[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 28, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E249]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          TRIBUTE TO KIM WALL

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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 Kim Wall 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.
  Kim is the co-founder and president of dsmHack, a nonprofit 
organization that provides opportunities for technology professionals 
to volunteer their time and talents to help nonprofits improve their 
technology. In three years, she has helped deliver over half a million 
dollars of in-kind technology services to 40 nonprofits with the help 
of over 350 local volunteer technologists. In addition to her nonprofit 
work and her career in software, Kim enjoys traveling, good food and 
wine, and seeking new adventures with her husband, friends and family.
  Mr. Speaker, it is a profound honor to represent leaders like Kim 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 Kim 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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