dr. marion kainer, an epidemiologist with the department of health. do not clap yet, want to tell you about her. dr. kainer played a central role in identifying the cause of the nationwide meningitis outbreak and getting the centers for disease control and prevention involved. dr. kainer camped out in her nashville office, and worked around the clock for weeks. she told abc news back in november, "i brought in an exercise mat, with a pillow and clothes." dr. kainer, we'd like to thank you for your service to our state and to our nation during what was an extremely tense and scary time. thank you. [applause] we have so many great employees. you shouldand we know that dr. r wasn't the only one sleeping in her office over those weeks. she represents a team of hundreds of department of health employees who were committed to understanding a complex situation with a lot of moving parts, and communicating quickly to patients, colleagues, other states, citizens and the media as appropriate. i think that they saved countless lives. we are all grateful. [applau