[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 3033]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING DAVID GOUDY

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                            HON. PETER WELCH

                               of vermont

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, February 27, 2015

  Mr. WELCH. Mr. Speaker, David Goudy has made the Montshire Museum of 
Science in Norwich his life's work. Over the three decades of his 
vigorous and enlightened service, David has led the Montshire Museum 
from a fledgling enterprise to a nationally recognized center for 
science learning.
  Under David's leadership Montshire Museum has developed their 
capacity for high-quality science education. He helped form the 
Montshire School Partnership Initiative that supports science education 
in the region's rural K-8 schools by building capacity and 
infrastructure for high-quality science programs. Montshire Museum has 
become a national model, attracting research and program support from 
numerous private foundations and federal agencies including the 
National Science Foundation (NSF), Department of Education (DOE), 
National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA), National Oceanic 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the National Institutes of 
Health (NIH).
  As Montshire's executive director, David was instrumental in creating 
the partnership between Dartmouth College and the Montshire Museum, 
known as the Dartmouth-Montshire Institute for Science Education, a 
collaborative effort drawing upon the resources of these two leading 
institutions to better serve the educational needs of Vermont and New 
Hampshire. During David's tenure, Montshire became an official 
interpretive site for the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife 
Refuge in 1995.
  David's leadership extends beyond the Montshire Museum. He currently 
serves on the executive committee of the New England Museum Association 
and key committees of the Association of Science and Technology 
Centers. He serves as an evaluator for the Museum Assessment Program of 
the American Alliance of Museums. David has been recognized with the 
first annual New Hampshire Corporate Fund Award for Excellence in 
Nonprofit Management, and represented Montshire at a White House 
reception with President Clinton recognizing Montshire as the first 
recipient of the National Award for Museum Service.
  Mr. Speaker, David has provided the Montshire Museum with many years 
of remarkable service and his lasting legacy is immediately clear to 
anyone who visits the museum. While we will miss his exemplary 
leadership, the Board of Trustees is fully committed to maintaining the 
high standards that he has established for the Montshire's educational 
programs, exhibits, facilities and visitor services.

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