[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 168 (Tuesday, October 25, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1075]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING THE 2022 IKE ZERINGUE ENGINEER OF THE YEAR CHRIS SAUCIER

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                         HON. DIANA HARSHBARGER

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 25, 2022

  Mrs. HARSHBARGER. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize The Tennessee 
Valley Authority's Chris Saucier, a Resources Management and Operations 
Services engineer with 12 years of service, who will receive the 
utility's highest engineering honor--the Ike Zeringue Engineer of the 
Year award.
  Chris serves as the technical director for the budgeted $450 million 
Boone Dam remediation project. Chris leads a team of 60 engineers, 
geologists, and geographic information specialists. His team is 
responsible for design, construction oversight, dam safety performance 
monitoring, and quality assurance for the largest dam safety 
modification project in TVA history. With Chris's leadership, the Boone 
Dam project is scheduled to be completed on-time and under budget.
  Each day, Chris helps ensure TVA's network of 49 dams operates at the 
highest levels of reliability to protect public safety and generate 
electricity to power the region's growing economy--while keeping TVA's 
power rates among the lowest in the nation.
  Chris is also one of the top 10 finalists for the Federal Engineer of 
the Year Award, which will be presented February 24 at a ceremony in 
Washington, D.C.
  Chris is a graduate of Mississippi State University and holds Master 
of Engineering degrees from Johns Hopkins University and Mississippi 
State University. Chris has also published papers in multiple 
engineering journals.
  The Boone Dam Project is the largest dam safety project in TVA 
history and Chris's strategic leadership helped shape the successful 
outcome of the project that will benefit our region for many years to 
come.

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