[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 106 (Monday, June 25, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E908-E909]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        RECOGNIZING THE RETIREMENT OF MR. CHRISTOPHER L. BORTON

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                           HON. LOU BARLETTA

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 25, 2018

  Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, it is a great honor to congratulate Mr. 
Christopher L. Borton upon his retirement after a rewarding 40-year 
career in engineering.
  A lifelong resident of Luzerne County and graduate of Central 
Catholic High School and Pennsylvania State University, Mr. Borton has 
dedicated his career to dutifully serving his community, and the 
Commonwealth as a whole.
  Since founding Borton-Lawson in 1988, Mr. Borton has worked 
tirelessly with his colleagues to build this architecture and 
engineering company into a successful 170-person operation through 
``thoughtful leadership.''
  Borton-Lawson began initially as Borton Engineering Associates, Inc., 
with the intent of solely providing civil engineering services, but 
quickly added structural engineering to the company's portfolio through 
a partnership with Thomas Lawson later that year. From there, Borton-
Lawson continued to grow and eventually expanded into a full-service 
engineering and architecture design firm by 2000.
  In addition to his duties as CEO of Borton-Lawson, Mr. Borton serves 
as both a state and national director for the American Council of 
Engineering Companies. He is also a leader within numerous community 
and professional organizations, including the Northeastern Pennsylvania 
Alliance Business Finance Corp, of which he is treasurer, and 
Misercordia University, where he serves as the Chairman of the Board of 
Trustees.
  Throughout his illustrious career, Mr. Borton has served in several 
philanthropic roles, such as Chairman of the United Way of Wyoming 
Valley. Further, prior to starting at Borton-Lawson, Mr. Borton was an 
integral part of the flood recovery efforts throughout Wilkes-Barre and 
Johnston, PA, as well as Baltimore, Maryland.
  Mr. Borton and his wife of 38 years, Karen, who met on a flood 
recovery cleanup trip in 1972, have passed on this caring mindset to 
their three children, Karl, Kate and Sarah. Mr. Borton's career is 
truly an inspiration to all young engineers and a reminder of the 
attainability of the American dream through hard work.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in recognizing Mr. Borton for all that he 
has done for the Luzerne County and Pennsylvania communities and 
congratulate him on this new chapter in his life.

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