By Richard Lowrance
On Wednesday, June 8th, a group of us gathered with anticipation and nostalgia at EPA’s Robert S Kerr Environmental Research Center in Ada, Oklahoma, as a cornerstone box was dusted off and unsealed. As division director, I had the honor of opening the time capsule and displaying the contents which included time-stamped artifacts representing preserved memories, major milestones, and key accomplishments of our predecessors dating back 50 years.
Time capsule contents
Current center employees gathered along with twenty former employees, including one of our former directors, Clint Hall (1980-2001). Originally opened in 1996 on the 30th anniversary of our research center, the time capsule was opened again in honor of the center’s 50th anniversary, which will be commemorated during our 50th Anniversary Event and Technical Symposium on August 3rd.
A group of us gathered to open the cornerstone box. From left to right: Ann Runyan, retiree (she was here in 1966), Jack Keeley, retiree (also here in 1966), former Division Director Clint Hall, me, Michael Brooks, and John Skender (behind Michael).
Built in the 1960s, the Kerr center is one of the original regional water research laboratories established under the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration. It became part of the newly-formed EPA in 1970. By the late 1990s, the research mission expanded to include ground water remediation and ecosystems restoration. Over the last 50 years, our scientific excellence and research advancements have changed how communities, regions, and the Nation protect and manage its ground water and ecological resources.
The Anniversary Event and Symposium will recognize our achievements and showcase past, current, and future research at the center to the scientific community, elected officials, regional and program representatives, and the greater community. The state of ground water issues and research in the United States will also be discussed. At the closing of the August 3rd event, we will have an opportunity to add new items to the capsule before it is sealed and returned to the cornerstone box. New items will likely include documents identifying current employees, high profile research efforts, and major accomplishments that align with our mission to protect human health and the environment.
About the Author: Richard Lowrance has been the Ground Water and Ecosystems Restoration Division director since June 2014. Before that he was a research ecologist with USDA Agricultural Research Service for 31 years.
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By Richard Lowrance
On Wednesday, June 8th, a group of us gathered with anticipation and nostalgia at EPA’s Robert S Kerr Environmental Research Center in Ada, Oklahoma, as a cornerstone box was dusted off and unsealed. As division director, I had the honor of opening the time capsule and displaying the contents which included time-stamped artifacts representing preserved memories, major milestones, and key accomplishments of our predecessors dating back 50 years.
Time capsule contents
Current center employees gathered along with twenty former employees, including one of our former directors, Clint Hall (1980-2001). Originally opened in 1996 on the 30th anniversary of our research center, the time capsule was opened again in honor of the center’s 50th anniversary, which will be commemorated during our 50th Anniversary Event and Technical Symposium on August 3rd.
A group of us gathered to open the cornerstone box. From left to right: Ann Runyan, retiree (she was here in 1966), Jack Keeley, retiree (also here in 1966), former Division Director Clint Hall, me, Michael Brooks, and John Skender (behind Michael).
Built in the 1960s, the Kerr center is one of the original regional water research laboratories established under the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration. It became part of the newly-formed EPA in 1970. By the late 1990s, the research mission expanded to include ground water remediation and ecosystems restoration. Over the last 50 years, our scientific excellence and research advancements have changed how communities, regions, and the Nation protect and manage its ground water and ecological resources.
The Anniversary Event and Symposium will recognize our achievements and showcase past, current, and future research at the center to the scientific community, elected officials, regional and program representatives, and the greater community. The state of ground water issues and research in the United States will also be discussed. At the closing of the August 3rd event, we will have an opportunity to add new items to the capsule before it is sealed and returned to the cornerstone box. New items will likely include documents identifying current employees, high profile research efforts, and major accomplishments that align with our mission to protect human health and the environment.
About the Author: Richard Lowrance has been the Ground Water and Ecosystems Restoration Division director since June 2014. Before that he was a research ecologist with USDA Agricultural Research Service for 31 years.
from The EPA Blog http://ift.tt/1UqHJsS
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