[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8751]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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                    SHOVALS HONORED BY B'NAI B'RITH

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 22, 2000

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, today I pay tribute to my very good 
friends, Susan and Judd Shoval, from my district in Pennsylvania. The 
Shovals will be honored at the prestigious S.J. Strauss Lodge of the 
B'nai B'rith Lincoln Day Dinner on May 24 as this year's recipients for 
the distinguished Community Service Award. I am pleased and proud to 
have been asked to participate in this event.
  Judd and Susan Shoval are among the most entrepreneurial and 
community-minded business leaders in my district. As partners in the 
Guard Insurance Company, specializing in workers' compensation 
insurance, the Shovals have expanded the company from its founding in 
the early 1980s to a sophisticated insuring organization with more than 
20,000 customers in 16 states, with three subsidiaries. Just last fall, 
the couple opened Guard Security Bank, which uses electronic banking 
procedures, offering select financial products to both individuals and 
business.
  Susan is a native of Northeastern Pennsylvania. She graduated magna 
cum laude from Cornell University and graduated with highest honors 
from the College of Insurance in New York City. In 1993, she was 
honored as the recipient of the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of 
Commerce Athena Award and was named among Pennsylvania's Best 50 Women 
in Business in 1997. She is a member of the Committee of 200, a select 
group of women who head successful firms.
  Susan has served the community on the United Way Board and local 
university boards, but I am especially appreciative of the tremendous 
amount of time and leadership Susan provided as a director on the board 
of the Earth Conservancy, a non-profit organization dedicated to 
reclaiming 16,000 acres of former coal mine land. Among the couple's 
proudest accomplishments are their four children, Ben, Deborah, Karyn 
and Rebecca.
  Judd Shoval is Susan's life partner and business partner, serving 
also as chief executive officer and a director of Guard Insurance, its 
subsidiaries and the Guard Security Bank. He is a past chairperson of 
Associated Risk Managers International and has been a member of the 
Young Presidents Organization, comprised of presidents and chief 
executive officers of medium- to large-sized companies.
  He is also very involved in the community, serving on boards of the 
local universities, the Jewish Community Center and United Jewish 
Campaign. Born in Austria, Judd was raised in Israel and received his 
law degree from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He came to the 
United States in the early 1970s, finally settling in Northeastern 
Pennsylvania.
  Mr. Speaker, the Shovals are dedicated professionals and community 
leaders. I applaud the S.J. Strauss Lodge's choice of this year's 
recipients for the distinguished Community Service Award. I am pleased 
and proud to join with the Lodge and the community in congratulating 
them and sending my sincere best wishes for continued success.

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