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Alan Rither

Alan Rither joined Battelle’s Pacific Northwest Division in 1973, shortly after graduating from the University of Washington School of Law. He began work in the Contracts Department, serving as Manager, Contract Services, where he was responsible for about 20 staff involved in negotiating and administering research contracts for Battelle.  In 1982 he became Manager, Subcontracts, where he was responsible for about 30 staff involved in placing nearly $100 million per year in subcontracts for research and other services to support the mission of the Laboratory. He became a Certified Professional Contracts Manager by the National Contract Management Association (NCMA) in 1976, and was elected a Fellow of the NCMA in 1997.

 

    In 1985, he transferred to the Legal Department where he now serves as an Assistant General Counsel, and has been involved primarily with providing legal advice concerning contractual matters, serving as the laboratory Export Control Coordinator, and providing legal advice on National Security matters. He is cofounder and past national Chair of the Department of Energy's Export Control Coordinators Organization and he is Vice-Chair of Battelle's Institutional Review Board for Human Subjects Research. He is the past Chair ('95-'96) of the International Practice Section of the Washington State Bar Association.

 

    Alan taught accredited courses on Government Contract Law for Columbia Basin College as an adjunct faculty member during the 1995 and 2000 school years. Mr. Rither became a Certified Professional Contracts Manager by the National Contract Management Association (NCMA) in 1976, and was elected a Fellow of the NCMA in 1997.

 

    In addition to his professional activities, he is active and holds positions in the Alliance for the Advancement of Science through Astronomy (AASTA), the Richland Public Library Foundation, Radiant Light Broadcasting and other community organizations.

 

    Alan and his wife, Kathy, have lived in Richland since 1973. .

 

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