[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9554]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO KENNETH L. TYSON

  Mr. LAUTENBERG. Madam President, I wish to pay tribute to 
Kenneth L. Tyson for his dedication to the health care profession. Ken 
is a true leader, and his commitment to Newark Beth Israel Medical 
Center is more than worthy of recognition.
  Ken began his career at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in March 
1965 as a medical technologist in the laboratory. He worked his way up 
the ranks and in 1990 was promoted to his current position, senior vice 
president of operations. Under his direction, Newark Beth Israel 
Medical Center has enjoyed a consistently prestigious record of 
contributions to the medical field. It is one of the largest hospitals 
in New Jersey and provides unique and highly specialized services 
including heart transplants, kidney transplants, lung transplants, 
neonatal and pediatric critical care. For over 43 years, Ken has 
enjoyed a distinguished reputation among his peers within the New 
Jersey hospital industry, the Saint Barnabas Health Care System and the 
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center family.
  Ken Tyson is a 1965 graduate of Rutgers, the State University of New 
Jersey, with a bachelor of science in medical technology. He then 
earned a master's degree in business administration from the Rutgers 
Graduate School of Business in 1977. Ken also served his alma mater as 
an adjunct instructor in the medical technology program for 9 years and 
later taught clinical laboratory sciences at the University of Medicine 
and Dentistry of New Jersey for over 19 years. He is currently 
affiliated with the American College of Health Care Executives and the 
American Society of Clinical Pathology.
  Ken has dedicated his long and illustrious career to improving health 
care services for the residents of New Jersey and beyond. On behalf of 
my home State, I am honored to express my gratitude and congratulations 
to Kenneth L. Tyson and extend my best wishes for a long and happy 
retirement with his wife Ophelia and his two children and four 
grandchildren.

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