[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 64 (Friday, April 12, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E463-E464]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   CONGRATULATING JOHN REID FROM JOHN DEERE FOR HIS ELECTION TO THE 
                    NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING

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                           HON. CHERI BUSTOS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 12, 2019

  Mrs. BUSTOS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize John Reid for 
his election into the National Academy of Engineering through his 
company, John Deere. Election to the Academy is among the highest 
professional distinctions accorded to an engineer, and Dr. Reid was 
elected for innovation in automation technologies for agricultural 
systems.
  Membership in the National Academy of Engineering honors those who 
have made outstanding contributions to engineering, including 
significant contributions to the engineering literature and to the 
pioneering of new and developing fields of technology, advancements in 
traditional fields of engineering, or innovative approaches to 
engineering education. John Reid graduated from Virginia Tech with a 
bachelors and master's degree in agricultural engineering. He obtained 
his Ph.D. from Texas A&M in 1987. Dr. Reid is currently the Director of 
Product Technology & Innovation at John Deere, and is also a full 
professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana--Champaign. Dr. Reid 
has created several patents with the U.S. Patent Office in the years he 
has worked at John Deere. He is also on the board of several 
organizations in the Moline area.
  It is because of dedicated leaders such as John Reid that I am 
especially proud to serve Illinois' 17th Congressional District. Madam 
Speaker, I would like to again formally congratulate John Reid for his 
acceptance into the National Academy of Engineering.

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