[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 109 (Tuesday, August 9, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                         TRIBUTE TO MARY FEINDT

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                            HON. BART STUPAK

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 9, 1994

  Mr. STUPAK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Mary C. 
Feindt for her 50 years of dedication and service to the Charlevoix 
Abstract & Engineering Co. and to the State of Michigan. The first 
woman surveyor in Michigan, Mary Feindt exemplifies all the qualities 
of a business leader and first class citizen.
  The Charlevoix Abstract & Engineering Co. was founded by D.C. 
Nettleton in the late 1800's as an abstract and survey company. In 
1916, the business was reorganized by R.F. Sloan and officially became 
known as the Charlevoix Abstract Engineering Company. Mary Feindt began 
working for the company in 1938. In 1944, Mary became the owner of the 
company as an abstracter and registered land surveyor. On September 1, 
1965, Charlevoix Abstract & Engineering Company became incorporated. 
Mary is the company's current president.
  The Charlevoix Abstract & Engineering Company is an active Women's 
Business Enterprise which performs a variety of related professional 
services. These services include land surveying, construction 
surveying, land title abstracting, title insurance, and escrow 
closings.
  The company's workhorse and leader, Mary Feindt, knew she wanted to 
be an engineer at an early age. Surging ahead into uncharted territory, 
she attended the University of Michigan where she obtained her B.S. 
degree in geodesy and surveying in 1938 and her MS degree in Civil 
Engineering in 1944. In 1944, Mary was elected as the Charlevoix County 
Surveyor, the first woman surveyor in Michigan. She continues to hold 
this position today. Mary served on the Michigan State Board of Land 
Surveyors from 1979 through 1984. In 1991, she was appointed by the 
Governor to the State Survey and Remonumentation Commission.
  Along with her company and her career. Mary has advanced the rights 
of women. Admonished at first because she was a woman, Mary has set a 
standard of excellence within her field that others now strive to 
attain. Demonstrating fortitude and courage, her name has become 
synonymous with hard work and dedication. An accomplished scholar, 
shrewd businesswoman, devoted wife, and loving mother, Mary Feindt has 
managed to balance it all.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank Mary Feindt for her 50 years of 
dedication and service to her trade and to Michigan. I am proud to 
count Mary as one of my constituents. In addition, I extend my sincere 
congratulations to the rest of the staff of the Charlevoix Abstract & 
Engineering Company, including those who deserve recognition for their 
numerous years of tireless service: Arthur E. Emmons, 48 years; 
Lawrence J. Feindt, 29 years; Nancy A. Dixon, 25 years; Faye A. Feindt, 
25 years; and Gordon T. Russell, 16 years. Congratulations, and best 
wishes.

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