[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 44 (Tuesday, April 21, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E603]
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       A FAREWELL TO DR. STANLEY S. BERGEN, JR., UMDNJ PRESIDENT

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                          HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 21, 1998

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, Dr. Stanley Bergen, Jr. is now enjoying 
something few of us will have an opportunity to experience. Quite 
simply, his dreams have come true. Dr. Bergen saw his dream of a 
renowned public medical and dental school in New Jersey spring from 
modest beginnings and blossom into reality.
  Dr. Bergen is now retiring after being the University of Medicine and 
Dentistry of New Jersey's first and only president. He provided the 
vision and leadership to make this institution a nationally recognized 
medical and dental research and educational facility. UMDNJ is the 
largest free-standing public health sciences university in the country. 
This institution is now comprised of four campuses, seven schools, 
5,000 students, 11,000 employees and over 100 affiliated health care 
institutions.
  But UMDNJ is not only a world class medical and dental school, 
biomedical research organization and health care provider, but it is 
also an organization which has given back to the community. In 1994, 
UMDNJ was awarded the Association of American Medical Colleges' 
prestigious Outstanding Community Service Award. The school also boasts 
one of the largest minority student populations among the nation's 
medical and dental schools. UMDNJ's excellence is the reflection of a 
man who has insisted on excellence in everything he does.
  Dr. Bergen credits the support of his wife, Suzanne, and his children 
Stanley, Steven, Stewart, Victoria, and Amy for making his success 
possible.
  I would like to thank Dr. Bergen for his incredible contributions to 
the health of New Jerseyans and for inviting me to his farewell 
luncheon on April 16, at the Newark Club.

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