[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 139 (Friday, September 8, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S13135]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                    TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM S. CONN, JR.

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to William 
S. Conn Jr., a resident of Louisville, KY, who will soon retire from 
two decades of service as president of the Kentucky Hospital 
Association.
  A native of Monticello, Mr. Conn began his career pursuits at Western 
Kentucky University where he received a degree in Business and 
Accounting. He then went on to receive his graduate degree in Hospital 
Administration from the University of Michigan.
  After serving 7 years with the Kentucky Department of Mental Health, 
he became president and CEO of the Kentucky Hospital Association and 
the Kentucky Hospital Research & Education Foundation in 1975. His 
dedication to professional excellence took him one step further in 1980 
when he became president and CEO of the Kentucky Hospital Service 
Corp., a wholly-owned, for-profit subsidiary of the Kentucky Hospital 
Association.
  Mr. President, William Conn has given faithful service to his country 
and community. From 1954 to 1958 he served in the Medical Service Corps 
of the U.S. Navy. Throughout the years, William has invested both his 
time and creativity in community service. Mr. Conn is a former member 
of the U.S. Jaycees and is past president of the Fleming County 
Jaycees. He is currently a member of the Masonic Lodge and the American 
Society of Association Executives. He has also served as past president 
of the Kentucky Society of Association Executives.
  His extensive service to his community and dedication to his field 
has earned Mr. Conn such admirable awards as the Distinguished Service 
Award from the Kentucky Hospital Association.
  Administrator, community leader and friend--Mr. Conn's retirement is 
well deserved. His accomplishments over the past two decades are too 
extensive to capture in these few words. He is a respected and admired 
Kentuckian, and I appreciate this opportunity to honor his professional 
and community achievements today.


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