[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 11146]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     RECOGNIZING L. ROBERT KIMBALL

  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I have sought recognition to recognize an 
outstanding Pennsylvania citizen, L. Robert Kimball.
  In 1953, L. Robert Kimball opened the doors of a surveying and civil 
engineering consulting company in Ebensburg, PA. Under Mr. Kimball's 
leadership over the past 55 years, L. Robert Kimball & Associates has 
grown from a 2-person outfit to a 600-person firm which now oversees 
nearly 1,200 projects a year in 14 offices across the United States.
  L. Robert Kimball's leadership has not gone unnoticed. Among his many 
commendations are the Outstanding Engineering Alumnus Award and the 
Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Pennsylvania State University, the 
Western Pennsylvania Family Business of the Year Award from the 
University of Pittsburgh's Katz Graduate School of Business, and the 
Small Business Person of the Year Award from the Small Business 
Association.
  I will conclude by commending the four guiding principles that Mr. 
Kimball instills in each his staff: have a goal, be persistent, know 
when to change direction, and enjoy your work.

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