[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 46 (Thursday, April 23, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E643]
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          CORTLAND ZONTA CLUB NAMES 1998 WOMAN OF ACHIEVEMENT

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                          HON. JAMES T. WALSH

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 23, 1998

  Mr. WALSH. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to acknowledge the very 
special contributions to my community and to humanity in general by an 
outstanding individual, the 1998 Zonta Woman of Achievement award 
winner in Cortland, N.Y., Mrs. Anna Forcucci.
  Anna Forcucci is best known for her dedication to community health 
care, especially in her work for the Cortland Memorial Hospital and the 
Cortland Memorial Foundation.
  As an employee of the hospital for 20 years, she has served in many 
roles. As Director of Volunteers for 12 of those years, she led 500 
individuals and began many new programs. She was instrumental in the 
success of the 1993 Additions and Alterations Campaign which raised 
about $1 million. She is responsible for the great success of the Teen 
Age Volunteer Program, and for expanding it to include boys as well as 
girls. All participants gain experience in the health care setting and 
benefit from scholarships for academic service.
  Anna is a role model not only for young women, but for all workers in 
the health care industry. She is highly regarded in her field among her 
colleagues around New York State.
  Always the leader, she graduated from LeMoyne College in Syracuse 
summa cum laude in history and was awarded the Bishop Ferry Prize for 
highest grades in religion.
  Anna has served on many boards with organizations such as the 
Salvation Army, the YWCA, the County Community Services, the Groton 
Health Center, and the J.M. Murray Center. She is a member of Zonta, 
the Fortnightly Club and the Church Women United, and since her 
retirement has remained active as a hospital volunteer and chair of the 
southern zone of the State Hospital Volunteer Association.
  Anna Forcucci is a citizen of the highest character, integrity and 
ethical standards. It is with great pleasure that I ask my colleagues 
to recognize her accomplishments and to thank the Zonta Club of 
Cortland County for naming Anna the Woman of Achievement for 1998.

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