[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 84 (Monday, June 13, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1067]
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IN HONOR OF EDWARD M. KING, VICE PRESIDENT FOR GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY 
                      AFFAIRS AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY

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                         HON. STEPHEN F. LYNCH

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 13, 2011

  Mr. LYNCH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Edward M. King in 
recognition of his 23 years of dedicated service to Boston University 
and his passionate advocacy on behalf of the University throughout the 
halls of government and the communities of Boston.
  Ed began his tenure at Boston University in 1987 as Associate Vice 
President for Government & Community Affairs. In 1991, Ed became Vice 
President, overseeing all functions relating to federal, state, city, 
and community relations. Prior to coming to Boston University, Ed was 
the Director of Community Relations and Public Affairs for the 
Massachusetts Turnpike Authority. He was also the Executive Secretary 
and Deputy Director of the Youth Activities Commission for the City of 
Boston and is a former Manager of Little City Hall in South Boston as 
well as a former assistant to Mayor Kevin White.
  Throughout his career at Boston University, Ed served under 
Presidents John Silber, Jon Westling, Aram Chobanian, and Robert Brown. 
During Ed's tenure, Boston University went through an unprecedented 
growth that benefited both the University and the economy of the city 
of Boston. Through Ed's effort at both the community and governmental 
levels, the University successfully completed such projects as: 
Biosquare, Sargent College, the John Hancock Student Village complex 
that includes 1,800 new dormitory beds and the Harry Agganis Arena, the 
School of Management, the Photonics Center, the Life Science & 
Engineering building on Cummington Street, and the new East Campus 
Student Services Center on Bay State Road. There was nearly $1 billion 
of construction that went through extensive community and government 
review during Ed's time at Boston University.
  Additionally, Ed was the University's ambassador to the business and 
academic communities. He was Boston University's contact to the Greater 
Boston Chamber of Commerce, A Better City, Association of Independent 
Colleges and Universities of Massachusetts, Associated Industries of 
Massachusetts, and the Massachusetts Association of Non-Profit Schools 
& Colleges. He was active in charities such as The Boys and Girls 
Clubs, the Greater Boston Girl Scouts Council, the West End House, the 
Little House, Dorchester neighborhood Little Leagues, and Catholic 
Charities.
  A 1981 graduate of Boston State College, where he received his 
Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology, Ed currently resides with his 
wife, Kimberly, and their son, Charles, in Hingham.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my distinct honor to join with Ed's family, 
friends, and the Boston University community to thank him for his 
incredible dedication and commitment to the University and the city of 
Boston. I hope my colleagues will join me in celebrating Ed's 
distinguished career and in wishing him good health and success in all 
of his future endeavors.

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