[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 86 (Friday, June 30, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1166]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING AUDREY LEE JACOBS

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 29, 2000

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to rise today to 
honor Audrey Lee Jacobs. She is president and chief executive officer 
of Lyndon Baines Johnson Health Complex. After years of working 
throughout the United States for several of the world's largest 
corporation, Ms. Jacobs is pleased to be returning to serve the 
Brooklyn community in which she was born. She is a great product of the 
New York City Public school system, graduating from Andrew Jackson High 
School as one of the top students in her class. Audrey attended Vassar 
College on a full scholarship and majored in psychology.
  Ms. Jacobs developed a keen interest in business as she watched her 
entrepreneurial parents establish and run their own small businesses. 
She began her career in marketing, working for several multi-national 
corporations, including Mobil Oil Corporation and AT&T. She wanted to 
broaden her base of skills and knowledge in business, so in 1985, she 
entered the University of Texas at Austin. In 1988, she was awarded her 
Masters in Business Administration degree and realized how important 
education was and went on to law school. She attended Columbia Law 
School, majoring in corporate law. Afterwards, she joined Mayor N. 
Dinkins' administration as an assistant to the President of the NYC 
Health and Hospitals Corporation. That provided an introduction to the 
field of health care administration for Ms. Jacobs, and she realized 
from that experience. ``. . . how many people in New York were not 
receiving medical care and how important it was to provide all New 
Yorkers, regardless of ethnicity, race, or social class, or access to 
high quality health care.'' After the Dinkins administration she 
returned to the practice of law. Throughout the years, Ms. Jacobs has 
been active in the alumni associations of her college and law school, 
and she has helped to raise funds for many community and political 
organizations.
  Recently, William F. Green, the Chairman of LBJ's Board of Directors 
talked with Ms. Jacobs about the changing health care landscape and 
LBJ's developing role in it. After the meeting Ms. Jacobs reflected on 
taking the reins of this proud clinic which, for 32 years, has been 
integral to the health and well being of Bedford-Stuyvesant. She 
quickly realized that it was the opportunity of a lifetime. And, we are 
grateful for her ability to seize this opportunity.
  Mr. Speaker I ask you and my colleagues to join me in honoring the 
contributions of Audrey Lee Jacobs. Our community, state, and nation 
are grateful for her dedicated service.

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