[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 159 (Wednesday, November 12, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2339-E2340]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING JOSEPH SULTAN

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 12, 1997

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the work and 
achievements of Joseph Sultan.
  Joe Sultan is a Brooklyn native who graduated from Abraham Lincoln 
High School in 1972. He attended the Cooper Union for the Advancement 
of Art & Science where he received his bachelor of architecture degree 
in 1976.
  After graduation, he worked for such prestigious architectural firms 
as Davis Brody Associates, Giorgio Cavaglieri and Warren Gran & 
Associates.
  In 1983, Joe established his own firm. Sultan Associates and in 1991 
merged with Warren Gran & Associates to form Gran Sultan

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Associates. Together Joe and Warren Gran have completed numerous 
schools for the New York City School Construction Authority, four SRO's 
for mentally ill adults and many other commercial, residential, and 
institutional projects.
  Joe is currently designing the home for the Long Island Children 
Museum and Crosby Commons, a 67-apartment assisted living residence for 
United Methodist Homes of Connecticut. He has taught construction 
technology at New York University as a visiting lecturer and his work 
has been featured in the national media. He and Warren have been named 
local heroes by Time magazine for their work in supportive housing.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in congratulating Mr. Joseph Sultan for 
all of his years of faithful service to his country and to the 10th 
Congressional District of Brooklyn, NY.

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