[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 167 (Wednesday, October 31, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2288-E2289]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO DR. RUTH L. GOTTESMAN

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                           HON. NITA M. LOWEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 31, 2007

  Mrs. LOWEY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
accomplishments of Dr. Ruth L. Gottesman and to congratulate her on 
becoming the first woman and the first faculty member to be elected 
Chairperson of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine's Board of 
Overseers.
  As a premiere institution for medical education, basic research and 
clinical investigation, the Albert Einstein College of Medicine has 
produced more than 7,000 of our Nation's foremost clinicians, 
biomedical scientists, and medical educators. Among its pioneering 
educational initiatives, Einstein was among the first of the major 
medical schools to integrate bedside experience with learning, bringing 
first-year students into contact with patients and linking classroom 
study to case experience.

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  Dr. Ruth Gottesman has served as a distinguished faculty member of 
the Albert Einstein College of Medicine for over 30 years. In addition, 
Dr. Gottesman was a founding director of the Fisher Landau Center for 
the Treatment of Learning Disabilities, a division of Einstein's 
Children's Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center established to provide 
interdisciplinary services to individuals of all ages. Her exemplary 
effort on behalf of those with learning disabilities has earned her the 
respect and admiration of colleagues and friends alike. In her career, 
she serves the most vulnerable in our society with the highest level of 
compassion and commitment.
  Dr. Gottesman has balanced this distinguished career with an equally 
impressive family life. Married to David for 57 years, she has also 
been a loving mother to three children--Bob, Alice, and Bill--and 
grandmother to seven grandchildren--Ben, Sarah, Alan, Clara, Zachary, 
Eleanor, and Jessica. While she and her family share a passion for 
traveling and learning about other people and places, Dr. Gottesman 
remains committed to a variety of causes in her own community including 
various charitable organizations, schools, and museums.
  Madam Speaker, I am proud to recognize my good friend Dr. Ruth 
Gottesman for an unparalleled career fighting for those who are unable 
to fight for themselves, and I urge my colleagues to join me in 
honoring her tremendous accomplishments.

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