[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 489]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING NURSE EXECUTIVE LORNA BONYHADI

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, February 4, 2002

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Lorna Bonyhadi on 
the occasion of her retirement as Nurse Executive for the Department of 
Veterans Affairs. Ms. Bonyhadi has served veterans for the past 38 
years and has been an advocate for both patients and nurses.
  Ms. Bonyhadi completed her bachelor's degree at Ohio State University 
in Columbus and graduated Summa Cum Laude. She received her master's 
degree from California State University in Fresno with distinction.
  Ms. Bonyhadi's career working in VA hospitals has taken her all 
across the country. The majority of her career however, has been spent 
in Fresno. From 1967-1973 she served in the VA Medical Center in 
Fresno, working in the orthopedic ward and anesthesia unit. She 
returned to the VA Medical Center in 1990 as the Associate Chief of 
Nursing Service for the Ambulatory and Critical Care units. Since 1997, 
Ms. Bonyhadi has been the Nurse Executive of the VA Central California 
Health Care System. Outside Fresno, Ms. Bonyhadi served as Head Nurse, 
Clinical Coordinator, Clinical Specialist, Educational Coordinator, and 
other positions in a variety of VA Medical centers in Ohio, San 
Francisco, Minnesota, Georgia, and Illinois.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Ms. Bonyhadi on her 
retirement and thank her for her tireless service to our nation's 
veterans. I urge my colleagues to join me in honoring Ms. Bonyhadi for 
a job well done and wishing her many more years of continued success.

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