[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 11236]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                      RETIREMENT OF JAMES STALDER

 Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize James 
Stalder as he retires as Managing Partner from the Pittsburgh office of 
Pricewaterhouse-Coopers LLP. He initially joined the firm in 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania before transferring to the National 
Headquarters in New York, where he served as Director of Tax Research 
and Technical Services for the Ohio Valley Area. In 1988, he was 
appointed Managing partner of the Price Waterhouse office. Since July 
1998, Mr. Stalder has been Managing Partner of the 
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP office.
  Upon retiring, Mr. Stalder will commence a deanship at Duquesne 
University in Pittsburgh. He will assume the position of Dean of the 
A.J. Palumbo Undergraduate School of Business and the John F. Donahue 
Graduate School of Business. Judging by Mr. Stalder's proven 
leadership, it is clear that he will be a great asset to Duquesne.
  Mr. Stalder has served as President of the Pennsylvania Institute of 
Certified Public Accountants and as a member of the Council of the 
American Institute of Public Accountants. He is also a Life Trustee of 
Carnegie-Mellon University where he has been a member of the faculty of 
the Graduate School of Industrial Administration since 1981. A graduate 
of The Pennsylvania State University, he also serves as a member of the 
University's Smeal College of Business Administration Board of 
Trustees. Moreover, Mr. Stalder was instrumental in the creation of the 
Pennsylvania Tax Blueprint Project, which is developing micro 
simulation economic impact models to enable the Governor and 
legislators in Pennsylvania to measure and intelligently debate 
alternative tax reform proposals. In addition, Mr. Stalder has served 
as Chairman of the Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce and in many 
other leadership roles in similar organizations. I commend Mr. Stalder 
for his demonstrated service to leadership in these organizations.
  Mr. Stalder has received numerous awards for outstanding service to 
his community. Among these is the Distinguished Public Service Award, 
the top award presented to an individual by the Pennsylvania Institute 
of Certified Public Accountants, which ``honors CPAs who have truly 
made a difference through active participation in public service.
  Mr. Stalder will be an excellent addition to the administration at 
Duquesne. Throughout his professional life, he has worked with some of 
the leading multi-national corporations in the world. He will be able 
to offer his extensive expertise in tax accounting and related fields, 
as well as the skills of negotiating and deal making.
  James Stalder is a role model not only to the residents of Pittsburgh 
but to the entire Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. I wish him the best as 
he takes on new challenges.

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