[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4505]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO KEEGAN KAUTZKY

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 21, 2013

  Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate and recognize 
Keegan Kautzky 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.
   Keegan Kautzky serves as the Director of National Education Programs 
of the World Food Prize Foundation, where he continues to fulfill the 
world-changing vision of famed agronomist Dr. Norman Borlaug. In this 
role, Mr. Kautzky establishes programs for high school and college 
students that provide insights into poverty and hunger across the 
globe. He has led the foundation's national expansion by attracting 
more than $3 million in investments and matching funds for critical 
training programs for high school students and teachers. Keegan also 
has advised the National Council on Agricultural Education and the 
National FFA Organization in developing the first global strategy for 
agricultural education in the United States. Outside of work, Keegan is 
the founder and chairman of the student-run charity, Pages of Promise, 
which collects reading materials throughout the country and provides 
them to those in sub-Saharan Africa. In all facets of his life, Keegan 
is testament to Dr. Borlaug's legacy by actively changing the world for 
the better through his time, talents, and dedication.
   Mr. Speaker, it is a profound honor to represent leaders like Keegan 
in the United States Congress and it is with great pride that I 
recognize and applaud Mr. Kautzky for utilizing his talents to better 
both his community and the great state of Iowa. I invite my colleagues 
in the House to join me in congratulating Keegan 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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