[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 31 (Thursday, March 19, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E427-E428]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO DR. STANLEY S. BERGEN, JR.

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                          HON. DONALD M. PAYNE

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 19, 1998

  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on behalf of Dr. Stanley S. 
Bergen, Jr., to mark the occasion of his retirement as President of the 
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ).
  Dr. Bergen has served the State of New Jersey with exceptional 
dedication, energy and leadership that has distinguished his 27-year 
career as the first and only president of UMDNJ. Under Dr. Bergen's 
stewardship, the University has emerged as the largest public 
university of the health sciences in the country, and serves as a 
national resource for health professions education, research, patient 
care, and service to the community.
  Through his resolve to provide educational opportunity and health 
care services to all the people of New jersey, UMDNJ has grown to 
include seven schools on five academic campuses statewide, with 
programs at more than one hundred affiliated educational and health 
care institutions in communities throughout the State.

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  Dr. Bergen is recognized as a national authority on health care and a 
prominent leader in academic medicine in the State and in the nation.
  It is fitting and proper that the members of Congress salute Dr. 
Bergen's exemplary career and service to New Jersey and the nation. His 
high standard of excellence in education, research and patient care 
have brought pride and honor to our State.
  We wish him well in the years ahead and hope that he will continue to 
serve as a valuable resource to New Jersey and the nation.

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