lee has left an indelible mark 
on the field of forensic science, the University of New Haven, and our 
nation.
  A nationally and internationally acknowledged visionary, Dr. Lee has 
built a distinguished reputation while creating one of the most 
respected forensic science programs in the country. Under his 
leadership, forensic studies have grown exponentially over the last 
forty years at the University of New Haven. What began as a small 
classroom equipped with only a single fingerprinting kit has blossomed 
into an internationally-recognized, multi-disciplined academic 
department with state-of-the-art technology--an Institute of Forensic 
Science named in his honor. Attracting students from across the globe, 
the Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science is training the next 
generation of forensic scientists and constantly advancing the field as 
well as the technologies and techniques used in identifying crucial 
evidence.
  Dr. Lee's extraordinary career extends far beyond the forensic 
program he built at the University of New Haven. He earned his 
undergraduate degree in police science from Central Police College in 
Taiwan, a Bachelor's of Science degree in forensic science from John 
Jay College of Criminal Justice, and then his master's degree and 
doctoral degree in biochemistry from New York University. He joined the 
Connecticut State police more than three decades ago serving as the 
State's first criminologist. The driving force behind the creation of 
the Connecticut State Police Major Crime Squad and Forensic Science 
Laboratory, he oversaw its expansion into one of the finest in the 
country. Dr. Lee also served as the Commissioner of the Connecticut 
Department of Public Safety from 1998 to 2000, during which time he 
brought the department to the forefront of technology with the 
development of a new radio system and the Sex Offender Registry 
Database.
  Dr. Lee has served as a forensic expert in all fifty states as well 
as forty-two countries and consulted with more than 600 law enforcement 
agencies around the world. Here in the United States he is probably 
best-known for his assistance with the investigations into the high-
profile cases of the deaths of JonBenet Ramsey, Nicole Brown-Simpson, 
and Ron Goldman, as well as the review of the assassination of 
President John F. Kennedy. However, those are only a sample of the more 
than 8,000 criminal cases he has helped investigate.
  Dr. Lee has authored or co-authored forty books and hundreds of 
articles in professional journals; taught at more than a dozen 
universities, law schools and medical schools; and lectured throughout 
the world. His innovation and leadership has been recognized with more 
than 20 honorary degrees, and, in 1996, he was awarded the Medal of 
Justice from the Justice Foundation. Today, as he marks his 40th 
Anniversary with the University of New Haven I am proud to join his 
colleagues, family, and friends, in extending my sincere 
congratulations to Dr. Henry C. Lee and my sincere thanks and 
appreciation for his innumerable contributions to higher education and 
the field of forensic science.

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