[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12704]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING DR. ROBERT (BOB) SHILLMAN

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                          HON. EDWARD R. ROYCE

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, August 4, 2017

  Mr. ROYCE of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Dr. Robert 
(Bob) Shillman. I have been a friend of Dr. Bob's for many years. I 
have nothing but admiration and respect for his success story and his 
efforts to promote America's free-enterprise system.
  Dr. Bob received his undergraduate degree from Northeastern 
University, and his master's degree and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering 
from MIT. He founded Cognex in 1981, which is the world's leading 
provider of machine vision sensors and systems. The company grew out 
some work he did as a fellow with the National Science Foundation in 
the late 1970s, which concerned programming computers to recognize 
handwriting.
  Dr. Bob has a passion for philanthropy. He contributes to 
organizations that he believes are working to make the world a better 
place. He also promotes the advancement of education to ensure that 
there are generations of engineers and entrepreneurs.
  He no longer takes a salary for his work at Cognex, and at his 
request, each year the company donates that amount, along with any 
bonus that he may have the right to receive, to a public charity. He 
tells everyone that his Ph.D. no longer stands for Doctor of 
Philosophy, but for Doctor of Philanthropy.
  Dr. Bob is a strong supporter of the fight for freedom and democracy 
around the world, and of Israel, our closest ally in the Middle East. 
He also shares our commitment to keeping America safe and strong.
  I am proud to recognize all the contributions he has made to defend 
the Constitution and the freedoms it provides. As Dr. Bob has reminded 
us, he is one who has benefitted from these freedoms, and he would like 
to see that future generations of Americans have the same opportunities 
that have been afforded him.
  I thank Dr. Bob for his generosity, commitment and patriotism.

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