[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 53 (Thursday, April 22, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E615]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO PEGGY A. DZIERZAWSKI

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                          HON. JOE KNOLLENBERG

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 22, 2004

  Mr. KNOLLENBERG. Mr. Speaker, today I commend Peggy A. Dzierzawski of 
Troy, Michigan, on the occasion of her thirty year anniversary in the 
accounting profession. Ms. Dzierzawski has a long and notable career as 
a public servant in Michigan. I have known Peggy for many years now. 
Her good nature, dedication, and enthusiasm for her work are 
extraordinary. She is a trusted and dedicated individual who has much 
to be proud of on this milestone in her career.
  Peggy has truly distinguished herself through her work for the 
Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants (MACPA) and its 
nearly 16,000 CPAs and affiliated professionals in Michigan. As 
President and CEO since 1997, she rose to the MACPA's top position 
after working in each of its departments. Her tenure is filled with 
laudable accomplishments, including helping to protect and assist the 
citizens of Michigan by overhauling the state's public accountancy 
statute.
  Peggy attended Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, and the 
Institute for Organizational Management at the University of Notre Dame 
where she earned the prestigious national Certified Association 
Executive (CAE) designation from the American Society of Association 
Executives in 1995.
  It should be noted that Peggy has long been active in many 
professional and community organizations, on both the national and 
local level. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified 
Public Accountants, and is Past Chairman of the Michigan Society of 
Association Executives (MSAE). In fact, she was the first award 
recipient of the MSAE's Strategic Association Leader Award in 2002. 
Moreover, Peggy is a member of the American Society of Association 
Executives and Meeting Planner (Professionals) International, as well 
as a Board member of Junior Achievement of Southeastern Michigan.
  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate Peggy A. Dzierzawski for her many years 
of service and devotion to the accounting profession and community as a 
whole. I am glad to have known Peggy these many years and I wish her, 
her husband Ron, and all of her family, my heartfelt congratulations on 
this day.

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