[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 36 (Wednesday, March 1, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E258]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO SKYLAR MAYBERRY-MAYES

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 1, 2017

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate Skylar Mayberry-Mayes 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.
  Skylar is a commercial underwriter for Nationwide Insurance and is 
also a business graduate student at Iowa State. In addition to work and 
school, he is also very active in his community, having committed over 
500 hours of community service for the past four years. He has worked 
with Big Brothers Big Sisters, the Oakridge Neighborhood, Young 
Professionals Connection, and the Greater Des Moines Partnership's 
Diversity and Inclusion Council. In 2015, he was a recipient of the 
Barack Obama President's National Volunteer Service Award. His 
aspiration is to one day develop a comprehensive college preparatory 
program for young African-American men.
  Mr. Speaker, it is a profound honor to represent leaders like Skylar 
in the United States Congress and it is with great pride that I 
recognize him today for utilizing his talents to better both his 
community and the great state of Iowa. I ask that my colleagues in the 
United States House of Representatives join me in congratulating Skylar 
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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