[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 120 (Monday, October 2, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1647]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    A TRIBUTE TO CHARLES R. TRIMBLE

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                            HON. ZOE LOFGREN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 2, 2000

  Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize the achievements 
of Charles R. Trimble, the founder of Trimble Navigation Limited and 
Chairman of the United States Global Positioning System Industry 
Council. Mr. Trimble is this year's recipient of the American 
Electronics Association's Medal of Achievement. Recipients of this 
award are recognized for their significant contributions to the high-
tech industry and for distinguished service to the community, the 
industry and humankind.
  Charles Trimble has shown vision and dedication in managing one of 
America's premier technology companies; his leadership by example has 
helped mold the success of the U.S. technology industry. Under Mr. 
Trimble's careful direction, Trimble Navigation Limited grew from a 
startup housed in a reconstructed theater to the first publicly held 
company engaged solely in providing GPS solutions. Trimble now has 23 
offices in 15 countries; its products are distributed in 150 countries 
worldwide.
  Charles Trimble holds four patents in signal processing and several 
in GPS. He was a member of the Vice President's Space Policy Advisory 
Board's task group on the future of U.S. Space Industrial Base for the 
National Space Council. In 1991, he received INC Magazine's 
``Entrepreneur of the Year'' award. Throughout his career, he has 
published articles in the field of signal processing, electronics, and 
GPS; he has contributed to a number of technology initiatives in the 
San Francisco Bay Area, the Silicon Valley, and Washington, D.C.
  His interests and influence reach far beyond the scope of the high-
tech industry. Charles Trimble was a Member of the Board of Governors 
for the National Center for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 
and a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations. In 1999 he was 
elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
  I wish to thank Charles Trimble for his dedicated leadership in the 
high-tech industry and commend him on his admirable accomplishments. I 
offer my warmest congratulations on being awarded the American 
Electronics Association's 2000 Medal of Achievement. Furthermore, he 
has my personal thanks for his many courtesies to me--from sharing his 
in-depth knowledge of science and technology to stepping forward to 
advocate intelligent science and technology policies. Charles Trimble 
is not only a great scientist and industrialist; he is a great human 
being. My life is richer for having had the chance to know him.

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