[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 38 (Wednesday, March 2, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E205-E206]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING CHRISTO (CHRIS) LUNDERMAN

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 2, 2022

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
tenacious and self-motivated gentleman, Mr. Christo (Chris) Lunderman. 
Mr. Lunderman has shown what can be done through hard work, dedication, 
and a desire to achieve success.
   Chris Lunderman has been awarded top honors with the 2022 Black 
Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA), which recognizes African-American 
scientists and engineers around the country. The winners chosen are 
leaders shaping the future of science, technology, engineering, and 
mathematics (STEM), as well as promoting diversity and inclusion in the 
STEM pipeline. He was recognized at this year's BEYA STEM Global 
Competitiveness Conference, which was held in Washington, D.C., Feb. 17 
through 19.
   Lunderman, a research physicist in the Information Technology Lab 
(ITL), received the Outstanding Achievement and Science Spectrum 
Trailblazer Award, which focuses on individuals who have created new 
paths for others in science, research, technology, and development. In 
his day-to-day role, Lunderman leads a diverse, multi-disciplinary team 
of engineers, scientists and technicians in the design and installation 
of sensor systems and communications to better quantify the condition 
of aging infrastructure.

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   Lunderman also serves as a mentor to several ERDC employees, 
supports Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts and sits on an 
advisory board for employee morale efforts.
   Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Mr. 
Christo (Chris) Lunderman for his passion and dedication to the field 
of Engineering.

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