[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 18028]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   RECOGNITION OF DR. ANDREW GERHART

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                          HON. SANDER M. LEVIN

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 18, 2010

  Mr. LEVIN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Dr. Andrew 
Gerhart, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Lawrence 
Technological University in Southfield, Michigan.
  Dr. Gerhart has been named the 2010 Michigan Professor of the Year by 
the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council 
for Advancement and Support of Education. More than 300 top professors 
in the United States were considered in this annual competition, which 
is the only national program to recognize excellence in undergraduate 
teaching and mentoring.
  Dr. Gerhart received his Master's degree from the University of 
Wyoming and his Ph.D. from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, 
NM. After numerous highly successful career endeavors, he began 
teaching at Lawrence Tech University in 2002 and has become a 
remarkably active teacher and researcher. He is the director of the 
Thermal Science Laboratory and Aerodynamics Laboratory, Coordinator of 
the Certificate of Energy and Environmental Management Program and 
Aeronautical Engineering Minor/Certificate, and Chair of the Leadership 
Curriculum Implementation Committee.
  During his tenure at Lawrence Technological University, Dr. Gerhart 
has received numerous awards and been nationally recognized for papers 
and presentations about improving the educational process. In 2005, he 
was awarded the Outstanding Young Engineer of the Year by the 
Engineering Society of Detroit. Also that year, his paper, ``K-12 
Summer Engineering Outreach Programs--Curriculum Comparisons Between 
Ages, Minorities, and Genders'' was awarded Best Paper--PIC V at the 
2005 ASEE Annual Conference. Additionally, he is the recipient of a 
2004-2005 and 2005-2006 Kern Faculty Incentive Grants for research with 
Turbine Technologies, Ltd, and recipient of portions of the 2006 KEEN 
grant and 2007 Chrysler Foundation grant.
  I have seen first-hand the outstanding work that Lawrence Tech 
University is doing. In particular, the University's Center for 
Innovative Materials Research is doing state-of-the-art work in the 
area of advanced composite materials. It is important to develop these 
cutting-edge technologies here in Michigan because of our strong roots 
in research and development.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing the 
achievements of Dr. Andrew Gerhart and to congratulate him on receiving 
this well-deserved award. I am confident Dr. Gerhart will continue in 
his success, as he educates students to be the next leaders in the 
field of engineering.

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