September 20, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 152 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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           CONGRATULATING DR. NEIL SHARKEY ON HIS RETIREMENT

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
recognize and congratulate a friend and educational leader, Dr. Neil 
Sharkey, vice president for research at Penn State University, upon his 
retirement.
  For the last 22 years, Dr. Sharkey has managed, facilitated, and 
advanced the university's entire research portfolio to dig deeper and 
discover innovative solutions to society's most challenging questions.
  Under Dr. Sharkey's leadership, Penn State's research expenditures 
reached an all-time high in 2017 and 2018, totaling $927 million. This 
investment in the university's research has helped fund important 
research projects in life sciences, cyber science, social science, 
cancer research, energy and the environment, and a variety of other 
interdisciplinary fields.
  Before his position as vice president of research, Dr. Sharkey served 
as the associate dean for research and graduate education in the 
College of Health and Human Development, as well as a professor of 
kinesiology.
  I always say we cannot make good decisions without good data. Dr. 
Sharkey has been a leader in this feat, and I wish him the best of luck 
as he embarks on his new endeavors.

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