[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 114 (Friday, August 2, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1213]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                       A TRIBUTE TO SHARON KRAUSE

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, August 2, 2013

  Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate and recognize 
Sharon Krause for being named a 2013 Women of Influence honoree by the 
award-winning central Iowa publication, Business Record.
   Each year, Business Record undertakes an exhaustive review to 
identify a standout group of women in the Greater Des Moines area who, 
as the publication notes, ``have made a difference.'' An impressive 
group of inspiring female leaders are selected annually for this 
prestigious distinction, which is based on combined criteria of 
community involvement, career success, and being a role model for other 
women to emulate. The 2013 Women of Influence honorees join an 
impressive roster of more than 130 women who have changed and are 
continuing to change our communities for the better.
   Sharon Krause has been a do-it-all professional--and it stems from 
her commitment to turning her passions into her livelihood. She became 
Des Moines' Firestone Agricultural Tire Co.'s first female engineer, 
helped coordinate Metro Waste Authority's Curb It! recycling program, 
worked in business development at Kum & Go LC, and has gone on to lead 
a mostly one-person ranch operation, Dalla Terra Ranch LLC, where she 
runs livestock and tends to the ample plant life. Given her varied 
interests and work ethic, it should come as no surprise that she turned 
a long series of violin lessons into a guest orchestra performance at 
this year's annual Bravo Greater Des Moines Gala--which she chaired and 
for which she helped set a record number of tables sold.
   Mr. Speaker, it is a profound honor to represent leaders like Sharon 
Krause in the United States Congress, and I am pleased to recognize her 
for working to better both her community and the great state of Iowa. I 
invite my colleagues in the House to join me in congratulating her on 
receiving this esteemed designation, thanking those at Business Record 
for their great work, and wishing each member of the 2013 Women of 
Influence class continued success.

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