[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 13 (Thursday, January 20, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E51-E52]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        RECOGNIZING JOHN P. ANDERSON, DMD OF RAINSVILLE, ALABAMA

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                        HON. ROBERT B. ADERHOLT

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 20, 2022

  Mr. ADERHOLT. Madam Speaker, I would like to honor Dr. John P. 
Anderson of Rainsville, Alabama on his service to Northeast Alabama 
after 48 years of practice. Dr. Anderson's decades of service to his 
community and the State of Alabama exemplify the hard-working spirit of 
the people we have in Alabama's Fourth District.
  Dr. Anderson graduated from Auburn University in 1969 where he was a 
member of the Phi Eta Sigma, Alpha Epsilon Delta, and Phi Kappa Phi 
honor societies. He continued his education at the University of 
Alabama School of Dentistry where he graduated in 1973 with his DMD 
degree. While at the University of Alabama School of Dentistry he was a 
member of the Omicron Kappa Upsilon Honorary Dental Society and the 
American College of Dentists. He received the Dean's Award, the highest 
award bestowed on a graduating senior, the Walter Pelton Community 
Dentistry Award, and the Academy of General Dentistry Award.
  After receiving his DMD in 1973, Dr. Anderson practiced in 
Rainsville, Alabama. Deepening his dedication to his field, he served 
as a Delegate to the American Dental Association for 12 years, where he 
served as both Vice President and President. He also served as the 
President of the Dentistry Alumni Association for the University of 
Alabama at Birmingham. He has been honored with many outstanding awards 
over the course of his career including the Pierre Fauchard Academy 
Fellowship Award in 1988, the Academy of Dentistry International 
Fellowship Award in 1990, the Alabama Dental Association Dentist 
Citizen of the Year in 1991, the International College of Dentists 
Fellowship Award in 1992, the American College of Dentists Fellowship 
Award in 1993, and the Alabama Dental Association Most Excellent Fellow 
in 1995.

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  As an active member of his community, Dr. Anderson's service extends 
far beyond the scope of his practice. He has served two terms as the 
President of the Rainsville Chamber of Commerce and served on a 
committee that raised $350,000 of local money to secure matching grants 
for a new public library in Rainsville. His service to Dekalb County 
includes serving 12 years on the Board of Directors for the United 
Givers Fund and chairing the Dekalb County Commission to Improve 
Education. Additionally, he is currently in his 28th year on the 
Economic Development Committee of Dekalb County where he has served as 
Chairman since 2000.
  Dr. Anderson has served so many over the past 48 years, not only in 
Alabama, but in 1988 he even traveled to Bolivia where he provided 
dental care to the natives of the Andes Mountains.
  Dr. Anderson has been married to his wife Frances Randolph Maclin 
Anderson since 1969. They have one daughter, Mary Stuart Anderson 
Gallian who followed in her father's footsteps and practices dentistry 
in Fairfax, Virginia. Please join his family and me in congratulating 
Dr. John P. Anderson of Rainsville, Alabama on an exceptional career 
and great service to his community and the great State of Alabama.

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