[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 161 (Wednesday, October 18, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1968]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING DR. EDWARD H. BERSOFF

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                          HON. THOMAS M. DAVIS

                              of virginia

                           HON. FRANK R. WOLF

                              of virginia

                          HON. JAMES P. MORAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 18, 1995

  Mr. DAVIS. Mr. Speaker, my colleagues and I rise today to pay tribute 
to Dr. Edward H. Bersoff who will be honored on October 20, 1995 by the 
Northern Virginia Community Foundation [NVCF] for all his contributions 
to improving the quality of life in northern Virginia.
  The Northern Virginia Community Foundation is a community endowment 
that supports the arts, education, health, community improvement, and 
youth issues. The foundation does not duplicate efforts of existing 
charitable organizations, but assists ongoing community projects and 
specific programs of established groups. Contributions are used only 
for local needs and provide a reserve fund to meet unforeseen critical 
emergencies. The foundation is managed by a board of directors 
representing all areas of northern Virginia.
  Dr. Edward H. Bersoff, president, CEO, and founder of BTG, Inc., is a 
pioneer in the technology community. He founded BTG in 1982 and 
reported a revenue of $156 million in its most recent fiscal year. BTG 
also employs 650 people, the majority in northern Virginia. Dr. Bersoff 
is well known in northern Virginia, where he serves as chairman of the 
Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce and on the information technology 
advisory group for the Fairfax County government. He was the first 
chairman of the Northern Virginia Technology Council and chaired the 
technology work group of the Virginia Economic Recovery Commission. Dr. 
Bersoff also serves on boards of the Washington Airports Task Force, 
the Inova Health Care Services Board, and the advisory council of the 
Minority Business Association of Northern Virginia. In addition, he is 
past president of the Northern Virginia Community College Educational 
Foundation and was a member of the board of directors of Virgina's 
Center for Innovative Technology.
  He served on the Navy C3I Subcommittee of the National Security 
Industrial Association, chairs the Professional Services Council and is 
a senior member of the Institute for Electrical and Electronics 
Engineers. Dr. Bersoff is also the director of the Armed Forces 
Communications and Electronics Association.
  A longtime supporter of education, Dr. Bersoff received his A.B., 
M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in mathematics from New York University and is 
a graduate of the Harvard Business School Owned/President Management 
Program. He taught mathematics at Kingsborough Community College in New 
York, Northeastern and Boston Universities in Massachusetts, and the 
American University in Washington, DC. He coauthored one of the first 
textbooks on the technology of Software Configuration Management.
  Dr. Bersoff received the 1993 Northern Virginia Technology Council 
Leadership in Technology Award and was named one of the 1994 Washington 
Area Entrepreneurs of the Year.
  His wife Marilynn is vice president of administration at BTG, Inc.
  Mr. Speaker, we know our colleagues join us in honoring Dr. Edward H. 
Bersoff on his leadership in the technology community and his 
outstanding accomplishments in northern Virgina.

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