[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 125 (Thursday, September 16, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1665]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING MS. IRENE HORSTMANN HANNAN

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                            HON. JOE SESTAK

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 16, 2010

  Mr. SESTAK. Madam Speaker, I rise to acknowledge the Main Line 
Chamber of Commerce and Devereux Foundation's selection of Irene 
Horstmann Hannan as recipient of the ``2010 Helena Devereux Women in 
Leadership Award.''
  Helena Devereux once wrote ``The Devereux aim must always be to 
innovate and build programs so forward-looking that they will never 
reach completion--but which will perpetually pioneer in developing 
improved insights and solutions.'' Just as that philosophy shaped one 
of the world's great schools, so too Ms. Horstmann Hannan's financial 
acumen has helped build countless small businesses and non-profits 
through her current position as Senior Vice President of Citizens Bank. 
Also, as a board member of both Temple's Fox School of Business' Center 
for Entrepreneurship and the Women's Investment Network, she supports 
the education of our next generation of women entrepreneurs. Finally, 
her service on the board of the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania 
provides over 41,000 young women and girls of our region an outstanding 
example of everything that is right in our country.
  As a father of a young daughter, I am an enthusiastic admirer of her 
work. Her remarkable range of influence on young girls, graduate 
students, and successful business women is impressive in every sense. 
Few can claim to be as important a mentor and counselor across three 
generations of women.
  Irene Horstmann Hannan embodies the inspirational spirit, passion, 
and determination of Helena Devereux. She has worked tirelessly to make 
our community more caring, prosperous and enlightened. I join all the 
good people of the 7th Congressional District of Pennsylvania, in 
saluting this extraordinary leader and deserving recipient of the 
``2010 Helena Devereux Women in Leadership Award.''

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