[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 93 (Thursday, June 8, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1196]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


   MARY N.D. MATANANE, GUAM NURSES ASSOCIATION 1995 NURSE OF THE YEAR

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                        HON. ROBERT A. UNDERWOOD

                                of guam

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, June 7, 1995
  Mr. UNDERWOOD. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this occasion to 
commend Mary N.D. Matanane, an outstanding member of Guam's island 
community, for having been chosen as the Guam Nurses Association's 
Nurse of the Year for 1995.
  For over two decades, Mary Matanane has dedicated herself to the 
health care profession, working for both the private and public 
sectors. Prior to her retirement from government service, she worked 
for a total of over 19 years with the Guam Memorial Hospital and the 
Department of Public Health and Social Services. She currently serves 
as the assistant director and clinical supervisor at Clark Home Nursing 
Service.
  Throughout this time, Mary worked toward uniting the members of 
Guam's nursing profession and improving the quality of health care 
available on the island serving as president and director-at-large of 
the Guam nurses Association for the past 18 years. In addition to her 
significant role in several of the association's committees, she also 
served as chairperson for the Governor's Task Force for Maternal Child 
Health and the Maternal and Child Health Advisory Council.
  Her devotion to the community through the nursing profession has 
resulted in a number of awards including the 1994 ANA Search for 
Excellence Award, the 1993 National League for Nursing Centennial 
Leadership Award, the 1993 Department of Public Health and Social 
Services Supervisor of the Year Award. It is only befitting for her to 
be selected as 1995's Nurse of the Year.
  On behalf of the people of Guam, I congratulate Mary Matanane for 
having been chosen as the Guam Nurses Association's Nurse of the Year 
for 1995. We commend her efforts, hard work, and contributions to the 
island.


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