[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 97 (Thursday, July 10, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1390-E1391]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                IN RECOGNITION OF DR. MINA SARA BARRETT

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                         HON. GARY L. ACKERMAN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 9, 1997

  Mr. ACKERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to join with my constituents 
and the students and faculty of SUNY College at Old Westbury, NY, as 
they honor Mina Barrett for outstanding professional and public 
service. Dr. Barrett was born in New York City in 1948 and at a very 
early age established her academic credentials. She was an honor 
student at Oceanside High School and received her graduate and 
undergraduate degrees at the State University of New York at Stony 
Brook in the field of psychology.
  In 1975, Dr. Barrett came to SUNY College at Old Westbury and became 
one of the founders of the Psychology Department. Rising to the 
position of associate professor, Dr. Barrett immediately became active 
on a variety of academic committees. Yet to the great benefit of both 
the academic and general communities of the greater New York 
metropolitan area, Dr. Barrett embarked upon a course of community 
service that would serve as a model for effective community activism.
  Recognized for her deep understanding of the human mind, Dr. Barrett 
was appointed as a Red Cross Disaster mental health psychologist and 
became codirector of the Nassau County Chapter of the Red Cross for 
mental health. It was in 1994 that she was called upon by the city of 
Los Angeles to serve in an assisting office in the city's tragic 
earthquake. For her service rendered to the city of Los Angeles she 
received the Henri Dunant Humanitarian Award. Her services were again 
utilized

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by the residents of Long Island in 1994 during the east end fires for 
which she received a service citation. During the tragic crash of TWA 
flight 800, she served as coordinator of mental health, rescue and 
relief working 18 hours a day training and directing health teams.
  Mr. Speaker, Dr. Barrett's activities in human relations and women's 
issues have given her an international reputation. I ask my colleagues 
to join with me and rise to salute Dr. Mina Barrett for her devotion 
and for all she has done to enhance our world.

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