[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 78 (Friday, June 16, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1173]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING PRESTON A. ENGLERT AFTER 25 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE NATIONAL 
             KIDNEY FOUNDATION OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA

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                             HON. TOM DAVIS

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 15, 2006

  Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Preston 
A. Englert for twenty-five years of service to the National Kidney 
Foundation of the National Capital Area.
  Mr. Englert, President and CEO of the National Kidney Foundation of 
the National Capital Area, has served at the Foundation since 1981.
  Mr. Englert graduated from Louisiana State University in 1970 and 
attended graduate school at the University of Tulsa and George 
Washington University. A native of Memphis, Tennessee, Mr. Englert 
served as the Executive Director of the American Heart Association 
branches in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Atlanta, Georgia before joining the 
National Kidney Foundation in 1981. In July of 1986, Mr. Englert became 
the Vice President of the Foundation and he was named President and 
Chief Executive Officer in 1999.
  The National Kidney Foundation has grown substantially under Mr. 
Englert's leadership. He is responsible for outreach programs, 
increased funding, early detection screenings and the expansion of both 
patient services and public awareness. Mr. Englert is extremely 
invested in the community, indicated by the numerous accolades he has 
accumulated over the years. He was named the Active Member of the Year 
by the Greater Washington Society of Association Executives in 1989. 
Mr. Englert's passion for helping humanity transcends the boundaries of 
this community, as he received the ``Partnership Award'' in 2005 from 
the National Kidney Foundation, Inc. for work with dialysis patients 
displaced or affected by hurricane Katrina.
  Mr. Englert is a shining example of one man's ability to affect 
change. His creativity and innovation has turned the National Kidney 
Foundation into one of the most successful affiliations nationwide. He 
has dedicated his life to giving a voice to kidney disease patients 
around the country and he has made a lasting impact over the past 
twenty-five years. I look forward to Mr. Englert's continued service in 
the years to come.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in applauding Preston A. Englert and 
congratulating him on this distinguished achievement.

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