[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 55 (Tuesday, April 17, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E543-E544]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           DR. ROBERT DILLMAN

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                           HON. LOU BARLETTA

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 17, 2012

  Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Dr. 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. Dr. 
Dillman, a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., came to East Stroudsburg 
University after several years of experience in higher education, and 
undoubtedly left his mark. Dr. Dillman 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.
  Dr. 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, Dr. Robert Dillman stands as an 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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