[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 204 (Thursday, December 14, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1705]
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                        TRIBUTE TO JOYCE CHAPMAN

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 14, 2017

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate Joyce Chapman of Des Moines, Iowa, for her being named one 
of dsm Magazine's 2017 ``Sages Over 70.''
  The ``Sages Over 70'' award honors those community leaders who 
continue to serve as mentors and leaders when others have retired. 
Joyce dedicated 55 years to West Bank in Des Moines, where she became 
the first female executive vice president, established the bank's 
foundation which provides grants to charities, and served as a mentor 
to other women in the banking industry. Today, women make up half of 
the officers of the bank to which she devoted so many decades. She was 
also honored to be the first female president of the West Des Moines 
Chamber of Commerce. One of the many words of advice she offered to the 
magazine was to ``show up each day to contribute and make a 
difference.''
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to recognize Joyce for being named a ``Sage 
Over 70'' by dsm Magazine, and applaud her for her service to her 
community. I ask that my colleagues in the United States House of 
Representatives join me in congratulating Joyce for this outstanding 
achievement and in wishing her nothing but the best.

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