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“HONORING DR. ROBERT CARVER BONE OF LEBANON, TN, AS AN OUTSTANDING TENNESSEAN” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E2299 on Dec. 14, 2001.
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HONORING DR. ROBERT CARVER BONE OF LEBANON, TN, AS AN OUTSTANDING
TENNESSEAN
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HON. BOB CLEMENT
of tennessee
in the house of representatives
Thursday, December 13, 2001
Mr. CLEMENT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Dr. Robert Carver Bone of Lebanon, TN, as an outstanding Tennessean, who has made numerous contributions to medicine, education, and the community-at-
large. I consider Dr. Bone a dear friend and confidante of many years.
Dr. Bone will be honored by Cumberland University during the Clement Leadership Reception on Decmeber 22 for numerous accomplishments--
including his leadership as Chairman of the Board of Trust from 1982 through May 2001. As president of Cumberland University from 1983 through 1987 and a current member of the Board of Trust, I have personally worked closely with Dr. Bone for a significant period of time and I have seen the devotion, care, and attention, that he has lavished upon that hallowed institution.
A native of Lebanon, TN, and an early achiever, Dr. Bone graduated as valedictorian of Lebanon High School in 1954, and earned a Bachelor of Arts from Vanderbilt University in 1958, where he graduated magna cum laude. Meanwhile, he completed the mathematics program at Cumberland in 1957 and the genetics program at Harvard in 1961. He received his Doctor of Medicine from Vanderbilt in 1962, while completing internships with Stanford University Hospital in Palo Alto, California, and Presbyterian Hospital in San Francisco. His residencies in pediatrics and surgery were completed in 1967 through 1969 at Vanderbilt, and 1971 through 1975, respectively. Later, in 1985, he earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Vanderbilt's Owen School of Businesss Management and then received a Doctor of Letters from Cumberland in 1994.
His military experience includes service as a flight surgeon and commander of the USAF, 1974-1980; commander of the 118th Tactical Hospital, USAF, 1974-1980; and U.S. Army flight surgeon in 1997.
He has participated in numerous furthering education programs such as study overseas in 1959 with the Wellcome Library of Historic Medicine in London, the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh, and a preceptorship with Dr. G.A. Grant Peterkin in Leyden, Montpelier, Uppsala.
Dr. Bone has also completed a number of assistantships and fellowships including work as a research assistant on nuclear medicine at Vanderbilt in 1961; a World Study Tour with the Institutes of Nutrition in 65 countries from 1962-1963; mission hospital visits in Kenya, Tanzania in 1986; and a surgical oncology fellowship in 1987 at Vanderbilt. Further, he carries certifications from the American Board of Pediatrics, the American Board of Surgery, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, and Advanced Trauma Life Support.
He is beloved throughout Middle Tennessee, having practiced medicine in the community of Lebanon for nearly 40 years, and having performed surgeries at numerous Nashville area hospitals. These include Vanderbilt, Baptist, St. Thomas, Donelson, University Medical Center, Nashville General Hospital, Humana Hospital McFarland, Williamson County Medical Center, and Summit Medical Center.
Every endeavor undertaken by Dr. Robert Carver Bone is met with enthusiasm and excellence. His educational influence and expertise has impacted both Vanderbilt and Cumberland over the years, as he has continually shared his experience with students pursuing the medical field, both as an instructor and professor. In 1982, he published techniques in Surgery with the Vanderbilt Surgical Faculty, through Vanderbilt University Press.
Dr. Bone's involvement in his community is renowned. In 1985, he represented Wilson County in Tokyo, Japan, on a mission to recruit at Toyota plant to Tennessee. Also that year, he represented the National Association of Independent Business on a mission sponsored by the U.S. Department of Commerce, to promote the export of U.S. products to the Far East in Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan.
In 1987, Bone represented Cumberland University to establish exchange relationships at the faculty level between Cumberland and Armidale College in New South Wales, Australia. He also negotiated with the Soviets and British over freeing a Zanbari dental student from Moscow to Prague, Cairo, Nairobi, and Zanzibar.
Further, he has served as President of the Wilson County Medical Society, and as a member of the Board of Health, Public Health Department of Wilson County.
Because of Dr. Bone's outstanding contributions to the university, the community, and the state Tennessee throughout his lifetime--we honor him today.
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