[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 69 (Thursday, May 16, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E836]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   DR. JIMMY SIMON RECEIVES JOSEPH W. ST. GEME, JR., LEADERSHIP AWARD

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                            HON. TOM LANTOS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 16, 1996

  Mr. LANTOS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and congratulate Dr. 
Jimmy Simon, one of the preeminent practitioners of pediatric medicine 
in the United States. I join with the American pediatric community, who 
honored Dr. Simon here in Washington last week with the Joseph W. St. 
Geme, Jr., Leadership Award for Distinguished Service in Pediatrics, in 
expressing our most heartfelt gratitude for his work and continued 
leadership.
  It is extremely important to recognize the extraordinary 
accomplishments of great Americans like Dr. Simon. Dr. Simon has not 
only been an excellent physician and teacher for 40 years, he has also 
provided for a bright and productive future for the field of 
pediatrics.
  Dr. Simon, born and raised in San Francisco, CA, is currently the 
chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at the Bowman Gray School of 
Medicine in Winston-Salem., NC. Shortly after completing his medical 
and postdoctoral training, Dr. Simon served his country with 
distinction as a captain in the Air Force. He has been a physician and 
professor at the University of Oklahoma School of Medicine, at the Kern 
County General Hospital in Bakersfield, CA, at the University of Texas 
Medical Branch, and, since 1974, at the Bowman Gray School of Medicine.
  Dr. Simon has served in numerous public service and policymaking 
capacities throughout his long and productive career. Through his wide-
ranging memberships in professional organizations, Dr. Simon has helped 
develop a vision for pediatric medicine in the 21st century.
  The Joseph W. St. Geme, Jr., Award is an annual award given to a 
practicing pediatrician who has contributed to an extraordinarily broad 
range of areas of pediatrics and who has created a future for 
pediatrics. I am extremely pleased that Dr. Simon has been recognized 
for possessing these outstanding qualities.
  Dr. Jimmy Simon has shown us that one person dedicated to a cause can 
make a difference. Dr. Simon inspires us all to strive for excellence 
out of love for one's profession and all the benefits it can bring. I 
invite my colleagues to join me in expressing our appreciation of Dr. 
Simon's remarkable career.

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