Commending Robert Edmund on His Retirement

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Mr. NORCROSS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and commend Robert Edmund on his retirement.

On June 24, 2022, Robert Edmund retired from Edmund Optics as its Chief Executive Officer. Over the years Robert Edmund has made a substantial impact during his tenure and fulfilled many achievements that advanced the growth of the small family company into a successful and accredited industry.

Prior to his accomplishments in the optics world, Robert Edmund graduated from the University of Buffalo's Organizational Development Program. He also received a Bachelor of Science in Business Management at Georgetown University's School of Business. Not only was Robert Edmund a vital part of Edmund Optics, Inc., he was in the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, and was a former instructor officer, and vice- captain. He was also the past president of the Barrington Lions Club, as well as a SPIE Fellow in 2021, founding chair of the Advisory Board at the University of Arizona College of Optical Sciences, former president and board member of the Direct Marketing Association, and past chair and board member of the Optical Society of America.

Over the span of fifty years, Robert Edmund applied many different approaches that carried the business to where it is today. When he first began at Edmund Optics, Inc., he created an innovative telescope, while also creating processes in direct marketing known by all industries, beyond optics. Robert Edmund was recognized for all his work by being named Direct Marketer of the Year in 1983 by the Philadelphia Direct Marketing Association.

Today, Edmund Optics has become the world leader in optics, thanks to Robert Edmund's metamorphic strategies. Edmund Optics is now a leading global supplier of optics, imaging, and photonics technology that has served a variety of markets including Life Sciences, Biomedical, Industrial Inspection, Semiconductor, R and D, and Defense since 1942.

Mr. Speaker, I ask you to join me in honoring and commending Robert Edmund, a Barrington resident dedicated to his community and who is a true leader of his industry.

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