[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 160 (Tuesday, November 12, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1635]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     CONGRATULATING SHARON STANLEY

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                           HON. STEVE STIVERS

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 12, 2013

  Mr. STIVERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Ms. Sharon 
Stanley, my constituent from Circleville, OH, on being inducted into 
the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame for 2013. Each year, Governor John 
Kasich honors a handful of distinguished veterans with this 
recognition. Throughout her life and career, Ms. Stanley has been 
unwavering in her dedication and service to our great nation, and I 
commend her for this distinction.
  Sharon Stanley was an Army nurse on both active duty and the 
reserves, and she continued to serve her community after retirement. 
From 2009 to August 2013, she served at the national level as Chief 
Nurse of the American Red Cross, where she led and trained Red Cross 
nurses in all areas of service, including disaster response and the 
National Student Nurse Program.
  During her time with the Red Cross, Ms. Stanley was responsible for 
the volunteer management of over 15,000 Red Cross nurses and volunteer 
nurses. She also increased the presence of Red Cross volunteer nurses 
in both military hospitals and the health care system at the U.S. 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
  But her service does not stop there. Ms. Stanley has been a part of 
the Community Health Resilience Initiative for the Office of Health 
Affairs and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. She serves on the 
editorial board of the American Journal of Nursing, and she is directly 
involved with Wright State University in developing a national 
standardized program that will provide nurses with a certificate in 
Disaster Nursing.
  In addition to her recent induction into the Ohio Veterans Hall of 
Fame, Ms. Stanley was honored in 2013 as one of only five nurses from 
the United States to be awarded the prestigious Florence Nightingale 
Medal by the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva.
  Ms. Sharon Stanley has improved the lives of countless service 
members and civilians. She is a hero by nature and a true public 
servant, and for that I respect and appreciate her. Ms. Stanley has 
rightfully earned her place in the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame, and I 
offer my deepest congratulations to her.

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