[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 99 (Tuesday, July 26, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                      TRIBUTE TO BRUCE A. SCHURMAN

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                         HON. J. DENNIS HASTERT

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 26, 1994

  Mr. HASTERT. Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to rise today to 
honor an outstanding health administrator of Illinois' 14th 
Congressional District, Bruce A. Schurman.
  Mr. Schurman is celebrating his 20th year of service to the Marianjoy 
Rehabilitation Hospital and Clinics, and his list of accomplishments 
are many. With a masters degree in psychology from Western Michigan 
University and a masters in hospital and health administration from the 
University of Iowa, Schurman held posts with the Illinois Department of 
Mental Health before joining Marianjoy in 1974. He has been CEO there 
since 1976.
  ``Rebuilding Lifestyles'' is the motto at Marianjoy, and Schurman has 
worked to carry out that goal for the last 20 years. This year, 
Schurman was named to receive the 1994 March of Dimes Birth Defects 
Foundation's Achievement Award. March of Dimes chapter director Edward 
L. Stark was recently quoted as saying that Schurman's ``vision and 
mission have always been to ensure that children and adults with 
disabilities receive every medical opportunity to return to their 
families, work, and independent living situations.''
  Under Schurman's leadership, the Joint Committee on the Accreditation 
of Healthcare Organizations in 1991 awarded Marianjoy ``Accreditation 
with Commendation'', its highest possible ranking. Marianjoy has also 
been named the Nation's outstanding large physical rehabilitation 
facility by the national Association of Rehabilitation Facilities.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask you and my colleagues to join me in honoring this 
dedicated man, for his commitment to the disabled and to the community, 
and to join me in celebrating his 20 years of service to the Marianjoy 
Rehabilitation Hospital and Clinics of Wheaton, IL.

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