[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 76 (Wednesday, May 19, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E877-E878]
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                  RECOGNIZING THE WORK OF CHAD BOUTON

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                         HON. PATRICK J. TIBERI

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 19, 2010

  Mr. TIBERI. Madam Speaker, with great pleasure I rise to recognize 
the distinguished work and accomplishments of Chad Bouton.
  The economic prosperity of our nation has always derived from the 
vitality of the American innovator. Through firm resolve and 
unparalleled imagination, these men and women

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help discover the ideas, practices or products that fuel our country's 
progress. During these challenging economic times, it is all the more 
important to recognize their influence in affirming the limitless 
potential of our great country; therefore, I am happy to recognize one 
such individual: Mr. Chad Bouton, who was recently honored by Central 
Ohio's own Battelle Memorial Institute as the Battelle Inventor of the 
Year.
  Since 1997, Chad Bouton has marked himself as a stand-out talent at 
Battelle. He worked as the primary innovator, inventor and principal 
investigator for dozens of medical device projects, from enabling 
paraplegics to control wheelchairs with their thoughts to providing 
surgeons with tools to enable minimally invasive surgical procedures. 
His passion for his work has led Chad to be honored with two R&D 
Magazine ``Top 100'' awards, several Battelle Outstanding Technical 
Achievement Awards, as well as, having nine of his works published in 
numerous scholarly journals.
  Through the ingenuity of his thinking and tenacity of his work, Chad 
stands as an example to many across our country. Therefore, I am very 
pleased to thank him for all he has done for our country, and on behalf 
of Ohio's 12th Congressional District, congratulate him on his most 
recent award.

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