[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 162 (Monday, September 20, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E995-E996]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     IN RECOGNITION OF THE 65TH BIRTHDAY OF DR. KENNETH VANDERVOORT

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 20, 2021

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
65th birthday of Dr. Kenneth ``Buddy'' Vandervoort.
  Dr. Vandervoort was born to Harold and Ken Vandervoort in New 
Orleans, Louisiana. He graduated from Guntersville High School and went 
on to graduate magna cum laude from the University of Alabama.
  He received his medical degree from the University of Alabama in 
Birmingham where he was a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical 
Society.
  Dr. Vandervoort works as an orthopedic surgeon at Anniston Orthopedic 
Associates. He is past chief of the medical staff at Northeast Alabama 
Regional Medical Center and is a director of The Surgery Center in 
Oxford.
  He currently serves on The Board of Trustees of The University of 
Alabama System, representing the Third Congressional District. He is a 
founding board member of Noble Bank and Trust and is a past president 
and lifetime board member of the Calhoun County YMCA. He is also an 
involved member of Anniston First United Methodist Church and works 
with Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Buddy enjoys athletics and is a 
two-time Ironman triathlon finisher.
  He was married to the late Martha Smith Vandervoort and blessed with 
three children: Lucile, Kenneth and William. He and his wife, Walton, 
have nine grandchildren and reside in Anniston, Alabama.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in recognizing Buddy and wishing him a 
happy 65th birthday.

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