August 21, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 148 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd Session

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CONGRATULATING GENE FRANTZ FOR HIS ELECTION TO THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF 
                              ENGINEERING

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                            HON. PETE OLSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, August 21, 2020

  Mr. OLSON. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Gene Frantz of 
Sugar Land,

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TX on being chosen as one of the 87 new members of the National Academy 
of Engineering (NAE).
  The NAE is a highly elite and notable institution that provides 
advice and input to the federal government in the fields of technology, 
engineering and overall quality of life. Members include individuals 
who have made revolutionary contributions to the engineering field. It 
is one of the highest professional honors an engineer can receive--
there are only 2,300 members out of the two million engineers and 
computer scientists in America's workforce.
  Mr. Frantz is a Professor at Rice University, my alma mater. He also 
co-founded Octavo Systems, a systems-in-package company where he serves 
as Vice President. Frantz gained recognition by his work in developing 
digital signal microprocessors. Frantz is a graduate of the University 
of Central Florida and Southern Methodist University.
  On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congressional District of Texas, I 
congratulate Gene Frantz on this lifetime accomplishment. He has made 
TX-22 very proud.

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