[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 100 (Wednesday, July 18, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S7876]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO LARRY HORNSBY

 Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, today I pay tribute to an 
outstanding representative of Alabama State, Larry G. Hornsby, CRNA, 
BSN. Mr. Hornsby will soon complete his year as national president of 
the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, AANA. I am very pleased 
that one of Alabama's own was tapped as the 2000-2001 president of this 
prestigious national organization.
  The AANA is the professional organization that represents more than 
28,000 practicing Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, CRNAs. 
Founded in 1931, the AANA is the professional association representing 
CRNAs nationwide. As you may know, CRNAs administer more than 65 
percent of the anesthetics given to patients each year in the United 
States. CRNAs provide anesthesia for all types of surgical cases and 
are the sole anesthesia provider in \2/3\ of all rural hospitals, 
affording these medical facilities obstetrical, surgical and trauma 
stabilization capabilities. They work in every setting in which 
anesthesia is delivered including hospital surgical suites and 
obstetrical delivery rooms, ambulatory surgical centers, and the 
offices of dentists, podiatrists, and the plastic surgeons.
  Larry received his nurse anesthesia education at the University of 
Alabama, Birmingham, where he also earned his bachelor's of science and 
nursing degrees. He is currently president of Anesthesia Professionals, 
Inc., in Montgomery, AL, and Anesthesia Resources Management, Inc., in 
Birmingham, AL. Mr. Hornsby has held various leadership positions in 
the AANA as regional director, vice president, and president-elect 
before becoming the national president of AANA in 2000. Also, Larry has 
served terms as president and vice president for the Alabama 
Association of Nurse Anesthetists, and has chaired the Government 
Relations and the Educational District Six committees.
  In addition to his service to the AANA, Mr. Hornsby sits on the 
Alabama Board of Nursing Advisory Council to the Nursing Practice/
Discipline Committee and was a representative to the State of Alabama 
Commission on Nursing. Adding to his professional accomplishments, Mr. 
Hornsby has become a nationally recognized speaker on anesthesia-
related topics over the years.
  Even with his time commitments to the AANA and in his profession as a 
CRNA, Larry still manages time for his second passion, to fish for bass 
in the rivers of Alabama. As a bassmaster, Mr. Hornsby was president of 
the Capital City Bassmasters in Montgomery, AL between 1987-1997.
  I ask my colleagues to join me today in recognizing Mr. Larry G. 
Hornsby, CRNA, BSN, for his notable career and outstanding 
achievements.

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