[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 10823]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                CONGRATULATING PROFESSOR RICHARD McCRAY

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                            HON. MARK UDALL

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 19, 2002

  Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate 
Richard McCray of the University of Colorado, who is one of six 
professors nationwide being recognized and rewarded with a National 
Science Foundation Director's Award for Distinguished Teaching 
Scholars.
  The NSF Director's Award honors individuals who have made outstanding 
contributions to research in their discipline as well as education of 
undergraduate students, including those who are not majoring in the 
sciences. It is the highest honor bestowed by the National Science 
Foundation for excellence in both teaching and research.
  In awarding this honor to Prof. McCray, the NSF selection committee 
commended him for his many innovative contributions in the area of 
teaching standards. In particular, the committee credited Prof. 
McCray's use of Web-based learning tools with transforming the way 
introductory astronomy is taught to large classes.
  Prof. McCray has been a member of the National Academy of Sciences 
since 1989, as well as a member of the Educational Advisory Board of 
the American Astronomical Society, and his many other accomplishments 
are too numerous to mention here. This award singles out Prof. McCray 
for his contributions to the University of Colorado, to the teaching 
profession, and to the overall enhancement of undergraduate education. 
He deserves to be proud of his efforts to strengthen the standard of 
excellence toward which our nation's professors and educational 
institutions strive.

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