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LAWRENCE T. PAPAY
Pages 216-221

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... After graduation in 1958 he attended Officer Candidate School and served four years as a naval officer teaching in the Nuclear Power School at Mare Island Naval Shipyard. At the christening of a nuclear sub­ marine in 1959, Larry met his wife Carol on a blind date.
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... Larry's pivotal role in this transformation led to his election to the NAE and to involvement in many national policy committees and other activities that shaped the future of the utility industry. In 1991 Larry joined Bechtel Corporation where he became a partner and the senior vice president and general manager of Bechtel Technology and Consulting, where he was responsible for monitoring emerging technologies and developing new businesses, principally in the energy sector, employing those technologies, including technological developments that impacted existing business lines as well as the rapidly growing engineering and construction businesses at Bechtel.
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... Larry's wide-ranging expertise placed him in high demand for professional societies, boards of directors, and other activities including service as general chair of American Nuclear Society meetings and National Science Foundation panels, and chair of the California Council on Science and Technology and of the SLAC Policy Committee. He was also active in the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies, the Atomic Industrial Forum as a member of the board of directors, the California Business Roundtable, the California Power Pool as chairman of the executive committee, the US Department of Energy's Energy Research Advisory Board, Secretary of Energy's Laboratory Operations Board, the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory as a member of the board of directors, the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment Solar Advisory Panel, and numerous others.
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... Some of his favorite experiences included coaching Little League, fundraising for school and civic causes, and serving as an Arcadia Planning Commissioner. Leisure activities he most enjoyed were reading, listening to music, and wine collecting as well as biking, skiing, and traveling with family and friends.
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