[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 54 (Friday, May 3, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E709-E710]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     PAYING TRIBUTE TO DONN CULVER

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 2, 2002

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
pay tribute to Donn Culver and thank him for his extraordinary 
contributions to his city, his state and his fellow citizens. As an 
employee of GMAC Mortgage, Donn has dedicated himself to improving his 
community and the state by selflessly giving his time and energy to his 
job, his family and his fellow citizens. His remarkable business and 
philanthropic accomplishments are surpassed only by the hard work and 
dedication that he has poured into each and everything he has done. As 
we celebrate his tremendous accomplishment of earning the Colorado 
Mortgage Lenders Association's Hope for Homeowners Award, let it be 
known that I, along with the people of Colorado, applaud his efforts 
and are grateful for all that he has done for his state and his 
community.
  Throughout his personal and professional life, Donn has consistently 
represented the very attributes that this award recognizes, and I am 
honored to bring his achievements to light today. Donn is currently the 
Vice President and Regional Manager for GMAC Mortgage, with 
responsibility for covering seven middle western states, and is active 
in a number of housing initiatives at GMAC. He has spent 23 years in 
the financial services industry, with 16 years in senior management, 
including a post as National Production Manager for Pulte Mortgage 
Corp. He is an active member of a number of committees, including the 
Fannie Mae Advisory Council, he serves as Co-Chairman for the Colorado 
Mortgage Lender Association's Affordable Housing Committee; and is a 
member of the Residential Lending Committee, the Responsible Lending 
Task Force for Colorado, and an instructor for the Salvation Army and 
Heritage Foundation Homeless to Home Ownership. In addition, he is an 
outstanding advocate for first-time homebuyers, and has been active in 
trying to prevent predatory lending practices. Donn earned a BS in 
marketing from Indiana University, and, perhaps most importantly, is 
married with two children. Donn is truly a remarkable man, who has 
always been eager to give his time and energy to the community, through 
both his professional and philanthropic endeavors.
  Mr. Speaker, it is clear that Donn Culver is a man of unparalleled 
dedication and commitment to his job, his community and to his

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state. It is his unrelenting passion for each and every thing he does, 
as well as his spirit of selflessness and dedication with which he has 
always conducted himself, that I wish to bring before this body of 
Congress. Donn has achieved extraordinary things and enriched the lives 
of so many people, and it is my privilege to extend to him my sincere 
congratulations on earning the Colorado Mortgage Lenders Association's 
Hope for Homeowners Award, and wish him all the best in the future.

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