[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 123 (Friday, August 12, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1517]
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                      IN HONOR OF DR. TIM GILMOUR

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                           HON. LOU BARLETTA

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, August 12, 2011

  Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to honor and acknowledge Dr. 
Joseph E. (Tim) Gilmour for his role as the fifth President of Wilkes 
University. His unprecedented dedication to education has provided 
outstanding opportunities for our community as well as all the students 
of Wilkes University. When Dr. Gilmour leaves Wilkes in the spring of 
2012, he will certainly be leaving behind a great legacy.
  In June of 2001, Dr. Gilmour accepted the position of President. Dr. 
Gilmour's accomplishments are too numerous to fully acknowledge. He 
successfully reached Wilkes University's enrollment goals six years 
ahead of schedule, increasing the student body by over 26%. He led the 
creation of an urban planning research-based think tank, the Joint 
Urban Studies Center. He spearheaded the Institute of Energy and 
Environmental Research to study the effects of the Marcellus Shale 
Drilling. Also, to his credit, was the university's partnership with 
its neighbor Kings College to help revitalize downtown Wilkes-Barre 
with the opening of their joint Barnes and Noble Bookstore.
  Prior to his position as President with Wilkes University, Dr. 
Gilmour was an assistant professor of higher education, associate 
member of the graduate faculty and a senior research fellow at the 
University of Maryland College Park, associate director of academic 
affairs for the Council of State College and University Presidents for 
Washington State, university planning specialist in the Office of 
Budget and Planning at the Pennsylvania State University, vice 
president for strategic planning at Georgia Tech, and finally, provost 
and chief academic officer at Northwest Missouri State University from 
1995 to 2000.
  In addition to his lengthy service in education, Dr. Gilmour serves 
on the board of the Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business and Industry, the 
Diamond City Partnership, United Way, Earth Conservancy and the Center 
for Advancing Partnerships in Education. His history of service to 
Northeastern Pennsylvania spans well beyond his impressive record of 
service to the university.
  Mr. Speaker, I honor Dr. Tim Gilmour for his dedicated service to our 
community in northeastern Pennsylvania, specifically his outstanding 
promotion of Wilkes University's educational goals.

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