[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14353]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   IN RECOGNITION OF H.W. ``SKIP'' WIEDER, PAST WVIA BOARD CHAIRMAN, 
                 FORMER WVIA CAPITAL CAMPAIGN CO-CHAIR

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                          HON. MATT CARTWRIGHT

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 15, 2016

  Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor H.W. ``Skip'' 
Wieder, who will receive the Founder's Award from WVIA as they 
celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Public Service Media. Mr. Wieder has 
served WVIA as Chairman of the Board and Capital Campaign Co-Chair.
  Mr. Wieder is a former resident of Plainfield, New Jersey. In 1958, 
Mr. Wieder received an undergraduate degree and Master of Business 
Administration from Bucknell University. After college, he served as a 
Captain in the Army Reserve at Fort Bliss, Texas.
  Mr. Wieder retired formally from the Geisinger Health System after 
serving as Senior Vice President and later as Senior Vice President 
Emeritus and Senior Consultant. During that time, he also served in a 
variety of additional positions such as Vice President for Development 
and Vice President for Development and Government Relations. Prior to 
joining Geisinger in 1985, he served as Vice President for Development 
and Finance at Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove and held positions 
in finance, fundraising, and public relations at Washington & Jefferson 
College and Bucknell University.
  Currently, Mr. Wieder serves as Founder and Chair of the Susquehanna 
River Heartland Coalition for Environmental Studies, a group of six 
regional colleges and universities and environmental groups engaged in 
the Susquehanna River Watershed. He also serves on the board of the 
Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds and The 1994 Charles B. 
Degenstein Foundation.
  It is an honor to recognize Mr. Wieder for all of his accomplishments 
as he receives the Founder's Award. I appreciate all he has done in 
service to public broadcasting

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