[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 132 (Tuesday, December 5, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2073]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO NORMA R. HAGENOW

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                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 5, 2006

  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Norma R. 
Hagenow as she is honored by the Boy Scouts of America Tall Pine 
Council. The Tall Pine Council has named Norma their Distinguished 
Citizen of the Year and held a banquet on November 30 to express their 
appreciation for her support over the years.
  Norma Hagenow is a graduate of the Trinity Lutheran Hospital School 
of Nursing, received a bachelor of science in nursing from Milton 
College, and has a master's degree in business administration from 
Indiana State University.
  After serving as the vice president of Care with Carondelet Health 
System in Tucson, AZ, Norma also was vice president of operations for 
the Mercy System in Des Moines, IA. She came to Genesys Health System 
in January 1999 as the executive vice president and chief operating 
officer and assumed the presidency in May 2001. In addition to her 
position with Genesys, Norma is also the president and senior partner 
of CenterPoint, LLC, a healthcare consulting firm in Arizona; serves as 
adjunct faculty with several universities; and has written course 
curriculums at these schools.
  She has had several articles published in national journals, 
contributes to the National Public Policy dialogue at the Brookings 
Institute, serves as chair of the Certificate of Need Program for the 
State of Michigan, was appointed by Governor Jennifer Granholm to the 
State of Michigan Council for Labor and Economic Growth, and was a 
health care expert on the United States Secretary of Labor's Committee 
on Changing Demographics in the Workforce from 2002 to 2004. As a 
member of the national level Clinical Excellence Team for Ascension 
Health, Norma has direct input into the operations of the largest non-
profit healthcare delivery system in America.
  Since her arrival in the Flint, MI, area she has been very supportive 
of the Tall Pine Council, the Boy Scouts of America and the Annual 
Friends of Scouting Campaign. The Tall Pine Council serves over 16,000 
youngsters in Genesee, Lapeer and Shiawassee Counties.
  Mr. Speaker please join me in congratulating Norma Hagenow upon 
receiving the Distinguished Citizen of the Year Award from the Tall 
Pine Council. I commend her for her service to the community and wish 
her the best in the coming years.

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