[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 115 (Thursday, September 6, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1605]
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   IN RECOGNITION OF DONALD ROWE'S DISTINGUISHED CAREER IN GOVERNMENT

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                           HON. GEORGE MILLER

                             of california

                             HON. DOUG OSE

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 6, 2001

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, along with my colleagues 
from Calfironia, Mr. George Miller and Mr. Ose, I wish today to 
recognize Donald R. Rowe, who is retiring this month following a long 
and distinguished career in county government.
  Mr. Rowe retires as the Director of the Solano County Health Services 
Department, a position he has held for the past twelve years. As 
Director, he had the overall administrative, budget and leadership 
responsibilities for 1,200 employees and an annual operating budget of 
$187 million.
  He was previously employed with the county from 1987 to 1989 as the 
Chief Executive Officer of Business and Personal Insurance Services.
  Mr. Rowe came to Solano County from Fresno County where he worked as 
the Solid Waste Coordinator, as both a Senior and Principal 
Administrative Analyst in the County Administrator's Office, as the 
Associate Director of Health and as the Director of Health.
  Mr. Rowe currently serves as Chair of the Solano Partnership Health 
Plan Board of Directors, which is one of five California health 
insurance organizations providing full service health maintenance 
coverage for the Medicaid population.
  He is a member of the Executive and Legislative Committees of the 
County Health Executives Association of California, the State of 
California Health Information for Policy Project Committee and a 
founding member of the Solano Coalition for Better Health, a community 
wide collaborative health planning and community action committee.
  Mr. Rowe holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Social Welfare from 
California State University, Fresno and a Master of Public 
Administration Degree from the University of San Francisco.
  Mr. Speaker, because of Donald Rowe's many contributions to county 
government, and specifically to Solano County, it is proper for us to 
honor him today.

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