[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 79 (Thursday, May 21, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1231-E1232]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           MR. SCOTT HOLUPKA

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                     HON. C.A. DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 21, 2009

  Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Madam Speaker, I rise before you today to honor 
Mr. Scott Holupka, recipient of the Citizen of the Year Award from The 
Optimist Club of Dundalk, Inc. Scott has dedicated his time and talents 
to the constant improvement and revitalization of the Dundalk 
community.
  Scott is a life-long resident of Dundalk, Maryland, and a native to 
the Three Garden Village in southeastern Baltimore County. He went on 
to attend nearby Dundalk High School. In 1983, he graduated from Johns 
Hopkins University with a Ph.D. in sociology. Soon after graduating, he 
returned to Dundalk, where he immediately began working on a project 
called the ``Greening of Dundalk.'' The recycling effort included in 
this program was the first of its kind in Baltimore County.
  Since then, Scott has held positions in many community organizations 
including president of the Board of the Family Crisis Center, co-
creator of the Southeast Neighborhood Development Coalition, member of 
the Baltimore Citizens Planning and Housing Association, president of 
the Greater Dundalk Community Council, and cofounder of the Dundalk 
Renaissance Corporation. These organizations are just a glimpse into 
the busy, community-oriented lives Scott and his wife, Amy, have led.

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  The Citizen of the Year award is given annually to an individual in 
the Dundalk community who demonstrates leadership, civic 
responsibility, and accomplishment. Scott not only possesses all of 
these qualities, but he goes above and beyond in every community 
activity in which he is involved. He was recently inducted into the 
Dundalk High School Alumni Hall of Fame, and will soon receive an award 
from the Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that you join with me today to honor Mr. Scott 
Holupka on this memorable occasion. Scott is admired by others in the 
community, and deserving of the prestigious Citizen of the Year Award. 
His dedication to Dundalk is apparent in every aspect of his life, and 
the community is truly a better place because of him.

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