[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 80 (Thursday, June 18, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S6524]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     BUILDING A BETTER WORLD AWARD

  Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, today I take a moment to acknowledge the 
new ``Building a Better World'' Award which CH2M HILL, an employee-
owned company which is headquartered in Denver, has initiated. William 
D. Ruckelshaus, Chairman of BFI and former EPA Administrator, was 
presented with CH2M HILL's inaugural ``Building a Better World'' award 
in ceremonies at the Smithsonian Institution's Castle in Washington, DC 
on May 6, 1998.
  CH2M HILL created this award to recognize the contributions of 
private citizens or organizations that reflect the company's core 
business value of making technology work to build a better world. The 
work of its 7,000 employees worldwide involves assisting public and 
private sector clients in planning, design, program management, and 
often construction for drinking water, wastewater management, hazardous 
waste management, transportation, nuclear waste cleanup projects, and 
industrial activities.
  In choosing a recipient for this inaugural award, the selection panel 
sought to define a level of excellence that would make this award 
especially significant to succeeding recipients. Three key criteria are 
established for CH2M HILL's ``Building a Better World'' award:
  Honorees must be deemed to have made a significant difference in 
improving the lives and prospects of people and society.
  Contributions of honorees must be judged to be exceptional in nature 
and their impact substantial, distinctive and enduring.
  Honorees must demonstrate an extraordinary and exemplary exercise of 
leadership and commitment.
  In honoring Mr. Ruckelshaus with the ``Building a Better World'' 
award, CH2M HILL noted his long standing and continuing efforts in 
advancing environmental protection, practicing corporate 
responsibility, affecting sustainable development, and inspiring 
dynamic public and private citizenship. ``Taken apart from one another, 
Mr. Ruckelshaus' accomplishments in business leadership, government 
service and environmental stewardship are extraordinary in there own 
right'' said Ralph R. Peterson, CH2M HILL President and CEO. ``Taken 
collectively they form a masterwork of civic character.''
  In establishing the ``Building a Better World'' award, CH2M HILL 
plans to honor people it knows firsthand to have made constructive, 
significant and lasting contributions to improving the lives and 
prospects of people and society. The award will be presented on a 
regular basis as deemed appropriate by the CH2M HILL Board of 
Directors.
  Mr. President, this special award by a leading Colorado-based company 
provides another example of corporate interest and support for making 
the world we live in a better place.
  I thank the chair and yield the floor.

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