[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 19784]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING THE CAREER OF DR. DAVID ZOLDOSKE

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                             HON. JIM COSTA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 13, 2017

  Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Dr. David 
Zoldoske on the occasion of his retirement after 35 years of dedicated 
service to the Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology 
at California State University, Fresno (Fresno State). He has been a 
leader in the effort for sustainable irrigation techniques across 
California.
  David earned his Bachelor's degree in Agricultural Economics from 
Fresno State. He worked as a student research assistant, specializing 
in irrigation, before being hired as a full-time research technician in 
1983.
  David has worked at Fresno State for over 30 years. He currently 
serves as Director for the Center for Irrigation and Technology, the 
California Water Institute, and was also named the Executive Director 
of Water Initiatives at Fresno State. Through this capacity, he guides 
the university's water technology, water resource management, and 
policy initiatives.
  David has served in a number of leadership positions throughout his 
career. He served as the President of the Irrigation Association, and 
the American Society of Agronomy California Chapter. David was also the 
founding Executive Director for the Water Resources and Policy 
Initiative for the California State University System, Senior Fellow 
with the California Council on Science and Technology, as well as 
member of the ``SMART'' Water Application Executive Committee. David 
has also been named an Honorary Member of the American Society of 
Irrigation Consultants.
  David has been a member of the California Department of Food and 
Agricultural Nitrogen Tracking and Reporting Task Force. He was Co-
Chair of the Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance Committee, Vice-
Chair of the California Department of Water Resources Strategic 
Planning Caucus for New Water Technology, and served as a member of the 
A-2 Subcommittee to the SBx7-Agriculture Stakeholders Committee.
  Over the years, David has received numerous awards from his 
colleagues and peers. This includes being named ``Person of the Year'' 
by both the Irrigation Association in 2013 and the California 
Irrigation Institute in 2015.
  Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I applaud Dr. David 
Zoldoske for his many years of tireless work on behalf of the Central 
Valley. His dedication to education is extremely commendable. I have 
personally worked with David for years in my capacity as a Member of 
Congress and I can proudly call him my friend. I ask my colleagues to 
join me today in recognizing the commitment, dedication and success of 
Dr. David Zoldoske, and wish him well as he embarks on new endeavors.

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