I pay my personal tribute to Sam Rayburn, stalwart Texan and great American, not only because today he establishes a record of having served as Speaker of the House of Representatives more than twice as long as Henry Clay, but because of the contributions he has made to the welfare of the people of the Nation during his almost half century of service as a Member of Congress.

The executive paid tribute to research and development and technology for their great contributions in the past, but he also cautioned industry that they tend to be great equalizers because they move at a fairly even pace within an industry and fail to give it the short-term advantage which it often needs.

In 1967 a tribute song called " Chet's Tune " was produced for his birthday, with contributions by a long list of RCA / Victor artists including Eddy Arnold, Connie Smith, Jerry Reed, Willie Nelson, Hank Snow, and others.

The issue contained contributions from various scholars paying tribute to her, with papers dealing with archaeology, fairies, Near Eastern religious symbols, Greek folksongs, but notably not about witchcraft.

In January 2007, a tribute album, entitled Endless Highway: The Music of The Band, was released which included contributions by My Morning Jacket, Death Cab for Cutie, Gomez, Guster, Bruce Hornsby, Jack Johnson and ALO, Lee Ann Womack, The Allman Brothers Band, Blues Traveler, Jakob Dylan, and Rosanne Cash, amongst others.

For nearly a century, the IEEE Awards Program has paid tribute to technical professionals whose exceptional achievements and outstanding contributions have made a lasting impact on technology, society and the engineering profession.

), a poetic tribute to bissett with contributions from more than 80 writers, including Margaret Atwood, Leonard Cohen, Lorna Crozier, Patrick Lane, Steve McCaffery, P. K. Page and Darren Wershler-Henry.

He is also known for his numerous solo works and soundtrack contributions since 1991, in addition to being the founder and frontman for Temple of the Dog, the one-off tribute band dedicated to his former roommate, Andrew Wood.

It was recently announced that Rodgers would be taking part in a Paul McCartney tribute album that would also feature contributions by Billy Joel, Garth Brooks, BB King, and KISS.

A tribute album titled New Tales to Tell: A Tribute to Love & Rockets was released on 18 August 2009 featuring contributions from The Flaming Lips, Frank Black, Puscifer, A Place to Bury Strangers, Film School, Better Than Ezra, Johnny Dowd, The Dandy Warhols, Blaqk Audio, The Stone Foxes and Monster Magnet.

The schist found in New Zealand is called the " Haast Schist " as a tribute to his contributions to geology.

A 1993 tribute album entitled Here Ain't The Sonics was released on PopLlama Records, featuring contributions from Mono Men, Screaming Trees, Thee Headcoats, The Cynics, Mojo Nixon and The Original Sins.

Among their first outside contributions were " Ride ' em High, Ride ' em Low ", for the soundtrack to the 1994 film 8 Seconds, and a cover of " Corrine, Corrina " recorded in collaboration with Asleep at the Wheel for a tribute album to Bob Wills.

It was established in 1923 as a tribute to the many contributions and long association of Joseph Leidy with the Academy.

The City Hall of Jersey City raises the Philippine flag in correlation to this event and as a tribute to the contributions of the Filipino community.

The ' Main Building ' at Goldsmiths has now been renamed the ' Richard Hoggart Building ' in tribute to his contributions to the college.

Migrating Bird-The Songs of Lal Waterson ( 2007 ) is a tribute album, with contributions from James Yorkston, Alasdair Roberts, Willard Grant Conspiracy, Vashti Bunyan, Victoria Williams and others.

Though there was conflict between Evans and Mackenzie, Evans respected Mackenzie for his contributions to the excavation and paid tribute to his right-hand man in the last volume of The Palace of Minos.

In tribute to Einstein's lifelong contributions to the field, his former graduate students published a book of research in his honor in 1972, Sedimentation: Symposium to Honor Professor H. A.

His major contributions were to the final track of the album, " Alice ," a tribute to Alice Coltrane.

As a further tribute to Governor Hathaway and in recognition of his significant contributions to higher education in the state, the Wyoming Legislature in 2005 authorized $ 400 million for a " Hathaway Student Scholarship Endowment Account ".

A tribute album entitled Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy was released on September 15, 2009, featuring contributions from Thom Yorke, Frank Black, The National, Dinosaur Jr., Michael Stipe, Juliana Hatfield, Mercury Rev, David Berkeley, Frank Turner.

Bowley paid tribute to the master by trying to make his contributions accessible but his 1928 book is possibly more impenetrable than the original.

Originally written as a tribute to the people who died in the Dunblane school massacre, the song was re-written and all contributions from Geri Halliwell removed after her departure from the group.

English scholar Russell Martineau, who had studied under Bopp, gave the following tribute: “ Bopp must, more or less, directly or indirectly, be the teacher of all who at the present day study, not this language or that language, but language itself — study it either as a universal function of man, subjected, like his other mental or physical functions, to law and order, or else as an historical development, worked out by a never ceasing course of education from one form into another .”

It now appears that the building housing the tablets was not the palace library, which may yet be uncovered, but an archive of provisions and tribute, law cases and diplomatic and trade contacts, and a scriptorium where apprentices copied texts.

He used the pretense of town permits to extort tribute from every business, large and small, on Coney Island, and while he presented himself publicly as a champion of law and order, privately he was profiting mightily from the many brothels and gambling parlors that thrived in his bailiwick.

The Sanads contained 12 conditions, imposing the payment of tribute and conditions to protect the economic interests of the British, such as keeping open trade routes, keeping law and order, trade restrictions and bans on communicating with states outside British India.

The Award was established to pay tribute to the memory and achievements of Mr. Levi, whose career as an attorney, law professor and dean, and public servant exemplified these qualities in the best traditions of the Department.

