[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 24839]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING CHUCK NICLAUS AS HE IS NAMED ``CITIZEN OF THE YEAR'' BY THE 
                  POCONO MOUNTAINS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 2, 2005

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask you and my esteemed 
colleagues in the House of Representatives to pay tribute to Chuck 
Niclaus, president of Niclaus Engineering Corporation in Stroudsburg, 
PA, on the occasion of being named ``Citizen of the Year'' by the 
Pocono Mountains Chamber of Commerce.
  Mr. Niclaus has been engaged in the engineering field for more than 
28 years. His expertise includes civil engineering, land development, 
environmental sciences and surveying.
  Extremely active in his community, Mr. Niclaus served as United Way 
Campaign Chairman in 2004 and has served as a member of the United 
Way's board of directors. He is a past president of the Rotary Club of 
Stroudsburg and he served on the board of directors of the Pocono 
Mountain Chamber of Commerce.
  He is a past president and member of the board of directors of the 
Slate Belt Chamber of Commerce and is a past vice president of the 
Bangor Lions Club.
  Mr. Niclaus received the United Way President's and Clifford E. 
Gilliam Awards in 2004 and the Paul Harris Fellow Award from Rotary 
International in 2003. He was named Rotarian of the Year in 1999.
  Mr. Niclaus is a member of many professional associations including 
the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Environmental Assessment 
Association and the National Association of Environmental 
Professionals.
  He has also been an active youth baseball and soccer coach.
  Having graduated from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Mr. 
Niclaus received his professional engineering licenses in New Jersey 
and Pennsylvania and possesses operator certificates for wastewater and 
water systems from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental 
Protection.
  Mr. Niclaus resides with his wife, Maureen, their three daughters, 
Erin, Mary and Elizabeth and their son, Tim.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in congratulating Mr. Niclaus at this 
time. His professional and community commitment speaks well of his 
desire to make the Stroudsburg area and the region surrounding it a 
better place to live and raise families. The recognition associated 
with being named ``Citizen of the Year'' by the Pocono Mountains 
Chamber of Commerce is well deserved.

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