[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 124 (Thursday, September 28, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1863]
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               TRIBUTE TO GRACELAND UNIVERSITY SIFE TEAM

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                        HON. LEONARD L. BOSWELL

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 27, 2006

  Mr. BOSWELL. Mr. Speaker, as a proud Graceland University alumnus, I 
rise today to honor the Graceland University Students in Free 
Enterprise, or SIFE, Team, who recently took home the second place 
trophy in the SIFE World Cup Competition in Paris, France.
  SIFE is a global non-profit organization, with activities in more 
than 40 countries. SIFE strives to teach market economics, success 
skills, entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and business ethics to 
students. SIFE teams use their knowledge to work to create economic 
opportunities for their communities.
  The SIFE World Cup Competition brings together SIFE teams from all 
over the world, and I am proud that the Graceland team represented not 
only its university honorably, but represented our great Nation with 
distinction. Mr. Speaker, the following students comprised the team 
that beat out 44 other national championship teams from around the 
world: Richa Acharya, Francis Ambrosia, Pooja Ananthanarayanan, 
Brittany Atwood, James Bailey, Andi Barber, Misha Barbour, Shara 
Barbour, Ben Berning, Karin Blythe, Tyler Bridge, Emily Brock, Kris 
Brown, Calee Bullard, Landon Burke, Ariana Bytyci, Curtis Calloway, 
Ashley Campbell, Sabina Curovac, Leatha Daily, Leonard Dalipi, Joe John 
De La Cerda, Stephen Donahoe, Cassie Eskridge, Allison Forth, Lindsay 
Garret, Tyler Garrett, Nicholas Gay, Shaw Geldreich, Shannan Graybill, 
Heather Gunn, Alexis Haines, Brieanna Hattey, Clayton Hines, Allan 
Hughes, Travis Hunt, Doug Hunter, Mercedes Jenkins, Kasey Johnson, 
Cooper Jones, Tyler Jones, Olga Khrentsova, Erik King, Kendra King, 
Colin Kohler, Andy Lavender, Hava Maloku, Garet Manuel, Jacqui Everett, 
Flora Ferati, Abe Forth, Lauren McClain, Michaela McCoy, Amanda McLead, 
Ethan Mechling, Barett Miller, Amy Morgan, Aaron Nugent, Toks Olushola, 
Terra Paialii, Maria Prieto, Ryan Richards, Charlie Rogers, Regan 
Russell, Guillermo Sanchez, Katherine Say, Michael Say, Reed Manuel, 
Sarah Marolf, Colin McClain, Jennifer Shumacher, Lauren Seaman, Jessica 
Serig, Andrea Stuck, Gelila Taddesse, Lora Toncheva, Lora Topourova, 
Eric Van Kuiken, Leah Webb, Cara Wildermuth, Briana Williams, Shelby 
Williams, Stuart Williams, Sarah Wouters, James Young, and Zana Zeqiri.
  As a proud alumnus, I join Graceland University, and all of Iowa, in 
congratulating them and commend them for their great achievement.

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