[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 121 (Tuesday, July 15, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E671-E672]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        RECOGNIZING BECKY KOENIG

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                          HON. RANDY FEENSTRA

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 15, 2025

  Mr. FEENSTRA. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Becky Koenig and 
congratulate her on her retirement after nearly 40 years in education.
  Since 1984, Becky has invested in the education of generations of 
Iowans across the communities of Sumner, Forest City, Lake Park, and 
Spencer. Her leadership and dedication to the classroom have left a 
lasting impact on each student, teacher, and faculty member that has 
had the pleasure of working, teaching, and learning alongside her.
  In addition to teaching, Becky has spent 38 years as a speech coach, 
guiding students in competition. As a head coach, she contributed to 
Spencer High School's 50-year streak of sending at least one group to 
the Iowa All-State Festival.
  Outside of the classroom, Becky was known to be a tireless advocate 
for her fellow educators and students, a true leader. As an 
Instructional Mentor Coach, she formally mentored many teachers and 
informally guided countless others with the years of experience and 
wisdom she accrued.
  Becky was one of those educators who had a lasting impact not just on 
her students' education, but on their lives. Students from the past 
still reach out to her to chat, grab lunch, and thank her for the role 
she played in their formative years. She has inspired thousands of 
Iowans with her work, leaving a legacy that colleagues will look fondly 
back upon and future educators will look towards as a model for their 
careers.
  As she begins this next chapter in her life, I would like to thank 
Becky for the incredible work she has done for the state of Iowa--and 
our great Nation. I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Becky 
Koenig for a remarkable career and wishing her all the best in 
retirement.

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