[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 21, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E402]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING WALTER ALCORN, 2011 FAIRFAX COUNTY CITIZEN OF THE YEAR

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                          HON. JAMES P. MORAN

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 21, 2012

  Mr. MORAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Walter Alcorn, 
an exceptional constituent, on his receipt of the 2011 Fairfax County 
Citizen of the Year. Walter will receive this distinguished honor at 
the organization's 62nd Annual Awards Banquet on March 25, 2012. Walter 
has exhibited outstanding civic service and selfless volunteerism, and 
this honor is rightfully awarded.
  Walter's recognition by the Fairfax County Citizens Association 
offers only a glimpse into his committed service to the residents of 
Northern Virginia. Most recently, Walter's involvement in Tyson's 
Corner helped a great deal in solving many of the complex planning 
issues.
  As the Chair of the Planning Commission's Tysons Corner Committee, 
Walter led work to translate the vision and recommendations of the 
Tysons Corner Task Force into language appropriate for the Fairfax 
County Comprehensive Plan. For more than two years, Walter led the 
Committee and worked with all concerned stakeholders to develop 
consensus recommendations that were ultimately adopted by the Board of 
Supervisors in June 2010. In March of last year, the Board of 
Supervisors requested that the Planning Commission develop an all-
encompassing method to address infrastructure financing, along with 
other Tysons-related implementation issues. Walter has diplomatically 
made sure that this has remained transparent throughout the entire 
process.
  Walter's service goes back decades. He has served on the Fairfax 
County Planning Commission since 1997. He has chaired the Planning 
Commission's Tysons Corner Committee since 2008 and has served as its 
Vice Chairman since 1997. He was first by Board Chairman Kate Hanley, 
and reappointed 3 times on motions of Board Chairmen Gerry Connolly and 
Sharon Bulova. He also chaired the Planning Commission's Environment 
Committee from 1997 to 2006. Walter has been a Virginia Certified 
Planning Commissioner since December 1997.
  Along with his service to the Fairfax County Planning Commission, he 
is an enthusiastic coach for Reston Little League, manager of the 
Reston Warriors 12U baseball team and serves on the steering committee 
of his Sunday School class at the United Christian Parish in Reston. 
When not volunteering, he is employed as the Vice President for 
Environmental Affairs and Industry Sustainability at the Consumer 
Electronics Association in Crystal City, where he commutes daily via 
the Fairfax Connector and Metro. Previously, he worked as an 
environmental consultant specializing in the development of a national 
system for recycling electronic equipment, co-founded the 501(c)3 
National Center for Electronics Recycling in 2005, and was a Deputy 
Division Manager in the Technology Research Group for Science 
Applications International Corporation (SAIC). Prior to his private 
sector employment, Walter was a Policy Aide in the Providence District 
Supervisor's office.
  Walter is a model of the best kind of civil servant. I'm proud to 
congratulate him on his well-deserved award, and give my sincere thanks 
for his unwavering service to Northern Virginia.

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