[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 29, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E102]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        IN HONOR OF CAROL CRUDEN

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                          HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 29, 2003

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the many 
accomplishments of Carol Cruden, who was recognized Friday, January 
24th, at Ireland's 32 annual dinner dance held at the Hi-Hat Club in 
Bayonne, New Jersey.
  A Bayonne native, Carol Cruden has dedicated her life to creating a 
healthier and more educated community. She is currently the president 
of the Hudson County School Nurses Association, a member of the New 
Jersey Association of Health Educators, and the Family Life Education 
Council. She has been the director of Bayonne Public School Nurses for 
25 years, supervisor of Employee Health Services for the Board of 
Education since 1991, and is a part-time nursing supervisor at Bayonne 
Medical Center. For her work towards the prevention of child abuse, 
Carol was nominated by the New Jersey School Nurses Association as the 
2001 honoree of the New Jersey Child Assault Prevention Project.
  She is a member of the Gold Star Wives of America, Mayor's Council on 
AIDS Awareness, Nursing Advisory Committee for Bayonne Medical Center 
School of Nursing, Bayonne's Community Health Steering Council 
Secretary for the Advocates of Bayonne Children, and Ireland's 32.
  An accomplished student, Carol graduated from Bayonne High School and 
Holy Name Hospital School of Nursing. She earned her B.A. and M.A. from 
Jersey City State College, receiving the academic distinctions of Magna 
Cum Laude and membership to the Kappa Delta Phi National Honor Society. 
Carol is a certified school nurse and a teacher of licensed practical 
nursing.
  Carol, the only child of Sarah and Hugh Finney, married the late 
Marine Staff Sergeant Donald Cruden, and has three children, Daniel, 
Michael, and Sally.
  Today, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Carol Cruden for 
her positive influence and hard work on behalf of the nursing community 
and all of Bayonne's residents. Thanks to Carol, Bayonne is a healthier 
and happier community.

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