[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 80 (Monday, June 17, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S5629]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                        TRIBUTE TO MATTHEW EVANS

 Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I rise to recognize a valued member 
of our Senate family, Matthew Evans, the Senior Landscape Architect 
here at the United States Capitol, who was recently honored by the 
National Arbor Day Foundation with their 2002 Good Steward Award.
  Through the years, Matthew has earned numerous awards including the 
American Society of Landscape Architects' once-in-a-century Centennial 
Medallion in recognition of the Capitol Grounds as a national landmark 
for outstanding landscape architecture. Gardens designed by him have 
been featured in films and magazines. These awards recognize him for 
his outstanding professional abilities and his invaluable contributions 
to our U.S. Capitol Building and Grounds.
  We are fortunate to have Matthew's practiced eye and professional 
skill at work for us here at the Capitol. He and his staff are 
meticulous in the care they provide a preserve and enhance the grounds 
of this treasured national landmark. Matthew also collaborates with 
countless groups and representatives from other government agencies, 
civic organizational and community groups to ensure that the many 
important ceremonial and special events held on these historic grounds 
occur in a way that protects and preserves our invaluable greenery.
  Each day of the year, thousands of Americans as well as foreign 
dignitaries and guests tour our Capitol and grounds. Many of them 
linger to snap photos and to view the magnificent old trees and 
beautiful plantings here on our Capitol grounds. These landscape 
treasures add immeasurably to the memories our visitors carry away from 
their visits here. Matthew Evans now faces perhaps the greatest 
challenge of his career. He must protect, to the greatest extent 
possible, the trees and grounds of the Capitol during the construction 
of the new Visitors Center and then restore this historic property to 
its beautiful state. We all wish him well in this important endeavor.
  I congratulate Matthew on receiving the prestigious Good Steward 
Award and I thank him for his dedicated service. I am glad to know he 
will be continuing his skillful and wise stewardship of the invaluable 
architectural landscape legacy we enjoy here at the U.S. 
Capitol.

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