[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 42 (Thursday, March 21, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E358-E359]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO KEEGAN KAUTZKY

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 21, 2013

  Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate and recognize 
Keegan Kautzky for being named a 2013 Forty Under 40 honoree by the 
award-winning central Iowa publication, Business Record.
   Since 2000, Business Record has undertaken an exhaustive annual 
review to identify a standout group of young leaders in the Greater Des 
Moines area who are making an impact in their communities and their 
careers. Each year, forty up-and-coming community and business leaders 
under 40 years of age are selected for this prestigious distinction, 
which is based on a combined criteria of community involvement and 
success in their chosen career field. The 2013 class of Forty Under 40 
honorees join an impressive roster of 560 business leaders and growing.
   Keegan Kautzky serves as the Director of National Education Programs 
of the World

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Food Prize Foundation, where he continues to fulfill the world-changing 
vision of famed agronomist Dr. Norman Borlaug. In this role, Mr. 
Kautzky establishes programs for high school and college students that 
provide insights into poverty and hunger across the globe. He has led 
the foundation's national expansion by attracting more than $3 million 
in investments and matching funds for critical training programs for 
high school students and teachers. Keegan also has advised the National 
Council on Agricultural Education and the National FFA Organization in 
developing the first global strategy for agricultural education in the 
United States. Outside of work, Keegan is the founder and chairman of 
the student-run charity, Pages of Promise, which collects reading 
materials throughout the country and provides them to those in sub-
Saharan Africa. In all facets of his life, Keegan is testament to Dr. 
Borlaug's legacy by actively changing the world for the better through 
his time, talents, and dedication.
   Mr. Speaker, it is a profound honor to represent leaders like Keegan 
in the United States Congress and it is with great pride that I 
recognize and applaud Mr. Kautzky for utilizing his talents to better 
both his community and the great state of Iowa. I invite my colleagues 
in the House to join me in congratulating Keegan on receiving this 
esteemed designation, thanking those at Business Record for their great 
work, and wishing each member of the 2013 Forty Under 40 class 
continued success.

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