[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 45 (Monday, March 22, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S3061]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                          JAMES D. WOOD, P.E.

 Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. President, I am proud that one of my 
constituents, James D. Wood of Abingdon, Maryland, is a finalist for 
the National Society of Professional Engineers' Federal Engineer of the 
Year Award.
  Mr. Wood is a Program Manager for the U.S. Army Center for Health 
Promotion and Preventive Medicine, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. 
He has made significant and lasting contributions to resolve complex 
air quality issues and enhance environmental auditing efforts at DOD 
installations throughout the world over the past two decades. His 
extraordinary technical skills, dedication to the engineering 
profession, superlative leadership, and personal commitment to 
subordinates distinguish him as a premier air quality expert in the 
Department of the Army.
  Mr. Wood was instrumental in directing responses to air quality 
crises affecting U.S. forces, including assessing and mitigating health 
risks to U.S. peacekeepers in Bosnia. He is one of the foremost 
authorities on environmental auditing in the Army.
  A member of the National Society of Professional Engineers, he has 
served in key leadership roles and on the Board of Directors of the 
Maryland Society of Professional Engineers, and in every leadership 
position of its Susquehanna Chapter during the past 15 years. His 
selfless efforts to promote engineering awareness of high school 
students are superb.
  Wood holds a B.S. in chemical engineering from the University of 
Missouri-Rolla, a M.S. in environmental engineering from the Johns 
Hopkins University, and a M.S. in engineering management from the 
Florida Institute of Technology.

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