Re: New NRC people

[JMUCKERHEIDE@delphi.com]

I would add that, at least in my case, I thought the original question also
carried the connotation of questioning that she is from the President's home
state of Arkansas (and may have been appointed by him to her present position. 
The fact that she is not known to this group, and she was reportedly not found 
in the HPS Directory ked to the questioning attitude (but of course if Terry
Lash...  :-) 

Regards, Jim
 
> I don't think anyone questioned the credentials, but rather (at least in
> my case) wanted to know what the credentials are of a health physics
> colleague who I do not know who has been indicated as a possible nominee
> to the NRC.  I would have raised the same questions had the prospective
> nominee been a man.  And, I am rather insulted by the apparent implication
> in the message from my Canadian colleague with respect to what is clearly
> an effort to simply find out the professional qualifications of an
> American colleague (who incidentally happens to be a woman) who may well 
> be nominated for an important position within my country.  I do not 
> believe that gender is or should be a qualification for appointment to 
> the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.  
> 
> Ron Kathren
> 
> On Fri, 26 May 1995, Lamothe, Emelie wrote:
> 
> > 
> > I find it "ironic" that people are questionning the credentials of only one 
> > of the candidates, who just happens to be a woman.
> > 
> > Makes me wonder what the REAL concern is.
> > 
> > Emelie Lamothe