[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 103 (Wednesday, June 20, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4277]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO ALAN L. GUNN

  Mr. RISCH. Mr. President, today, Senator Crapo and I recognize and 
congratulate Mr. Alan L. Gunn on his upcoming retirement from the U.S. 
Department of Energy after more than 40 years of distinguished service 
in various roles at the U.S. Navy and U.S. Department of Energy.
  In 1980, Mr. Gunn received a bachelor of science degree from 
Mississippi State University and went on to complete graduate work in 
business administration at Louisiana State University, Virginia 
Polytechnic Institute, State University of New York at Albany, and 
Idaho State University.
  In February 1982, Mr. Gunn completed the Navy officer candidate 
school as a distinguished military graduate and was commissioned as a 
Navy officer. He was selected for duty in the Naval Nuclear Propulsion 
Program and served as both a member of the staff of the Director, Naval 
Nuclear Propulsion program in Washington, DC, and as a field 
representative for the director in Schenectady, NY, and Idaho Falls, 
ID.
  In 1996, Mr. Gunn completed the College of Naval Warfare program in 
residence at the U.S. Naval War College, Newport, RI, and received a 
master of arts degree in national security and strategic studies.
  Since the completion of his Active-Duty service, Mr. Gunn has served 
as a civilian with the U.S. Department of Energy and the National 
Nuclear Security Administration in numerous leadership and management 
positions with the Office of Naval Reactors in Washington, DC, the 
Idaho branch office of Naval Reactors, the Naval Reactors Laboratory 
field office, and the Idaho operations office.
  In 2007, after completing over 28 years of Active and Reserve 
military service, Mr. Gunn retired as a captain in the U.S. Navy.
  Most recently, Mr. Gunn served as the principal deputy manager for 
Nuclear Energy and served as the assistant manager for programs and 
facilities at the Department of Energy's Idaho Operations Office, DOE-
ID. In his current capacity, he provides exceptional leadership for 
DOE-ID's nuclear programs and Idaho facilities management divisions, 
national security programs, the Radiological and Environmental Science 
Laboratory, and the Office of Project Management project.
  Mr. Gunn's organization is responsible for oversight of the Idaho 
National Laboratory, INL, and other contractor performance on nuclear 
energy, education, national security, and other research and 
development projects and programs, including strategic partnership 
projects and the INL laboratory directed research and development 
programs; as well as facility and infrastructure operations, 
maintenance, planning, and other activities associated with facility 
and infrastructure operations at the INL. Mr. Gunn also provides direct 
support to the specific manufacturing capability, SMC, project that 
includes the oversight of the maintenance and operations of the SMC 
facilities, as well as the programmatic oversight of the armor 
production.
  Through his years of dedicated service, Mr. Gunn exemplifies the best 
qualities of Idaho. Senator Crapo and I want to thank Alan for his 
service and wish him well in all of his future endeavors.

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