[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 70 (Wednesday, June 8, 1994)]
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                    AN OUTSTANDING FEDERAL EMPLOYEE

 Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, Albert Zamberlan, Regional Director 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs, central region, is going to 
retire on July 1, 1994, at the end of 35 years of Government service.
  Mr. Zamberlan has served as the VA Regional Director since July 1981. 
Prior to this appointment, he was Director of VA medical centers in 
Clarksburg, WV; Allen Park and Ann Arbor, MI. He also served as 
district director of the VA's former Medical District 14, which 
included VA medical centers in Ann Arbor, Allen Park, Battle Creek, and 
Saginaw, MI.
  Throughout his career, Mr. Zamberlan has been recognized for superior 
performance and received numerous awards. In 1993, he received the 
Under Secretary's Honor Award, the highest award bestowed upon an 
individual in the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health 
Administration. In 1992, Mr. Zamberlan received the Secretary's Fifth 
Annual Equal Employment Opportunity Award. He received the 
Distinguished Service Award from Federally Employed Women, Inc., for 
his outstanding support for the advancement of women in 1987.
  Mr. Zamberlan also was presented the 1984 Presidential Distinguished 
Executive Rank Award for outstanding leadership in the VA, the highest 
honor granted to a Federal employee for performance. In 1983, the 
Association of Military Surgeons of the United States honored him with 
the Ray E. Brown Award, the highest healthcare executive award.
  I have personally worked with Mr. Zamberlan, more fondly known as Z, 
to help the Administration deal more effectively with patients 
suffering from post traumatic stress syndrome. We have also worked 
together to help homeless veterans in our State.
  I am proud to recognize Mr. Zamberlan's many fine contributions to 
veterans and the Veterans Administration, and I wish him good health 
and great success in his future endeavors.

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