[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 30, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E114]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





 HONORING DR. EUGENE NUNNERY AT CONGRESSMAN VELA'S BLACK HISTORY MONTH 
                              CELEBRATION

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                           HON. FILEMON VELA

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 30, 2019

  Mr. VELA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Dr. Eugene Nunnery of 
Harlingen, Texas. Dr. Nunnery has been a practicing physician of 
Internal Medicine for the past 32 years, specializing in Rheumatology.
   In 1971, Dr. Nunnery graduated from Purdue University with a 
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and was an Honors Program Graduate. 
During his time at Purdue, he was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa and 
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Societies. Driven by his passion for chemistry, Dr. 
Nunnery later completed his Master of Science in Chemistry at the 
University of California, Berkeley, and earned his Doctor of Medicine 
at Washington University School, St. Louis. After finishing his 
Internal Medicine residency at the Metropolitan General Hospital in 
Cleveland, Ohio, Dr. Nunnery capped of his impressive academic career 
with a fellowship at the University of Texas Health Science Center in 
San Antonio, Texas.
   Since opening his private practice in Harlingen, Texas, Internal 
Medicine Associates, Dr. Nunnery has demonstrated exceptional 
engagement with the community. He holds active staff privileges at 
Valley Baptist Medical Center and Harlingen Medical Center to treat 
patients. Dr. Nunnery is also active in the Cameron/Willacy County 
Medical Society, a Fellow of the American College of Rheumatology, and 
a member of both the Texas Medical Association and the Texas Medical 
Foundation. When not providing care for patients, Dr. Nunnery serves as 
a Clinical Research Professor at the University of Texas Rio Grande 
Valley Medical School's Regional Academic Health Center.
   I am pleased to recognize Dr. Nunnery for his significant work in 
Texas' 34th Congressional District. Our district is a much better and 
healthier place due to his service and expertise in medicine. I ask my 
colleagues to join me in congratulating him, his family, and friends 
today.

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