[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 143 (Wednesday, September 21, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S5954]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     REMEMBERING DR. MOLLY MACAULEY

 Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I would like to take a moment to 
note the sad and untimely passing of a wonderful pillar of our 
Baltimore community, Dr. Molly Macauley. This is a very sad time not 
only for the Roland Park neighborhood of Baltimore where Dr. Macauley 
lived, but also for the Johns Hopkins community and Resources of the 
Future, where Dr. Macauley gave so much of her time and energy.
  Molly Macauley was widely admired by her family, friends, and 
colleagues for her determination to impact the world. Originally from 
northern Virginia, she graduated from William and Mary in 1979 and came 
to Baltimore to study at Johns Hopkins University. She received her 
master's in 1981 and her doctoral degree in economics in 1983. Dr. 
Macauley was a visiting professor at Johns Hopkins for 20 years. She 
also joined the think tank ``Resources for the Future,'' eventually 
becoming vice president for research. Dr. Macauley was considered an 
expert in environmental economics, leading the way into the future in 
space research and renewable energy. She also served on committees 
involved in science, space, and medicine, finding common ground and 
moving all of us forward. We could use more role models like her 
everywhere today.
  Dr. Macauley spent her time dedicated to becoming a better leader and 
raising those around her up as well. She put forth so much effort to 
make sure that the work she was doing had the greatest possible 
influence. She tried to bring good to this world through her award-
winning journal articles, her time spent testifying in front of 
Congress, and educating the next generation of changemakers. Dr. 
Macauley will be remembered in Baltimore especially for the love she 
had for our city. She chose to commute to D.C. each day because she 
couldn't bear to leave Baltimore for too long. She never let anyone 
forget their ties to Baltimore either. Even if they moved away, she 
sent Baltimore's world-famous Berger cookies and treats to remind them 
of home.
  Her passing has been a shock to our community, to have such an 
upstanding and valued member of it so brutally attacked. I know the 
community will be there for each other as we come to terms with her 
tragic loss. I ask that my colleagues join me in expressing sympathy to 
Dr. Macauley's family and friends as they mourn the loss of this 
remarkable woman and remember the impact she had on our Nation.

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