REMARKS BY
KAREN BROWN, ACTING DIRECTOR OF NIST NIST CENTENNIAL GALA MARCH 6, 2001 WASHINGTON, D.C. Good evening. Let me add my
welcome to this wonderful celebration. My role tonight -- aside from enjoying
myself -- primarily is to introduce some of our most distinguished guests.
We also are honored to have with us several Members of Congress:
I also want to acknowledge the Director of the National Science Foundation, Rita Colwell and her Deputy, Joe Bordogna – and the Acting Administrator of the U.S. Fire Administration, Ken Burris. We have many other special guests with us this evening, far too many to acknowledge individually now, so I hope you will understand. But there’s someone I certainly need to acknowledge -- my boss, Secretary of Commerce Don Evans, who will make a few remarks. As Secretary of Commerce, Don Evans is in charge of promoting the nation’s business. In his past life, Secretary Evans worked as a roughneck on drilling rigs and served as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Tom Brown, Inc. -- a large energy company. He also chaired the Regents of the University of Texas -- a system of nine educational and six health care science centers. In a statement before Congress, Secretary Evans has said that his objective as Commerce Secretary is “to direct the Department’s great and diverse resources to the common cause of fostering economic strength at home and abroad.” Mr. Secretary, I promise you that NIST, with our 100 years of experience, will be proud to help you attain that goal. Now, it is my great pleasure to introduce the Secretary of Commerce, Donald L. Evans. [Remarks by Secretary Evans.] It is now my pleasure to introduce a long-time friend of NIST, Representative Sherwood Boehlert. Rep. Boehlert has just been elected Chairman of the House Science Committee, which he joined in 1983. He was one of the architects in 1988 of the expansion of the National Bureau of Standards into NIST, and a creator of the NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership. Chairman Boehlert has been one of our strongest advocates on Capitol Hill. We appreciate his support and are so glad he can join us in our celebration tonight. Sherry Boehlert, Chairman of the House Science Committee. Mr.Chairman! [Remarks by Representative Boehlert] Thank you, Congressman.
In addition to his role as chair of the visiting committee, Tom is a scientist who has worked in the chemical industry for 40 years in a number of increasingly responsible positions, including vice president at Air Products and Chemicals. Currently, he is president of the Council for Chemical Research. It is my pleasure to introduce Tom Manuel. [Remarks by Tom Manuel]
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