Champion of Science

 

(Photo by Marcia Ledford, U-M Photo Services)

President Mary Sue Coleman presented U.S. Rep. Nick Smith with an award from the Science Coalition for his strong advocacy of university-based basic science research. Smith was given a Champion of Science award and a personalized Wheaties box at a June 2 luncheon. Smith, who is chairman of the Subcommittee on Research of the House Science Committee, led an effort last fall to double National Science Foundation funding for research and science education over the next five years. The Champion of Science award honors members of Congress who have demonstrated strong support for federal funding of research. The Science Coalition is an alliance of 60 universities dedicated to sustaining the federal commitment to U.S. leadership in basic science. U-M is a founding member of the Science Coalition.

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