[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 17699]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO ROGER SANT

  Mr. REED. Mr. President, I am joined by fellow regents to the 
Smithsonian, Senators Leahy and Cochran, in paying tribute to an 
individual who has provided exceptional leadership to the Smithsonian 
Institution as a citizen regent, Roger Sant.
  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, Mr. Sant was appointed to the Smithsonian 
Board of Regents on October 24, 2001. He served as chair of the 
Executive Committee and the Board during the Smithsonian's governance 
reform efforts. As a leader in the energy field and a committed 
conservationist, Mr. Sant has generously supported the National Museum 
of Natural History. His gifts to the Smithsonian have supported the 
Sant Ocean Hall, the Sant Chair for Marine Science, and an endowment to 
support the Director's position at the National Museum of Natural 
History. His service and generosity have kept with and advanced the 
Smithsonian's founding mission to promote and share knowledge.
  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, Roger Sant's service to the Smithsonian 
is an example of his strong commitment to the public good. Prior to 
founding the AES Corporation in 1981, Mr. Sant served as the Assistant 
Administrator for Energy Conservation and the Environment at the 
Federal Energy Administration. He also directed the Energy Productivity 
Center, an energy research organization affiliated with the Mellon 
Institute at Carnegie-Mellon University. He is the chairman of the 
Summit Foundation and the Summit Fund of Washington. He serves on the 
boards of the World Wildlife Fund-U.S. and the DC College Access 
Program.
  In recognition of his outstanding contributions to the institution, 
the Smithsonian Board of Regents conferred the title of Regent Emeritus 
on him in October. His service has helped the Smithsonian become a 
stronger institution.
  Mr. REED. We invite our colleagues to join us in commending Roger 
Sant, and we wish him continued success in his future endeavors.

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