[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 53 (Friday, March 30, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E515-E516]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       MR. ROBERT DILLMAN, PRESIDENT EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY

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                           HON. LOU BARLETTA

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 30, 2012

  Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Robert Dillman, who 
will be retiring as President of East Stroudsburg University on June 
30, 2012, after sixteen years of serving the university and our region. 
East Stroudsburg University is one of the fourteen state universities 
that compose the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. It 
offers 7,387 students a world class education. President Dillman came 
to East Stroudsburg University after several years of experience in 
higher education and undoubtedly left his mark. President Dillman, a 
native of Brooklyn, NY, demonstrated extraordinary leadership at East 
Stroudsburg University. By recognizing the importance of science and 
technology, he positioned the university as a key economic development 
force in Northeastern Pennsylvania. During his tenure, East Stroudsburg 
University became the first university in the United States to offer an 
undergraduate degree in computer security. The university also 
established its award-winning Business Accelerator Program, which 
joined the Ben Franklin Business Incubator Network and the University 
City Science Center's Port of Technology. In addition, President 
Dillman led the expansion of the Division of Research and Economic 
Development, which serves as a vital educational resource for 
technology-based entrepreneurs. Furthermore, he spearheaded the 
establishment of the university's world-class Science and Technology 
Center, which houses the departments of computer security and 
biotechnology, accommodates other sciences with classrooms, equipment, 
and labs, and is home to a state-of-the-art planetarium and a soon-to-
come natural sciences museum.
  President Dillman made substantive changes to the campus environment 
at East Stroudsburg by giving numerous faculty, staff, students, and 
community members the opportunity to take the world-renowned 
professional development workshop titled Seven Habits for Highly 
Effective People, which he brought to the university. As a result, 
university administrators are better equipped to effectively reach out 
to students, while the students themselves are more prepared to enter 
the professional world upon graduation.
  Mr. Speaker, today, President Robert Dillman stands as important 
bearer of change to Northeastern Pennsylvania and the nation. I commend 
him for his years of committed service to East Stroudsburg University, 
his state, and country.

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