[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 137 (Friday, August 17, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1157]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  RECOGNIZING THE WHITAKER FOUNDATION

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                       HON. DONALD S. BEYER, JR.

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, August 17, 2018

  Mr. BEYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Whitaker 
Foundation and its pivotal role in developing the Biomedical 
Engineering Society (BMES), which is now in its 50th year.
  The Whitaker Foundation was founded in 1975 by Uncas A. Whitaker and 
other residents of Arlington, VA. Since its inception, the Whitaker 
Foundation has nurtured educational opportunities at universities 
across the United States through grants, faculty recruitment, and new 
educational programs, including no fewer than 30 biomedical engineering 
programs. These programs have increased the size and diversity of our 
engineering workforce by attracting the broadest representation of 
students to the pursuit of biomedical engineering.
  BMES began in Atlantic City, NJ with a gathering of 83 founding 
scientists and engineers eager to make an impact upon medical care and 
human health. Since then, BMES has nurtured new disciplines within 
engineering, biomedical engineering, and bioengineering, which have led 
to new industries, career opportunities, and educational programs 
across the globe.
  We honor the Whitaker Foundation today for its investment in BMES as 
we also celebrate BMES's 50th anniversary. In promoting BMES, the 
Whitaker Foundation created a permanent home for the educational and 
career development of biomedical engineers nationwide and promoted the 
development of biomedical engineering as the distinct discipline it is 
today

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