[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 42 (Thursday, April 6, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S2342]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




IN RECOGNITION OF CHARLES STEWARD MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND MR. PETER 
                              LEVINE, MPH

 Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I rise to congratulate Mott 
Community College and Mr. Peter Levine, MPH on being selected as the 
1999 Corporate and Individual Health Advocates of the Year by the 
American Lung Association of the Michigan-Genesee Valley Region. Mott 
Community College and Mr. Levine are being honored by the Lung 
Association for their efforts to encourage, promote and raise awareness 
about improving the health of the Genesee Valley Region.
  Mott Community College (MCC) is a dynamic community institution 
serving the needs of all the residents of Genesee County. This 
commitment to community service is manifested in the school's efforts 
to promote public health on campus and in the community. MCC has 
implemented a pro-active lung health program that not only eliminates 
smoking in all campus buildings, but also assists smokers in their 
efforts to ``kick the habit''. MCC provides counseling for employees 
who desire to quit smoking, and its health insurance providers offer 
educational programs to support employees who desire to quit smoking.
  In addition, MCC has become a leader in community service. The 
college encourages faculty and staff to serve on local boards for 
community-based, non-profit organizations, and the school allows 
employees to fulfill these commitments on company time, if necessary. 
The school also serves as a gathering place for community health 
special events. The annual MCC Health Fair brings community and health 
officials together, and Tipper Gore chaired a recent mental health town 
meeting on campus. MCC students and faculty in the health sciences 
share their expertise by assisting school groups, churches and the 
Genesee County Public Health Department with a variety of community 
health initiatives.
  Peter Levine has served his community, state, and country in 
countless ways. He serves as the Executive Director of the Genesee 
County Medical Society. The Society is a progressive organization which 
seeks to be pro-patient and pro-physician. During Mr. Levine's tenure, 
the Medical Society has grown from a small association employing a few 
people into a set of four corporations serving the medical and general 
community with approximately 80 employees. The Society focuses on 
medical, social, bioethics, environmental health and resource 
allocation issues.
  Mr. Levine has been on the faculty of Michigan State University since 
1985, where he is currently an Associate Adjunct Professor in the 
College of Human Medicine. He has published extensively about health 
issues in scholarly and popular journals. In 1992, Health Care Weekly 
Review cited him as one of the eight most influential health care 
policy individuals or organizations in the State of Michigan. Peter 
Levine was a founding Board Member and volunteer for the Genesee County 
Free Medical Clinic. He also serves on the board of numerous civic and 
professional organizations. Currently he is the Chair of the Michigan 
Council of County Medical Society Executives.
  Mr. President, I have mentioned only a small sampling of the many 
ways in which Charles Steward Mott Community College and Mr. Peter 
Levine have used their creativity, hard work and unflagging commitment 
to public service to make this community and our nation a better place 
to live. I know my colleagues will join me in honoring Mott Community 
College and Peter Levine for service on behalf of the Genesee Valley 
Region and State of Michigan.

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