[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 173 (Thursday, November 8, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2357]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING EDWARD (ED) ST. JOHN

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                     HON. C. A. DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, November 8, 2007

  Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Madam Speaker, I rise before you today to honor 
Edward, Ed, St. John, founder, president, and CEO of St. John 
Properties, Inc. After graduating from the University of Maryland in 
College Park in 1961, Ed St. John founded St. John Properties, Inc. 
Since 1971, St. John Properties has developed, constructed, and 
maintained ownership of over 13 million square feet of office, 
industrial, and retail space. The company serves business space 
requirements of over 1,600 tenants in Maryland, Colorado, Wisconsin, 
Virginia, and Louisiana.
  Ed is a leader and active member of the community. He serves on the 
boards of several organizations, including the University of Maryland, 
Baltimore County, the Economic Alliance for Greater Baltimore, Anne 
Arundel County Economic Development Corporation, the Johns Hopkins 
University Real Estate Institute, and the Maryland Science Center. He 
was inducted into the Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame 
in 2001, and named Maryland Entrepreneur of the Year for Real Estate in 
1997.
  Ed St. John created the Edward A. St. John Foundation in 1998 with a 
philanthropic focus on educational enrichment for children based on the 
belief that education has the power to transform lives and strengthen 
communities. To date, more than $40 million has been pledged and 
donated through outright contributions and gifts-in-kind to over 300 
educational, medical, philanthropic, and other nonprofit organizations 
throughout the Baltimore/Washington region.
  Many colleges and universities have benefited enormously from Ed's 
philanthropic endeavors. The Edward St. John Endowed Scholarship at 
Bowie State University provides scholarships based on merit and 
financial need to full-time students who are majoring in either 
business administration or mathematics. In addition, he has made a 
$5.85 million commitment to the Johns Hopkins University School of 
Professional Studies in Business and Education. His donation will 
launch a full-time master's degree program to complement the 
university's part-time real estate curriculum.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that you join with me today to honor Edward, Ed, 
St. John. His legacy as a leader in real estate will be matched only by 
his devotion to philanthropic projects. It is with great pride that I 
congratulate Ed St. John on his exemplary career in the real estate 
business.

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