[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23490]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING THE LIFE OF RHETAUGH DUMAS, PhD, RN, FAAN

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                          HON. JOHN D. DINGELL

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, September 4, 2007

  Mr. DINGELL. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the life 
of Rhetaugh Graves Dumas, PhD, RN, FAAN, who passed way on July 22, 
2007.
  Rhetaugh Dumas had an exemplary life and career as an esteemed 
international leader in nursing and health care.
  Dr. Dumas served as the dean of the School of Nursing at the 
University of Michigan from 1981 to 1994 in which she had a major 
impact on the advancement of nursing, health care, and academic 
programs. In 1994 she was named vice provost for health affairs and the 
Lucille Cole Professor of Nursing. She retired from active faculty 
status in December 2001, after 20 years of service to the University of 
Michigan.
  Before arriving at the University of Michigan Dr. Dumas was a deputy 
director at the National Institutes of Mental Health. She was the first 
woman, the first nurse, and the first African-American to serve as a 
deputy director at NIMH.
  Earlier in her career, Dr. Dumas served on the faculty of Yale 
University's School of Nursing and director of nursing of the 
Connecticut Mental Health Center at the Yale-New Haven Medical Center.
  Dr. Dumas, born in Natchez, Mississippi, received her bachelor's 
degree in nursing from Dillard University, master's degree in 
psychiatric nursing from Yale and her PhD degree in social psychology 
from Union Graduate School, Union for Experimenting Colleges and 
Universities.
  Dr. Dumas served on a number of national boards and committees 
including as an appointee to the President's National Bioethics 
Advisory Committee during the Clinton administration.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in extending the 
appreciation of the U.S. House of Representatives for all the 
contributions Rhetaugh Grave Dumas made to our Nation during her 
extraordinary life.

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