[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 151 (Thursday, November 18, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1966]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




IN HONOR OF CAPTAIN VINCENT WILCZYNSKI UPON HIS RETIREMENT AS CHIEF OF 
     THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SECTION OF THE COAST GUARD ACADEMY

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                           HON. JOE COURTNEY

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 18, 2010

  Mr. COURTNEY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor CAPT Vincent 
Wilczynski. I want to commend Captain Wilczynski for his long and 
distinguished career as he retires as the Chief of the Mechanical 
Engineering Section of the Coast Guard Academy.
  Captain Wilczynski has served as a visionary leader at the United 
States Coast Guard Academy. He received the national Professor of the 
Year award in 2001 and has worked extensively at FIRST Robotics, a non-
profit organization that motivates young people to pursue careers in 
science, technology and engineering. Before assuming his current 
position at Yale, Captain Wilczynski cultivated and led the Mechanical 
Engineering Section as a Faculty Member and Chief of the Mechanical 
Engineering Section. He was also Head of the Engineering Department.
  A 1983 USCGA graduate, Captain Wilczynski earned a graduate degree 
from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a doctorate from 
Catholic University. Captain Wilczynski's many accolades include the 
2003 American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME, Distinguished 
Service Award, the 2005 ASME Edwin C. Church Medal for national 
contributions in engineering outreach and he was awarded a prestigious 
American Council on Education Fellowship in 2006.
  Captain Wilczynski's outreach and leadership have been invaluable to 
the USCGA, to Yale and to the Connecticut community as a whole. His 
unstinting dedication and innovative teaching have touched the lives of 
many Americans and his dedication will be remembered for years to come. 
I ask all of my colleagues to join with me, and the people of 
Connecticut, in thanking Captain Vincent Wilczynski for educating a 
generation of engineers and acting as an example to so many.

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