[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 120 (Wednesday, September 15, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1889]
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                          THOMAS PUGH HONORED

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 15, 1999

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a noted 
community leader, Mr. Thomas E. Pugh, as he is honored by the Ethics 
Institute of Northeastern Pennsylvania at their annual dinner. I am 
pleased to have been asked to join in this event.
  A former CEO of the John Heinz Institute of Rehabilitation in Wilkes-
Barre, Tom Pugh now works at Allied Services in Scranton. He began 
there as director of communications and served later as vice president 
of corporate services better assuming his current role as vice-
president of rehabilitation.
  Tom is a dedicated professional who is active on both the local and 
international scene. Since 1994, Tom has worked with the Litewska 
Children's Hospital in Warsaw, Poland as a consultant on hospital 
privatization and foundation formation. He conducts a corporate program 
that provides equipment to the Association of Disabled People of 
Lithuania. Tom also serves as a consultant to Trnava University 
Healthcare Management Education Project in the Slovakia Republic. 
Locally, Tom is active in the Arthritis Foundation, the James S. Brady 
Center, the Northeast Region Board of the Health Education Center, and 
the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute. He serves as Executive Vice-
President of the Board of Pennsylvania Association of Rehabilitation 
Facilities.
  Mr. Speaker, Tom Pugh is a dedicated professional and community 
leader. His commitment to improving the lives of the disabled both here 
and abroad is well known. The Ethics Institute of Northeastern 
Pennsylvania, which was established to increase the understanding of 
contemporary ethical issues in business, government, politics, health 
care and social issues, is wise to fete him. I send my sincere best 
wishes to Tom as he accepts this prestigious award.

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