[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 138 (Tuesday, October 6, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S11631]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING RODRIGO d'ESCOTO

 Ms. MOSELEY-BRAUN. Mr. President, it is my honor to rise today 
to recognize a distinguished resident and successful businessman from 
my home state of Illinois, Mr. Rodrigo d'Escoto. Last month, Mr. 
d'Escoto was named the National Minority Male Entrepreneur of the Year 
by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Minority Development Agency. This 
award recognizes Mr. d'Escoto's Hispanic heritage, his success as an 
entrepreneur, and his service and dedication to the community.
  Mr. d'Escoto is the founder and chairman of d'Escoto, Inc., a 
Chicago-based architectural engineering firm. Established in 1972, 
d'Escoto, Inc. is one of the largest Hispanic-owned firms of its kind 
in the Midwest. Over the last twenty five years, the firm has 
participated in some of the most ambitious and important design/
construction projects in the Chicago area. These projects include the 
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Expansion project, the expansion of the 
McCormick Place Convention Center and Hotel, the construction of the 
new Cook County Hospital, the ongoing expansion of O'Hare International 
Airport and the construction of the airport's new international 
terminal. Certainly, Rodrigo d'Escoto and d'Escoto Inc. have 
contributed greatly to the look and structure of Chicago, one of the 
world's great architectural cities.
  As is often the case with someone who has achieved so much 
professionally, Rodrigo d'Escoto is a committed community member. Among 
the many boards and organizations that Mr. d'Escoto has given his time 
and expertise to are: the Harold Washington Foundation, the Urban 
League, the United Way, the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 
the Pilsen Resurrection Development Corporation, the National 
Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, the Centro 
Hispano Americano, the City of Chicago Planning Commission, the 
Alliance of Latinos and Jews, and the Hispanic American Construction 
Industry Association. It is important to note that this is only a 
partial list of the many worthwhile and important enterprises that 
Rodrigo d'Escoto has touched over the years.
  Mr. President, as one can see, the dimensions of Rodrigo d'Escoto's 
professional and civic accomplishments are of breathtaking proportions. 
Indeed, he is quite deserving of being named the National Minority Male 
Entrepreneur of the Year. I am confident that my Senate colleagues will 
join me in congratulating Mr. d'Escoto and d'Escoto, Inc. for this 
prestigious award, and in wishing them much continued success in the 
future.

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