[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 18629]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




TRIBUTE TO LOUISE ``BEBE'' CANTER, CPCU, ARM, ON COMPLETION OF HER TERM 
 AS PRESIDENT OF THE INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA

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                         HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 14, 2004

  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend Louise ``BeBe'' 
Canter, CPCU, ARM, who is completing her term as president of the 
Nation's largest insurance association--the Independent Insurance 
Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA)--this October in Orlando.
  Louise was elected to IIABA's Executive Committee in October 1998 and 
was installed as this great organization's president last September. 
She is executive vice president of Patterson/Smith Associates of Falls 
Church, VA and resides in Bethesda, MD with her husband, Bob, and their 
two sons, Christopher and Matthew.
  Louise has enjoyed a distinguished career as an independent insurance 
agent that has been highlighted by her tireless service and dedication 
to her clients, community, IIABA, the Metropolitan Washington 
Association of Independent Insurance Agents (MWAIIA) and her colleagues 
across the country.
  Louise's service to her peers began with her involvement with the 
Metropolitan Washington Association. She served as MWAIIA's president 
and as the organization's representative to IIABA's National Board of 
Directors. In recognition of her outstanding service, MWAIIA named her 
its 1991 Agent of the Year.
  Louise also served as chairman of the Southern Agents Conference, an 
annual conference of agents from several States, including Maryland.
  In addition to her position on the IIABA Executive Committee, Louise 
also serves as a member of the Association's Large Agents & Brokers 
Roundtable.
  Her other industry volunteer work includes service as a member of the 
D.C. Society of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters' Board of 
Directors and the Standard & Poor's Agent Advisory Council, and chair 
of the CNA Branch PACER Agent Panel and the Southern Agents Conference.
  A highlight in Louise's community involvement is her service as a 
member of Howard University's Scholarship Committee.
  I applaud Louise for her tireless leadership of the Independent 
Insurance Agents & Brokers of America and for the numerous 
accomplishments achieved for all independent insurance agents and 
brokers during this past year.

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