[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 3405]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO NIKKI SYVERSON

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 12, 2013

  Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate and recognize 
Nikki Syverson for being named a 2013 Forty Under 40 honoree by the 
award-winning central Iowa publication, Business Record.
   Since 2000, Business Record has undertaken an exhaustive annual 
review to identify a standout group of young leaders in the Greater Des 
Moines area who are making an impact in their communities and their 
careers. Each year, forty up-and-coming community and business leaders 
under 40 years of age are selected for this prestigious distinction, 
which is based on a combined criteria of community involvement and 
success in their chosen career field. The 2013 class of Forty Under 40 
honorees join an impressive roster of 560 business leaders and growing.
   Nikki Syverson is the Event Director at the Des Moines Wine Festival 
Foundation where she has helped grow the event from three days to eight 
days and add monthly wine tastings. The extended festival format was 
such a success in the previous year that event organizers are doubling 
down on their efforts this year. Nikki volunteers her exemplary event 
planning skills by planning ChildServe's Bubble Ball Gala and the Des 
Moines Community Playhouse's Hollywood Halloween fundraising event. 
Mrs. Syverson is a Drake University alumnus where she met her husband, 
Jay, with whom she is expecting her second child. In every facet of her 
life, Nikki is an example of service and Iowa work ethic that our state 
can be proud of.
   Mr. Speaker, it is a profound honor to represent leaders like Nikki 
in the United States Congress and it is with great pride that I 
recognize and applaud Mrs. Syverson for utilizing her talents to better 
both her community and the great state of Iowa. I invite my colleagues 
in the House to join me in congratulating Nikki on receiving this 
esteemed designation, thanking those at Business Record for their great 
work, and wishing each member of the 2013 Forty Under 40 class 
continued success.

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