[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4207]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                IN RECOGNITION OF JAY DAVIS' RETIREMENT

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                           HON. ERIC SWALWELL

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 24, 2015

  Mr. SWALWELL of California. Mr. Speaker, today I recognize Dr. Jay 
Davis, President of the Hertz Foundation, who will be retiring after 
decades of service to our country as a scientist and philanthropist. 
Jay resides in Livermore, California, in my congressional district.
  Dr. Davis graduated from the University of Texas with a Bachelor's 
and Master's degree in 1963 and 1964 respectively. In 1969, he 
graduated from the University of Wisconsin with his PhD in physics.
  For three decades, Dr. Davis worked as a scientist at Lawrence 
Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), supporting the lab's fusion 
program through research in nuclear physics and material science. Dr. 
Davis also founded the Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry at 
LLNL.
  Following his service at LLNL, in 1998, Dr. Davis used his science 
background to support the Department of Defense as the Associate 
Director for Earth and Environmental Sciences. He worked to develop and 
enhance arms control treaties and twice served as an inspector for the 
United Nations Special Commission's mission to Iraq following the first 
Gulf War. During his time with the Department, he served as the 
founding Director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. Because of 
Dr. Davis' exceptional service to the nation, he was twice awarded the 
Distinguished Public Service Medal, the Department of Defense's highest 
civilian award.
  In 2009, following his exceptional career in public service, Dr. 
Davis was elected to serve as President of the Hertz Foundation. The 
Hertz Foundation provides talented PhD students in the Applied Sciences 
and Engineering the opportunity for financial and fellowship support to 
pursue their careers. On top of his work at the Hertz Foundation, Dr. 
Davis has also been a tireless advocate for benefits owed to retired 
lab employees.
  Dr. Davis' distinguished legacy of service to the Livermore community 
and the nation will continue through his scientific accomplishments and 
his philanthropic work at Hertz foundation. I wish Jay all the best in 
his retirement.

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