[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 83 (Tuesday, June 23, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1199]
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                       A TRIBUTE TO JOHN J. YOUNG

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                            HON. ROB PORTMAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 23, 1998

  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize the distinguished 
career of a friend and constituent, John J. Young, upon his retirement 
as Executive Director of the Hamilton County Alcohol and Drug Addiction 
Services Board. The ADAS Board is responsible for planning and 
coordinating alcohol and drug addiction services in Hamilton County, 
Ohio.
  Mr. Young received his Bachelor of Science degree from Xavier 
University in 1967, and received his Masters in Education from the 
University of Cincinnati in 1972. He has been an Advanced Member of the 
American College of Addiction Treatment Administrators since 1989. 
Prior to his current executive leadership with the ADAS Board, John 
served over 20 years managing and delivering alcohol and other drug 
addiction services in the Greater Cincinnati area.
  John was instrumental in the conversion of the former Rollman 
Psychiatric Institute to the Hamilton County Alcohol and Drug Addiction 
Services Center. His efforts have resulted in developing the alcohol 
and drug treatment component of the Hamilton County Drug Court, the 
first such initiative in the state of Ohio. John is also currently co-
chair of the Community Task Force of the Coalition for a Drug Free 
Greater Cincinnati. He is a member of the Governor's Council on Alcohol 
and Drug Addiction for the State of Ohio, and is a founding member of 
Ohio's Federation of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services Boards.
  John has not limited his community involvement to just alcohol and 
drug addiction services. He is Vice President of the Executive 
Committee of the Hamilton County Family and Children First Council. He 
is a member of Leadership Cincinnati, Leadership Ohio, the Cincinnatus 
Association, and the Hamilton County Corrections Planning Board and the 
Hamilton County Human Services Planning Board.
  John Young has devoted much of his career to serving others in our 
community, and all of us in Cincinnati thank John for his service and 
wish him well in his future pursuits.

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