[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 12756-12757]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      RECOGNIZING TRINE UNIVERSITY

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                             HON. JIM BANKS

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, August 25, 2017

  Mr. BANKS of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Trine 
University.
  A recent article by ABC 21 in Fort Wayne recognized the 
accomplishments of the University.
  There has been a school of engineering at Angola's Trine University 
since 1902 and if you think a small-town college can't leave its mark 
on the world, think again.
  Within the walls of the university's Brock Center stands the Hall of 
Innovation, a hall of fame, really, honoring over two hundred Trine 
alums who have more than 900 patents to their credit and many of their 
inventions we can't imagine doing without. Robert Dietz, Class of '52, 
invented the ground fault circuit interrupter, that electrical outlet 
you find in bathrooms that keep you from being electrocuted. Ralph 
Freathy invented the record changer, the device that lets you stack 
records eight or ten high for continuous music. Robert Molitor, Class 
of '42, invented the modern golf ball and Charles Montagna, Class of 
'49, invented the loop the loop racetrack for Hot Wheels cars . . . 
many of us remember that. Speaking of cars, Daniel Wisner, Class of 
'54, invented cruise control.
  ``A good solution made by a good engineer that has lasted the test of 
time,'' says Innovation One director Jason Blume. ``The engineers that 
have walked these halls and this campus in northeast Indiana, they're 
worldwide in impacting the world in every way that we can.''

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  The Hall of Fame isn't restricted to men. Judy Scheftic, Class of 
'84, developed a method for purifying metals and Angie Mannon, Class of 
'87, figured out a better way to cool automotive turbochargers and 
superchargers. 208 brilliant alums are honored here, another 23 will be 
added during homecoming week next month and many more after that no 
doubt. An impressive contribution to life on planet earth, made quietly 
and continuously in a bright little corner of 21 Country.
  ``If we look in the future this space is gonna be too small to have 
all the impact and innovation,'' says Blume. ``I don't know what we'll 
see in the next hundred years.''

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