[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 197 (Monday, December 4, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1645]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO HALL DAILY

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, December 4, 2017

  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Hall Daily, who will 
soon retire from his position as Director of Government Relations at 
the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).
  After completing his communications degree at Stanford University, 
Mr. Daily worked as a tennis teacher for nearly a decade before 
venturing into journalism. His 15 year career was ultimately 
successful, and he worked for established news organizations such as 
the San Jose Mercury News, The Associated Press and eventually the 
Pasadena Star-News, where he led a newsroom of more than 50 people.
  Hall joined Caltech in 1987 as the Assistant Director of Public 
Relations. Shortly afterwards, he led an extensive, large-scale effort 
to win approval from the City of Pasadena for Caltech's 30-year campus 
development plan, which allowed the institute to grow and meet the 
needs of both Caltech and the greater Pasadena community. Also during 
his initial public relations role, Mr. Daily co-created the CASE gold-
medal winning radio program, ``Caltech Edition of Airtalk'' on the 
local radio station KPCC, in which Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and 
Caltech scientists discussed research, forthcoming publications and 
current events.
  Mr. Daily later became the Director of Government Relations at 
Caltech, where he has been indispensable in establishing, sustaining 
and managing strong relations with local, state and federal 
governments, higher education associations, community groups, Caltech's 
neighbors and the general public. He has represented Caltech on 
numerous organizations, including the California Council of Science and 
Technology, the AAU Council of Federal Relations and the Association of 
Independent California Colleges and Universities, where he has served 
as its Executive Committee Treasurer for the past 25 years. In 
addition, Hall has served on the boards of many local non-profit 
organizations, including Day One Pasadena, Leadership Pasadena, 
Pasadena Police Activities League, el Centro de Accion Social and the 
LA Cleantech Incubator. He is a co-founder of the working groups: 
Emergency Coordinators Roundtable, Pasadena: City of Learning and the 
Pasadena Water & Power large customers group, and also serves on 
Caltech's Buildings and Grounds Committee, the Institute and Alumni 
Relations Committee and the JPL Committee. In 2002, for his dedicated 
efforts in promoting the interests of Caltech as a global standard of 
academic merit by strengthening communication and goodwill between 
Caltech, its students and its alumni, Hall received the Honorary Member 
of the Caltech Alumni Association Award.
  It has been my pleasure to work with Hall on numerous projects over 
the years, such as the West Coast Earthquake Early Warning System, a 
discovery for the ages by scientists working at the Laser 
Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), and expanding our 
knowledge and exploration of space.
  I ask all Members of Congress to join me in thanking Hall Daily for 
three decades of extraordinary service to Caltech and the greater 
Pasadena community, which has helped advance scientific research for 
the betterment of our nation and the world.

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