Oak Ridge Associated Universities 2006 Annual Report
Oak Ridge Associated Universities 2006 Annual Report
Oak Ridge Associated Universities 2006 Annual Report
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Key Facts:<br />
• Established in 1946—originally as the <strong>Oak</strong> <strong>Ridge</strong><br />
Institute for Nuclear Studies<br />
• Comprised of 96 member institutions, which<br />
perform one-third of the nation’s university<br />
research and produce one-third of the nation’s<br />
science and engineering doctoral degrees<br />
• Served as a contractor to DOE and other federal<br />
agencies for 60 years—with a flagship<br />
contractual arrangement to manage ORISE<br />
• Comprised of more than 850 employees<br />
• Designated a “Best Company to Work for in East<br />
Tennessee,” <strong>2006</strong> Award, Greater Knoxville<br />
Business Journal<br />
Key Accomplishments:<br />
• Supported 5,000 participants from more than 900<br />
colleges and universities in science education and<br />
research programs sponsored by 14 federal agencies<br />
• Provided for free medical screenings of more<br />
than 1,800 former DOE workers in the first<br />
full year of the DOE National Supplemental<br />
Screening Program to identify those former<br />
site employees who may have been exposed to<br />
hazardous substances at work<br />
• Completed 17,000 dose reconstruction reports<br />
on former energy workers who may have<br />
developed cancers due to work-related radiation<br />
exposures and who may then be eligible for<br />
benefits under the Energy Employees<br />
Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act<br />
• Received the DOE “Facility Management<br />
Contractor Small Business Diversity Achievement<br />
Award” and the U.S. Small Business<br />
Administration’s “<strong>2006</strong> Dwight D. Eisenhower<br />
Award for Excellence in Small Business<br />
Subcontracting”<br />
• Recognized on behalf of ORISE for excellence<br />
in safety with the DOE “Voluntary Protection<br />
Program (VPP) Star of Excellence Award” for<br />
“full dedication and total commitment to the<br />
principles of VPP” over the past three years as a<br />
VPP Star Site<br />
A Community Leader:<br />
• Provided more than $250,000 in education grants<br />
and other funding for science and math activities<br />
for area schools and community initiatives<br />
• Distributed more than 50,000 free books to area<br />
children since 2001 as a sponsor of Dolly Parton’s<br />
Imagination Library©<br />
ORAU and ORISE<br />
Expenditures for<br />
FY01-06*<br />
FY01 $100.9 million<br />
FY02 $103.3 million<br />
FY03 $140.7 million<br />
FY04 $184.5 million<br />
FY05 $211.9 million<br />
FY06 $235.2 million<br />
$235.2<br />
$211.9<br />
$184.5<br />
$140.7<br />
$100.9 $103.3<br />
FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06<br />
Web Site:<br />
www.orau.org
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