[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 36 (Wednesday, March 1, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E259]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO BRIAN WALLER

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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 Brian Waller 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.
  Brian is president of the Technology Association of Iowa, where his 
many accomplishments include rebranding the organization, creating 
strategic partnerships across the state and launching an Iowa 
Technology Summit for the fall of 2017. With a passion for his home 
state, he co-founded a web application to identify Iowa expats around 
the world called The Iowan Project. He and his wife, Dr. Callie Waller, 
have a daughter, Parker, a son, Asher, and a border collie named Mr. 
Jenkins. In his free time, you can find Brian on the golf course or 
making music.
  Mr. Speaker, it is a profound honor to represent leaders like Brian 
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 Brian 
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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