[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 160 (Tuesday, December 7, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2065]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      HONORING DR. ANTHONY DI STEFANO, THE 2010 RECIPIENT OF THE 
    DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD FROM THE VISION CARE SECTION OF THE 
                   AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION

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                            HON. JOE SESTAK

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 7, 2010

  Mr. SESTAK. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Dr. Anthony 
Di Stefano, the 2010 recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from 
the Vision Care Section of the American Public Health Association. Dr. 
Di Stefano has dedicated his life to educating others, as is evident by 
his impressive academic resume and his professorship at Salus 
University in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. Dr. Di Stefano recognized a 
need for vision care in rural and urban areas and addressed it by 
serving on the Helen Keller Worldwide Medical Advisory Board. Helen 
Keller once said, ``Alone we can do so little; together we can do so 
much.'' Dr. Di Stefano heeds Ms. Keller's advice and spends countless 
hours working for children not only in the United States, but all 
across the world though his participation in the development of 
international optometric educational programs. Now, because of Dr. Di 
Stefano, countless children have access to the vision care denied to 
them for so long.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that we recognize and show our strong 
appreciation for Dr. Di Stefano and Salus University and his remarkable 
leadership and commitment to public health.

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