[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14131]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




CONGRATULATING DR. LORI ARVISO ALVORD ON HER INDUCTION TO THE AMERICAN 
    INDIAN HALL OF HONOR AT MOUNT KEARSAGE IN WARNER, NEW HAMPSHIRE

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                           HON. PAUL W. HODES

                            of new hampshire

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 26, 2008

  Mr. HODES. Madam Speaker, I would like to congratulate Dr. Lori 
Arviso Alvord, the world's first female Navajo surgeon, on being 
inducted into the American Indian Hall of Honor at Mount Kearsage in 
Warner, New Hampshire. Her selection is a testament to her hard work 
and dedication to the field of medicine.
   Dr. Alvord grew up in Crownpoint, New Mexico, a small town where 
many families had no water or electricity. Yet her tenacity and hard 
work allowed her to follow her dream of becoming a surgeon. She is now 
affiliated with Dartmouth-Hitchcock, one of America's most prestigious 
hospitals, located in Lebanon, New Hampshire. Congratulations Dr. 
Alvord on your induction to the American Indian Hall of Honor.

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