Non-Muslims under Islamic law would be held under the status of dhimmi ( from Arabic ذمي ّ, dh as th pronounced like in this ) were allowed to " practice their religion, subject to certain conditions, and to enjoy a measure of communal autonomy " and guaranteed their personal safety and security of property, in return for paying tribute and acknowledging Muslim rule.

In War Department General Orders No. 52 of 1922, the United States announced the award of the Medal of Honor to the Belgian unknown soldier: " By virtue of the authority vested by law in the President of the United States, the Congressional Medal of Honor, emblem of the highest military ideals and virtues, is bestowed in the name of the Congress of the United States upon the unknown, unidentified Belgian soldier in a desire to add all that is possible to the imperishable glory won by the soldiers of Belgium who fought as comrades of the American soldiers during the World War, and to commemorate with them the deeds of the nations associated with the United States of America, by paying this tribute to their unknown dead.

War Department General Orders No. 22 of June 6, 1923 announced the award of the Medal of Honor to the Romanian unknown soldier: " By virtue of the authority vested by law in the President of the United States, the Congressional Medal of Honor, emblem of the highest military ideals and virtues, is bestowed in the name of the Congress of the United States upon the unknown, unidentified Rumanian soldier in a desire to add all that is possible to the imperishable glory won by the soldiers of Rumania who fought as comrades of the American soldiers during the World War, and to commemorate with them the deeds of the nations associated with the United States of America, by paying this tribute to their unknown dead.

Mrs Marshall had hoped that the tribute will inspire all law students in the campus towards the qualities of passion, diligence, courage and integrity, qualities that gave to the remarkable lifetime achievements of the late Mr Marshall.

They are placed in the prehistoric past, in the time of Túathal Techtmar, who imposes the tribute of 5000, in other accounts 15000, cattle on the kings of Leinster as the honour price — known as éraic in early Irish law codes — for the death of his daughters.

However receiving tribute from smugglers and drug-dealers or robbing and extorting them is a legitimate activity for a ' thief in law '.

In 1688, a Virginia law abolished the requirement of tribute in wolves to be paid in accordance to the number of hunters in each tribe, demanding 725 hunters to kill 145 wolves a year.

The latter group were known as civitates foederatae and were exempt from paying tribute or the rule of Roman law.

He was posthumously awarded a Doctor of Fine Arts degree by the University of Florida for his influence on American popular music and in its " People in America " radio series about influential people in American history, the Voice of America radio service paid tribute to him, describing how " his influence was so widespread that it is hard to imagine what rock and roll would have sounded like without him.

The halftime show was a tribute to American jazz composer, pianist and bandleader Duke Ellington, also featuring the Grambling State University Band along with Ellington's son Mercer.

The pregame festivities, which paid tribute to George Halas, featured the University of Florida Fightin ' Gator Marching Band and the Florida State University Marching Chiefs.

The relief pictures Darius I and Xerxes I receiving tribute and is now displayed in the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.

The statue was by Liverpool sculptor, Tom Murphy, and Blair paid tribute to Wilson's legacy at the event, including the Open University.

The choice was probably also a tribute to the future Edward VII, then Prince of Wales, who opened Leeds Infirmary in 1867 and the Yorkshire College buildings ( now the University of Leeds ) in 1885.

Century Tower ( University of Florida ) | Century Tower, begun in 1953, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of university and as a tribute to the alumni who perished in both World War I and World War II.

In 2009 an Exhibition, From Art School to University: Art and Design at Brighton 1859 – 2009, paid tribute to many of them and included Turner Prize winners, iconic design work, cutting-edge dance for camera and classic rock and pop imagery.

Henry Fillmore Band Hall, the rehearsal hall for many of the University of Miami's performing groups, acquired its name as a tribute to Fillmore's work in the band genre.

Several months after Warner's death, a more personal tribute was organized by the Friends of the Libraries at the University of Southern California.

Brockville and Brock in Ontario, Brock in Saskatchewan, General Isaac Brock Parkway on Highway 405 and Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario are all named in tribute to Brock.

* A modest tribute from Tidjani Négadi ( Oran University, Algeria )

A stone monument fashioned to look like a log cabin stands on the grounds of the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, as a tribute to him.

Ferrer donated his Academy Award trophy to the University of Puerto Rico as a tribute to his roots.

Howard Zinn, Professor Emeritus at Boston University, paid this tribute to Berrigan:

Shinzo Koizumi, late chancellor of Keio University and an admirer of Minakata, paid his tribute: " We should write it in the academic history in Japan that a maverick scholar acquired such extensive knowledge and accomplished such great achievements.

The Marc Aaronson Memorial Lectureship, promoting and recognizing excellence in astronomical research, is held every 18 months by the University of Arizona and Steward Observatory as a tribute to his memory.

At Spencer's funeral the Indian nationalist leader Shyamji Krishnavarma announced a donation of £ 1, 000 to establish a lectureship at Oxford University in tribute to Spencer and his work.

As a tribute to Yale and his resting place, a scaled down replica of the church tower, known as Wrexham Tower was constructed at Yale University.

One commenter to The Times, Stephen Trimble, a 2008 – 2009 Wallace Stegner Fellow at the University of Utah's Tanner Humanities Center, drew attention to the broader Utah birthday tribute to Stegner through leading conversations about Stegner ’ s work in communities across Utah.

Galinda drops the first ' a ' in her name in the middle of the story, in tribute to Doctor Dillamond, a martyred Goat who teaches at Shiz ( Dillamond made the habitual mistake of calling her " Glinda " instead of " Galinda " while they shared a carriage, before her arrival to the University ).

A makeshift memorial in tribute to the victims of the Northern Illinois University shooting, one of many school shootings that afflicted the United States.

The student halls of residence at University College Falmouth are named after Tuke, a tribute to him as both an artist, and a famous resident of the town.