[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 64 (Thursday, April 30, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E626]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       HONORING THE MICHAEL BAKER CORPORATION'S 75TH ANNIVERSARY

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                          HON. DANIEL LIPINSKI

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 30, 2015

  Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the Michael Baker 
Corporation, an engineering firm which is celebrating its 75th 
Anniversary on May 1.
   Founded in 1940 in Rochester, Pennsylvania, the firm's success began 
with a focus on surveying and civil engineering. Since that time, Baker 
has added a host of differentiated services including communications, 
planning, architecture, and environmental consulting to assist its 
clients' projects. The Michael Baker Corporation has grown to employ 
more than 5,000 employees in over 90 offices worldwide.
   Baker has a storied history of completing landmark projects 
throughout the world. In 1977, Baker engineers designed the New River 
Gorge Bridge in West Virginia, at that time the world's longest single 
span steel arch bridge. Baker's important projects extend 
internationally and include infrastructure improvements in Afghanistan 
and a 2,600 mile fiber optic network linking Mexico's major cities with 
the United States.
   Baker employees continue to exemplify their core principles of 
leadership and the development of an employee and client focused 
company. All Michael Baker employees, from interns to the Chairman of 
the Board of Directors, take time to engage in the communities they 
serve.
   I also have personal experience with the Michael Baker Corporation, 
having worked as a summer intern on a highway construction project when 
I was studying engineering in college. Lessons from that internship 
still help me today as I serve on the Transportation Committee.
   Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing the great 
service that the Michael Baker Corporation and its employees have 
provided for 75 years. May their dedication and work ethic serve as an 
example to all.

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