[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 28 (Tuesday, March 7, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E292]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING DEWBERRY'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY

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                             HON. TOM DAVIS

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 7, 2006

  Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate 
the Dewberry Companies' 50th anniversary.
  Dewberry was established as a small land design and survey practice 
on Friday, April 13, 1965, in Arlington, Virginia. Currently, Dewberry 
has more than 1,800 employees in 30 offices nationwide. The company has 
expanded from a small business to a nationwide company with over 1,800 
employees and 30 offices. Dewberry provides an array of services, 
including civil engineering, surveying, design-build, environmental 
sciences, land development, security and homeland defense.
  The company has assisted in major project in the Northern Virginia 
area including the full planning and engineering of services for Kings 
Park (a residential community in Fairfax County), Tysons II, the Dulles 
Toll Road, and assisted with work for the Washington Metropolitan Area 
Transit Authority. Moreover, Dewberry has consulted for the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the U.S. Department of Housing 
and Urban Development during presidential-declared disasters.
  Dewberry has been a strong member of the community through various 
charitable and scholarship programs. An example would be the Dean 
Meyers Scholarship fund, named for a Dewberry engineer who tragically 
lost his life in the DC sniper attacks of 2002. This scholarship which 
is awarded annually to a civil engineering student from a rural 
Pennsylvania high school has grown to $100,000. Dean Meyers was a civil 
engineer who worked for Dewberry until his tragic death in October of 
2002 when he became a victim of the Washington, DC area sniper attacks. 
Dewberry has also donated $20,000 to the victims of the tsunami and 
another $20,000 to the victims of the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes.
  The founder of Dewberry, Sidney O. Dewberry, has not only propelled 
the success of Dewberry, but has served in numerous positions within 
the community including the Blue Ribbon Commission on Higher Education, 
and the Commission on Transportation. Additionally, he has served as 
member of the Commission on Fiscal and Spending Priorities in Fairfax 
County, as chairman of the Arlington County, Virginia Planning 
Commission, and as chairman of the Fairfax County, Virginia Engineering 
Standards Review Committee. Currently, Mr. Dewberry is the Rector of 
George Mason University Board of Visitors and part of the George Mason 
University Foundation Board of Trustees.
  Mr. Speaker, in closing, I would like to commend and congratulate 
Dewberry on all of its contributions and accomplishments. They have 
served their community well, truly meriting recognition. I call upon my 
colleagues to join me in the applauding Dewberry's past accomplishments 
and in wishing the company continued success in the years to come.

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