[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 65 (Friday, April 7, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E829]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


  DR. L.D. BRITT, 1995 RECIPIENT OF THE GREAT AMERICAN TRADITIONS AWARD

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                          HON. ROBERT C. SCOTT

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, April 6, 1995
  Mr. SCOTT. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the B'nai B'rith Foundation of 
the United States, I am pleased to announce that Dr. L.D. Britt is a 
1995 recipient of the Great American Traditions Award.
  Dr. Britt, a renown surgeon and educator, serves as Professor, 
Chairman of General Surgery, and Chief of Trauma and Critical Care at 
Eastern Virginia Medical School. He is also Medical Director for the 
Shock Trauma Center at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, is a general 
surgeon in the Norfolk and Suffolk Virginia area and serves on the 
boards of Norfolk State University and the University of Virginia.
  He received a B.A. from the University of Virginia, a M.P.H. from the 
Harvard School of Public Health and a M.D. from the Harvard Medical 
School.
  But as great as they are, Dr. Britt's professional accomplishments 
are not the reason he was chosen for this award. What distinguishes Dr. 
Britt from other accomplished men and women is his tireless service to 
the Tidewater Virginia community.
  He has given freely of his time, talents, and resources to others. 
From church, to Boy Scouts, to cultural institutions, Dr. Britt has 
worked to bring all elements of the Tidewater community together 
regardless of race, ethnicity, or religion. It is in that tradition 
that the proceeds from his award dinner will go to the Dr. L.D. Britt 
Young Leaders Scholarship Fund.
  Dr. Britt finds the time to give so freely of himself to others 
because he believes that we should reach out to those around us. It is 
for this spirit of giving to others that Dr. L.D. Britt is presented 
with the Great American Traditions Award.


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