[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 34 (Thursday, March 21, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2254-S2255]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  IN HONOR OF PHILIP AUTHIER, MPH, RN

 Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, today I congratulate Philip D. 
Authier, MPH, RN, 2002 President of the American Organization of Nurse 
Executives, AONE. Philip Authier is also Vice President of Patient Care 
at St. Mary's Healthcare Center, in Pierre, South Dakota. Among his 
many accomplishments, Mr. Authier, has been a member of AONE for 17 
years and served on the AONE Board of Directors from 1995 to 1999. 
During this time he also served on AONE's Finance Committee and as a 
AONE representative to the Region 6 Regional Policy Board of the 
American Hospital Association. In addition, he is a past president of 
South Dakota Organization of Nurse Executives and has

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chaired the finance and nursing policy committees of the South Dakota 
Board of Nursing. In 2000, by a national membership vote, he was 
elected President-Elect for a one year term beginning January 1, 2001, 
and took on his current position as President this past January.
  As President, Philip Authier will help lead the AONE in its mission 
to facilitate excellence in the nursing practices; to offer 
professional development opportunities; to influence health policy; and 
to support research and development in nursing administration. His 
experience and expertise will help to achieve the important goal of 
improving the recruitment and retainment of individuals to this very 
important profession. I am confident that his experience and expertise 
within this profession will help to achieve these goals.
  Once again, I commend and congratulate Philip Authier, a fellow South 
Dakotan, on his national leadership role in helping to address the 
needs and concerns of the nursing profession throughout the 
country.

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