[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 106 (Friday, July 15, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1335]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      CONGRATULATING TIM SOLSO OF CUMMINS, INC. ON HIS RETIREMENT

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                            HON. MIKE PENCE

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 15, 2011

  Mr. PENCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and congratulate Tim 
Solso for his successful and influential career as the Chairman and 
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cummins Inc., located in my hometown 
of Columbus, Indiana. After forty years of dedicated service, he is set 
to retire from Cummins on December 31st of this year.
   During his career at Cummins, Tim Solso lived the American dream and 
proved that hard work pays off. He first joined Cummins in 1971 after 
receiving a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard 
University and a bachelor's degree in psychology from DePauw 
University. His first position with Cummins was as an assistant to the 
Vice President of Personnel, and during his career Tim worked in 
several of Cummins' international locations--including Huddersfield, 
England, and Sao Paolo, Brazil. In 2000 he was named Chairman and CEO.
   Under Tim's extraordinary leadership as CEO, Cummins experienced 
record profits of more than $1 billion, and the company's shareholders 
enjoyed an astonishing return of 1,300 percent. International business 
at Cummins grew 20 percent from 2000 to 2010, and they have truly 
established themselves as a global leader in their industry.
   Tim has also received many personal accolades for his achievements 
with Cummins including: named a top five finalist to Marketwatch's CEO 
of the Decade in 2010; named one of Barron's list of the thirty Most 
Respected CEOs for 2010 and 2011; selected as the national Six Sigma 
CEO of the year; received the Anti-Defamation League's Man of 
Achievement Award; named the International Executive of the Year by the 
Academy of International Business; and received the American Business 
Award for Best Chairman.
   While I am confident that Cummins will continue to grow under new 
leadership, there is no doubt that Tim's legacy will continue to have a 
lasting impact on Cummins and on the Columbus community. I wish him the 
very best in his retirement and in the years to come.

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