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Reference Report IRWIN H. BILLI'CK Mike Lebowitz Professor Internal Medicine Associate Director Chest Center University of Arizona (Lebowitz is also ai consultant on ind'oor and outdoor air pollution problems on, a national and in~ternational basis) Lebowitz has known Billick since 1980 in connection with their mutual involvement with the Federal Interagency Committee on Indoor Air Pollution. Lebowitz at that time was Co-Chairman of the Academy of Science. Lebowitz has dealt withi Billick at great length since that time and knows him "very well, both professionally and personally". Lebowitz judged Billick's management capability as being "excellen". "He gets lots out of people and in a very positive manner"'. He performs very well in, hiis committee roles. As to Bi~llick's technical ability, Lebowitz said: "He is one of the leading experts on airborne pollutants in the country, especially on lead. He iis able to deal with a wide variety of scientific disciplines and he is well respected within the community. He has learned' a tremendous amount 'about the health effects of indoor pollutants". When asked to paint a personality profile, Lebowitz came up with the following description: "Dynamic, conscientious, astute, goal directed in a positive way, relates well to others at all levels, an honest person, realistilc, handles politics well, has great foresight, knows what needs to be done and how to go about it and inithat respect is one of the few." When pressed for negatives, Lebowitz said: "Billick could be more diplomatic at times. He is too honest, too open but so far as he knows thiis has never given Billick any problems." Lebowi.tz stated that he had recommended Billick to Bill Davis of Shook, Hardy and Bacon for the CIAR position because he has su~ch a high regard for him and~ because he believes his work (at the CIAR) would carry credibility in the scientific community. I l!'~~i!'~'~flli~