[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 30 (Thursday, March 9, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E324-E325]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING MURRAY UFBERG AS HE IS HONORED BY THE FRIENDS OF SCOUTING 
    OF THE NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA COUNCIL, BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 9, 2006

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask you and my esteemed 
colleagues in the House of Representatives to pay tribute to Attorney 
Murray Ufberg, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, who is being honored by 
the Friends of Scouting of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Council, Boy 
Scouts of America.
  Mr. Ufberg was chosen by the Friends of Scouting for this honor due 
to his years of community service and civic leadership.
  Mr. Ufberg is the managing partner of the law firm of Rosenn, Jenkins 
and Greenwald, L.L.P. He currently serves on the Commonwealth of 
Pennsylvania Independent Regulatory Review Commission.
  He is a member of the board of trustees of College Misericordia, the 
board of directors of WVIA-TV/FM and he serves as the chairman of the 
Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Greater Wilkes-
Barre.
  Mr. Ufberg also serves on the boards of directors of the Jewish 
Federation, the Jewish Community Center of Wyoming Valley and Penn's 
Northeast, Inc. He is a member of the Luzerne County Advisory Committee 
to the Pennsylvania Economy League and of the Keystone College 
President's Advisory Council.

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  Mr. Ufberg has served as chairman of the United Way of Wyoming 
Valley's General Campaign in 1990 and he served on and chaired the 
board of directors of the United Way. He is a past chairman of the 
Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business and Industry and he chaired 
the Luzerne County Business Roundtable.
  He is past president of Congregation Ohav Zedek, the Jewish Community 
Center and the Jewish Federation of Greater Wilkes-Barre. He also 
served as president of the Seligman J. Strauss Lodge and he was past 
president of the Duquesne University School of Law Alumni Association 
of Northeastern Pennsylvania.
  Mr. Ufberg has been a practicing attorney in the Wyoming Valley for 
37 years. He is admitted to practice law before the Pennsylvania 
Supreme Court, the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas and various 
federal courts. He is a member of the Wilkes-Barre Law and Library 
Association and the Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. He 
graduated from Wyoming Seminary and received degrees from Bucknell 
University and the Duquesne University School of Law.
  Mr. Ufberg resides in Kingston, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Margery 
Ann. They are the parents of three children.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in congratulating Mr. Ufberg on this 
auspicious occasion. His commitment to community service has helped 
improve the quality of life in the greater Wyoming Valley and it is 
fitting that the Northeastern Pennsylvania Council, Boy Scouts of 
America, recognizes his contributions.

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