[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 39 (Thursday, March 3, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E213]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





               HONORING MARY CHAPMAN AS IOWAN OF THE WEEK

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                           HON. CYNTHIA AXNE

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 3, 2022

  Mrs. AXNE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mary Chapman, a 
tireless advocate for economic, social, and racial justice who is 
working to close the opportunity gap for youth between the ages of 16 
to 24.
  Dr. Chapman serves on various community and civic boards including 
Bankers Trust Advisory Board, Iowa Corrections Board, Des Moines Branch 
NAACP Executive Committee (Women in NAACP Chair), Des Moines Public 
Arts Foundation, Des Moines Art Festival, Hoyt Sherman Foundation, and 
Urban Dreams Board. She also is a member of Des Moines Chapter of The 
Links, Inc. and a life member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
  Among the many awards she has received, Dr. Chapman is an Iowa 
African American Hall of Fame inductee, a 2013 inductee in the Iowa 
Women's Hall of Fame, and a Des Moines Business Record Woman of 
Influence awardee. The Iowa Department of Corrections has also named 
the Mary Chapman Computer Lab in the education center at the Iowa 
Correctional Institution for Women in honor of her.
  Community leaders like Dr. Chapman make Iowa a great place to live, 
and I share her goal of making Iowa a more equitable and just place to 
live. I will continue that fight in Congress and always support 
advocates like Dr. Chapman and organizations like the NAACP. It is my 
pleasure to name Dr. Mary Chapman as Iowan of the Week.

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