[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 76 (Wednesday, May 9, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S5865]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    CONGRATULATING DALE B. ENGQUIST

 Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, today I wish to congratulate fellow 
Hoosier Dale B. Engquist who will be recognized today with the 
Department of the Interior's Distinguished Service Award honoring his 
leadership with the National Park Service as superintendent of the 
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.
  Under Dale's leadership the Lakeshore has undergone remarkable 
changes, including a 15 percent increase in the size of the area being 
preserved. Dale has also developed an environmental education program 
that currently serves over 35,000 students per year. Recently Dale 
worked closely with local and State leaders to design and build the new 
Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center, a shared resource which welcomes 
the two million visitors from Indiana and across the nation who come 
each year to learn about and enjoy the precious natural ecosystem along 
the southern tip of Lake Michigan which spans northwest Indiana.
  I look forward to each opportunity to be with Dale and to learn about 
the many initiatives he and his staff have undertaken to preserve and 
share the spectacular beauty of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. I 
am certain that in the coming years the staff of the Indiana Dunes 
National Lakeshore will continue Dale's important work to preserve this 
resource for generations to come.
  I congratulate Dale on his recent retirement following a career 
dedicated to public service, and wish him and his wife JoAnn good 
health and happiness as they embark upon this new chapter in their 
lives, together.

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