{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2006-12-08-pt1-PgE2141", "2006-12-08", 109, 2, null, null, "IN HONOR OF ROCKFORD, IL, BURPEE MUSEUM FOR RECEIVING TWO AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUM AWARDS", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "HONORING", "E2141", "E2141", "[{\"name\": \"Donald A. Manzullo\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "152 Cong. Rec. E2141", "Congressional Record, Volume 152 Issue 135 (Friday, December 8, 2006)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 135 (Friday, December 8, 2006)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2141]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n  IN HONOR OF ROCKFORD, IL, BURPEE MUSEUM FOR RECEIVING TWO AMERICAN\n                      ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUM AWARDS\n\n                                 ______\n\n                        HON. DONALD A. MANZULLO\n\n                              of illinois\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                      Wednesday, December 6, 2006\n\n  Mr. MANZULLO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Burpee\nMuseum of Natural History in Rockford, IL. The Burpee museum is a\nremarkable cultural institution that has received two prestigious\nAmerican Association of Museum-AAM-Awards. Both of these awards are for\nthe Jane: Diary of a Dinosaur exhibit at the museum, which opened to\noutstanding reviews in June 2005.\n  The museum submitted entries in two categories: Overall Exhibit\nExcellence and the MUSE Award for the use of media and technology in\nthe Jane exhibit. Burpee received the Exhibit Excellence Award, which\nis considered the museum profession's highest honor. It also received\nan Honorable Mention MUSE award for Jane's interactive Meet the\nResearcher video.\n  Lew Crampton, Burpee president and CEO, accepted the awards at the\nAAM's 100th International Conference in Boston in the company of 7,000\nother museum profession delegates from around the world. Judges who\npresented the awards to Mr. Crampton praised Burpee, stating the\n``whole project was so solid . . . and you just did everything right .\n. . your work could and should serve as a model to other institutions\n(including much larger ones) as a way to create an excellent exhibit.''\n  Jane's exhibit is a reflection of the dedication and professional\nexcellence that is demonstrated by the personnel at Burpee. Burpee's\npersonnel overcame three daunting tasks in order to successfully create\nthe exhibit. First, after transporting Jane from Montana to the museum\nlab, Jane's 66 million-year-old bones were carefully removed from the\nrocks in which they were embedded. Second, identifying Jane's place in\nthe dinosaur family tree presented a unique challenge because many\nscientists consulted in the process disagreed on this matter. Finally,\nin the midst of the first two tasks, Burpee's personnel had to consider\nhow to create an exhibit that would be able to bridge the gap between\nscience education and family enjoyment.\n  Mr. Speaker, I wish to extend my recognition and support of the\nBurpee Museum of Natural History in Rockford, IL. Since its founding in\nMay of 1942 as a part of the Works Progress Administration, the mission\nof Burpee has been to inspire all people to engage in a lifetime of\nlearning about the natural world, and they have been very successful in\ndoing so. To this day, Burpee reaches out to the public through its\ncreative event programming and excellent education offerings for\neducators, families, and other members of the local community. Burpee\nis a prime example for other cultural institutions across the country,\nand I am honored to recognize the museum and its personnel here today.\n\n                          ____________________"]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-2006-12-08-pt1-PgE2141"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 11.297103017568588, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}