[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 146 (Monday, September 15, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1780]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
GREATER BOSTON INSTITUTIONS CONFER TWO AWARDS
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HON. BARNEY FRANK
of massachusetts
in the house of representatives
Monday, September 15, 2008
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Madam Speaker, I have had the honor for
many years of sharing with the Members information about awards being
presented to individuals who have performed extraordinary service to
others in the field of medical services.
These awards are presented by ``ROFEH International--New England
Chassidic Center,'' under the leadership of Grand Rabbi Levi Y.
Horowitz, which provides help across the world in giving access to the
first-class medical treatment that we in the Greater Boston area are
fortunate to enjoy. Rabbi Horowitz himself has been a distinguished
leader in the field of medical ethics, and his dedication to seeing
that access to the medical services he has helped support and defend is
a great asset to us all. On November 23, 2008, at the Grand Ballroom of
the Boston Park Plaza Hotel, the Annual Dinner of ROFEH International--
New England Chassidic Center will honor, as it always does, two
individuals who have distinguished themselves by their dedication to
others, and the great skill they bring to those tasks. The ROFEH
International Award goes to Dr. John B. Mulliken, and the Man of the
Year Award is being presented to Mr. Herbert M. Gann.
Madam Speaker, the work in the medical area organized and inspired by
Grand Rabbi Horowitz is a superb example of how Americans can best work
together to enhance the quality of all of our lives. To Dr. Mulliken,
to Mr. Gann, and to Rabbi Horowitz and his fellow and sister workers in
this endeavor, I extend my congratulations, but even more important, my
thanks for what they do for all of us.
Madam Speaker, I ask that these remarks be printed here along with
the relevant biographical information about Dr. Mulliken and Mr. Gann.
Mr. Herbert M. Gann, ROFEH International New England Chassidic Center
Man of the Year Award
Mr. Herbert Gann lived in Chelsea, Massachusetts until 1946
when he and his parents, Joseph and Rae Gann, and his two
sisters, Beverly and Shirley, moved to Newton, Massachusetts.
He graduated Newton High School in 1951 and Boston
University with a BS and BA in 1955. Mr. Gann served in the
United States Army in Germany from 1956-1958.
Herb started working part time in Joseph Gann Inc., while
in high school; continued in college and started working full
time after graduating in 1955. He worked together with his
father, Joseph Gann, until his father retired in December
2000. Mr. Herbert Gann has been the owner of Joseph Gann
Jewelers, in Boston since 1987.
He learned charity from both his parents and is a very
philanthropic person in his own right. His interest in Jewish
Education started when his oldest daughter, Elisa, enrolled
in Solomon Schechter Day School, in 1970. He continues to
support that school along with Rashi Jewish Community Day
School, Metro West Day School, and Gann Academy. He also
supports the work of Combined Jewish Philanthropies.
Herb and Rita Gann are members of Temple Emanuel,
Congregation Beth El Atereth Israel and Congregation Agdus
Achim-Anshe Sfard.
Mr. Gann started going to the Rebbe's Dinners at the time
they honored Reverend Louis Lourie, over 28 years ago. His
interest in the Rebbe's work evolved and Mr. Gann has been on
the dinner committee for many years.
Herb Gann married Rita (Kaplan) Gann in 1964. Rita was
hired in 1962 as the bookkeeper at Joseph Gann Jewelers and
continues to work alongside her husband. They have four
children and five grandchildren.
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John B. Mulliken, MD--ROFEH International Award
John B. Mulliken, M.D., received his medical degree in 1964
from Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons.
Following his surgical residency and a research fellowship at
Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. Mulliken served in the
U.S. Army in Korea and at Ft. Devens, Massachusetts. After
his military service, Dr. Mulliken completed a residency in
plastic surgery at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Maryland.
Board-certified in general surgery and plastic surgery, Dr.
Mulliken is an Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard
Medical School and a Senior Associate in Surgery at
Children's Hospital Boston. In addition to being director of
the Vascular Anomalies Center, Dr. Mulliken is director of
the Craniofacial Centre. He also holds an appointment at
Brigham and Women's Hospital.
A Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Dr. Mulliken
is the co-founder and past president of the International
Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies, and a diplomat
of both the American Board of Surgery and the America Board
of Plastic Surgery. In 1998, he was the recipient of an
honorary degree from Universite Catholique de Louvain,
Brussels.
Dr. Mulliken is the author of 185 original scientific
articles; dozens of reviews, journal discussions, and
editorials; nearly 40 chapters; and two books, including
Vascular Birthmarks: Hemangiomas and Malformations,
coauthored with British surgeon Anthony E. Young, M.A., M.
Chir., F.R.C.S. (Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Co., 1988; 483
pgs.).
Dr. Mulliken's clinical interests include craniofacial
anomalies, cleft lip/palate, and vascular anomalies. His
basic research is focused on molecular causes of craniofacial
and vascular anomalies.
Dr. Mulliken developed the current, now widely-accepted
classification system for vascular anomalies, which divides
them into two major categories based on their etiology.
Considered one of the world's foremost experts in vascular
anomalies, Dr. Mulliken is frequently invited to lecture at
hospitals around the globe and is host to many visiting
scholars and physicians interested in vascular anomalies.
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