[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 82 (Thursday, May 16, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2921-S2922]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO F. ANTHONY CLIFFORD

 Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. President, I am honored to recognize one 
of my constituents, F. Anthony ``Tony'' Clifford, who is retiring on 
June 22, 2019, after 50 years of Federal service as an engineer at the 
National Institutes of Health.
  Tony has dedicated his career to helping advance NIH's mission: 
seeking fundamental knowledge about the nature of living systems and 
applying that knowledge to advance the health of all people. He has 
done this by working to ensure that NIH's buildings and facilities 
create a world-class environment for conducting biomedical research.
  Throughout his service as an engineer with NIH, Tony has been 
committed to creating state-of-the-art research facilities. In 1969, he 
started his work as an NIH staff engineer. Beginning in 1992, he led 
the NIH facility program as director of engineering services until 
becoming chief engineer in the Office of the Director in 2003.
  Tony holds a bachelors of mechanical engineering degree from the 
University of Maryland at College Park, which presented him in 2016 
with the Golden Terp Award from the University's Clark School of 
Engineering for his 50 years of engineering practice. His numerous 
other awards include multiple NIH Directors and Merit Awards, the 
Federal Energy Award, Vice President Gore's Hammer Award, and Special 
Recognition by the Society of American Military Engineers.
  In addition to his work in the field, Tony was instrumental in 
recruiting engineering interns by representing NIH at career fairs and 
STEM events. In this way, his impact on scientific discovery will last 
for years to come, as he has inspired young scientists to

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pursue science and engineering employment opportunities in the 
government.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in paying tribute to Tony Clifford for 
his distinguished service to our country and to wish him all the best 
in the coming years as he enjoys his well-earned retirement.

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