[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 172 (Wednesday, December 12, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2266]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 IN HONOR OF AUDREY LEE JACOBS, MBA, JD

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 11, 2001

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor of Audrey Lee Jacobs in 
recognition of her outstanding service to the community.
  Audrey Lee Jacobs, MBA, JD is the President and CEO of Lyndon Baines 
Johnson Health Complex, Inc. In her short tenure, LBJ has made 
significant gains. Due in large part to Ms. Jacobs' strong business 
acumen, commitment and leadership, LBJ has earned an 11% increase in 
patient visits and produced a profit in fiscal year 2000--the first 
such increases in a number of years; established financial and 
operational, established a staff development and training program with 
Medgar Evers College and Wyckoff Heights Medical Center.
  This child of Brooklyn's 10th Congressional District, having spent a 
number of years working throughout the United States for several of the 
world's largest corporations, is pleased to have returned to serve the 
community in which she was born. Ms. Jacobs attended the New York City 
public school system, graduating from Andrew Jackson High School as one 
of the top students in her class. She attended Vassar College on a full 
scholarship and majored in psychology.
  Along the way, Ms. Jacobs developed a keen interest in business as 
she watched her entrepreneurial parents establish and run their own 
small businesses. When asked why she chose a business career, Ms. 
Jacobs remarked, ``I have always found business to be an exciting, 
challenging and rewarding environment where I could use all of my 
talents and enjoy myself at the same time''. She began her career in 
marketing working for several multi-national corporations, including 
Mobil Oil Corporation and AT&T. In 1985, with those experiences under 
her belt and the desire to expand her knowledge in business, Ms. Jacobs 
entered one of the top business schools in the country, the University 
of Texas at Austin. In 1988, when she was awarded the Master in 
Business Administration degree from the University, she decided to 
enter a law school instead of immediately re-entering the corporate 
world. In the fall of 1988, Ms. Jacobs enrolled in the law school of 
her choice, Columbia University School of Law.
  Having studied corporate law, Ms. Jacobs ``cut her teeth'' at two 
prestigious Park Avenue law firms. Shortly after receiving the Juris 
Doctor Degree from Columbia in 1991, Ms. Jacobs joined the mayoral 
administration of David N. Dinkins. Serving as an assistant to the 
president of the NYC Health & Hospital Corporation. When the Dinkins 
administration ended, Ms. Jacobs returned to the practice of law.
  Though the years, Ms. Jacobs has been active in the alumni 
associations of Vassar and Columbia Law School; and she has raised 
funds for many community and political organizations. She has acted as 
a mentor to countless youth and has served as a volunteer lawyer with 
legal clinics representing the poor.
  Mr. Speaker, Audrey Lee Jacobs is a Brooklyn success story. She has 
spent many years building an exemplary academic record and professional 
career and now she has come home to Brooklyn to share her success with 
her home community. As such she is more than worthy of receiving this 
recognition and I urge my colleagues to join me in honoring this truly 
remarkable woman.

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