[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 39 (Wednesday, March 20, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E385]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    TRIBUTE TO THE CHRON'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA WOMEN OF 
                              DISTINCTION

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                          HON. CARRIE P. MEEK

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 19, 1996

  Mrs. MEEK of Florida. Mr. Speaker, it is my great pleasure to join 
with the Chron's & Colitis Foundation of America in honoring their 1996 
Women of Distinction. The Chron's & Colitis Foundation is the only 
national organization dedicated to finding the cure for these two 
debilitating diseases. The 1996 Women of Distinction are being honored 
for their devotion to making a difference.
  Sonja Zuckerman immigrated to the United States 50 years ago, and has 
spent her time as an active participant for many important causes 
including life chairperson of the Diabetes Research Institute's love 
and hope committee, an ambassador for Project Newborn and her 
involvement with the Children's Resource Fund, and the Greater Miami 
Opera. Sonja is an inspiration to those who have had the privilege of 
working with her.
  Judge Lenore Carrero Nesbitt is a U.S. district judge and the first 
to be appointed to the Federal bench in the southern district. Judge 
Nesbitt serves the Miami community through many ways, among them 
through her membership on the Florida civil justice advisory committee, 
the U.S. Judicial Conference Committee on Criminal Law and Probation 
Administration, as a member of the board of trustees of the University 
of Miami, and as a member of the board of directors of the Children's 
Home Society.
  Gwendolyn B. Scott, MD is presently a professor of pediatrics and the 
director of the pediatric AIDS program at the University of Miami/
Jackson Memorial Hospital. Dr. Scott has cared for children with HIV 
infection and AIDS for many years, and is nationally and 
internationally recognized for her work in pediatric HIV infection. She 
also serves as a member of the Dade County Ryan White HIV planning 
council, as a member of an AHCPR panel to develop guidelines for early 
HIV treatment, a member of the board of the AIDS Policy Center, and as 
the director of the Ryan White title IV program at the University of 
Miami.
  Linda Gibb has dedicated her life to making her community a better 
place to live and caring for those in the world-at-large who are less 
fortunate. Ms. Gibb is the mother of five children and wife of 
celebrity Barry Gibb. She has served as international co-chair of the 
love & hope committee for the Diabetes Research Institute [DRI], raised 
funding to build the DRI building at the University of Miami, is an 
active supporter of UNICEF, Miami Beach police athletic leagues, Mt. 
Sinai neonatal care unit, the New World Symphony, Infants in Need, 
numerous AIDS charities, and the Andy Gibb memorial foundation.
  Dr. Joyce Brothers is the world-renowned dean of American 
psychologists. Dr. Brothers has pursued many careers simultaneously, 
she is a regular columnist for Good Housekeeping and writes a daily 
column that is published in more than 175 newspapers worldwide. In 
pursuit of this prestigious career, Dr. Brothers gives of herself to 
help others.
  In honor of their giving and caring for others, I salute the Chron's 
& Colitis Foundation of America 1996 Women of Distinction.

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