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At 11:35 a.m, Dr, Reichardt left, and Dr. Libby and Dr. T. H.
Johnson joined the meeting.
Shortly thereafter, Mr. A. Tammaro and
Dr. W. J. Knox also entered.
Dr. Libby stated the Commission's intention to establish an award
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Award
in Enrico Fermi's name for the purposes of honoring Dr. Fermi, further-
ing the cause of international cooperation, and discharging the
statutory responsibility of the AEC to encourage scientific research
and development in the nuclear field.
The Commission had authorized
the first award to Dr. Fermi himself.
It would be called the AEC
award in this instance, since the establishment of a continuing award
_...inDr. Fermi's name has not yet been acted on.
The award would in-
clude a citation, a medal, and the sum of twenty five thousand dollars.
The Atomic Energy Act requires the recommendation of the GAC and the
approval of the President for each such award.
The Commission wished
to have the advice and recommendations of the GAC,
ir. Whitman moved that the GAC recommend that the first award be
given to Dr, Fermi; Dr, McMillan seconded the motion.
was passed unanimously, all nine members voting.
The motion
(Secretary's Note:
This action was transmitted to the Commission by letter of I. I. Rabi
to Lewis L. Strauss, November 5, 1954.
Appendix G.
See also,
Appendix B, item 8.)
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