[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 57 (Wednesday, May 8, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E743-E744]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO MS. FARAH M. WALTERS

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 8, 2002

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Ms. Farah M. Walters 
for her masterful leadership of University Hospitals Health System and 
University Hospitals of Cleveland. As President and Chief Executive 
Officer of University Hospitals Ms. Walters has presided over UH's 
expansion from a $400 million-hospital to a nearly $2 billion health-
care system serves patients at more than 150 locations in Northeast 
Ohio and is the region's largest private sector employer.
  Ms. Walters graduated from the executive MBA program at Case Western 
Reserve University Weatherhead School of Management and holds a Masters 
of Science In Nutrition from Case Western Reserve University. She has 
consulted and lectured for major health organizations such as the Pan 
American Health Organization, American Hospital Association, National 
Institutes of Health, the U.S. Army, and various hospitals and 
universities. Ms. Walters has received numerous prestigious awards for 
her work. For example, in May 2001 she was awarded the Ellis Island 
Medal of Honor by the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations 
Foundation; in February 1999 she became the first woman to receive the 
Business Executive of the Year award from the Sales & Marketing 
Executives of Cleveland; and in May 1998 she became the first woman to 
receive Business Statesmanship Award from the Harvard Business School 
Club. In January 1993, Mrs. Walters was appointed to Hillary Rodham 
Clinton's National Health Care Reform Task Force, and in 1993

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Modern Healthcare selected her one of the 50 individuals in the USA to 
shape the future of health care in the country. In addition, University 
Hospitals of Cleveland has been the recipient of many awards under her 
leadership, including, the North Coast 99 Diversity Award from the 
Employer Resource Council and Enterprise Development and the Exemplary 
Voluntary Effort Award from the U.S. Department of Labor.
  Ms. Walters serves on a variety of national and local boards and is 
active in civic affairs. She has served on a number of key committees 
of the Association of American Medical Colleges in Washington, DC. She 
also serves on the board of Cleveland Tomorrow, Greater Cleveland 
Roundtable and Ohio Business Roundtable. In 1994 Ms. Walters was 
appointed by Governor Voinovich to serve on the 15 member Commission to 
Study the Ohio Economy and Tax Structure. Within the community, she has 
served as Chairman for the 1997 United Way Campaign, the first woman 
and first CEO of a non-profit organization to be selected for the 
position.
  My fellow colleagues, I ask you to Join me in rising to honor this 
truly remarkable woman who has dedicated her life to the betterment of 
health care, and is one of Cleveland's finest citizens.

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