[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 27 (Friday, February 18, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E294-E295]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                IN RECOGNITION OF WILLIAM T. SKOWRONSKI

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, February 18, 2011

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize William T. Skowronski, 
the Chief of the Northeast District Office of the Ohio Environmental 
Protection Agency. Bill is retiring on February 24 after 39 years with 
the OEPA.
  Bill Skowronski graduated from Cleveland State University in 1972 
with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He became a Registered 
Professional Engineer and went on to become District Engineer in the 
Public Wastewater Control Group; a Supervisor in the Industrial 
Wastewater Pollution Control Group; and the Manager of the Division of 
Solid and Hazardous Waste Management, before becoming the District 
Chief in 1987.
  In his long and distinguished career, Bill Skowronski has served on 
many boards and committees and has received numerous awards for his 
service. He is an ex officio member of the Northeast Ohio Areawide 
Coordinating Agency, Northeast Ohio's Metropolitan Planning 
Organization; a member of the

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Greater Cleveland Clean Air Campaign; the Cleveland Harbor Dredge Task 
Force; the Environmental Health and Safety Technology Advisory 
Committee of Cuyahoga Community College; and the Advisory Committee for 
Master of Arts in Environmental Studies at Cleveland State University's 
Levin College of Urban Affairs, among other boards. He is also a past 
member of the Greater Cleveland Growth Association's Water/
Environmental Committee; Case Western Reserve University's Advisory 
Committee for the Regional Priorities Project; the St. Clair Superior 
Neighborhood Development Association Environmental Justice Committee; 
and the Earth Day Coalition's Sustainable Cleveland Neighborhood 
Committee, among others. In 1991 Bill received the OEPA Senior Manager 
of the Year Award and in 2005 received the OEPA George B. Garrett 
Professionalism Award.
  Professional duties aside, Bill is a dedicated sports fan and family 
man. He plays basketball, soccer, tennis and golf and umpires 
elementary through high school baseball leagues. He is an avid fan of 
all Cleveland's professional sports teams and the Ohio State University 
Buckeyes. In his retirement, Bill looks forward to spending more time 
with his wife Debra, who recently retired from the North Royalton Board 
of Education, his three children Keith, Kevin and Kristen, his 
granddaughter Abigail, and a grandchild on the way.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in wishing Bill Skowronski 
the best in his much deserved retirement.

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