[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7539]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING MR. AND MRS. BENTON MARKS

  (Mr. ROKITA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROKITA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize an exceptional 
Hoosier couple, Mr. Benton and Mrs. Sandi Marks, who are being honored 
with the 2013 HAI-Life Distinguished Service Award by the Hasten Hebrew 
Academy of Indianapolis.
  Mr. Marks has served as president of both the Hasten Hebrew Academy 
and the Bureau of Jewish Education, as Jewish Federation campaign chair 
and president, and as chairman of the State of Israel Bonds. He has 
also served as a member of the Indiana Judicial Nominating Commission, 
and has volunteered with numerous civic and professional organizations.
  Mrs. Marks has devoted her life to education, serving on the Hasten 
Hebrew Academy Education Committee and as a board member of the school. 
She recently retired from Washington Township Schools but continues to 
serve the district and Indiana as a school psychologist. She is also a 
trusted friend and confidante of mine on education issues in my 
capacity as chairman of the subcommittee on K-12 education.
  Mr. and Mrs. Marks are wonderful entrepreneurs, excellent 
philanthropists, and most of all, friends. I am honored to know them, 
even since my days as Indiana Secretary of State, and I know they will 
continue to serve as leaders in our Indiana community for many years to 
come.

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