[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 13705]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL DONOHOE

 Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, today I wish to recognize a 
fellow Minnesotan, Mr. Michael Donohoe, as he nears the end of his term 
as the 107th chairman of the nation's largest insurance association, 
the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, IIABA. Mike is 
principal of the James R. Weir Insurance Agency in Mankato, MN, and was 
installed as the association's chairman last September.
  Mike has contributed to the independent agency system in a variety of 
ways at the State and national level, including serving as the 
Minnesota Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers, MIIAB, president and 
as the organization's representative on the National Board of 
Directors. He is a former MIIAB Agent of the Year.
  In 2005, Mike received the Woodworth Memorial, the highest honor the 
Big ``I'' awards to an agent which is presented annually to the Big 
``I'' member who best demonstrates outstanding service benefiting 
independent insurance agents and the entire insurance industry. He is 
the only Minnesotan ever to be awarded the Woodworth Memorial. Amongst 
his many other accomplishments at the Big ``I,'' he was instrumental to 
the success of the Big ``I'' Virtual University and served as the chair 
of the VU Oversight Task Force from 2001 to 2006.
  Donohoe grew up in Lake Forest, IL, and is a graduate of St. Mary's 
College, in Winona, MN. He has been married to his wife Mary for more 
than 30 years, and they have four children: Katie, Gina, Meghan, and 
Patrick. I would like to commend Mike's commitment to his profession, 
his community, and our State of Minnesota, and I wish him and his 
family all the best in their future endeavors.

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