[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 28, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E244]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO COURTNEY SHAW

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 28, 2017

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate Courtney Shaw for being named a 2017 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 that 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 honor based on 
a combined criteria of community involvement and success in their 
chosen career field. The 2017 class of Forty Under 40 honorees will 
join an impressive roster of 680 past business leaders and growing.
  Courtney is a Senior Public Relations Account Manager at Strategic 
America, where she develops, manages and oversees public relations and 
marketing campaigns for clients. She also serves as vice president of 
the Health Birth Day/Count the Kicks Campaign and Public Relations 
Chair of Central Iowa Public Relations Society of America. She also 
devotes her time at the Winterset Food Pantry, Pinky Swear campaign, 
and as a professional advisor at Drake University and Simpson College. 
Courtney and her husband Bret have three young sons, Beck, Barrett and 
Blaine.
  Mr. Speaker, it is a profound honor to represent leaders like 
Courtney in the United States Congress and it is with great pride that 
I recognize her today for utilizing her talents to better both her 
community and the great state of Iowa. I ask that my colleagues in the 
United States House of Representatives join me in congratulating 
Courtney on receiving this esteemed designation, thanking those at 
Business Record for their great work, and wishing each member of the 
2017 Forty Under 40 class a long and successful career.

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