[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4445]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO BETHANY WILCOXON

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 15, 2016

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
congratulate Bethany Wilcoxon for being named a 2016 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 that 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 honor based on 
a combined criteria of community involvement and success in their 
chosen career field. The 2016 class of Forty Under 40 honorees will 
join an impressive roster of 640 business leaders and growing.
  As the Capitol Crossroads Director at the Greater Des Moines 
Partnership, Bethany works hard on a daily basis to move Des Moines 
forward as an innovative community where you can live, work and build a 
family. It is because of Iowans like her that Des Moines continues to 
be one of the greatest places to live in the entire country. Her 
passion for growing the community also applies to her civic life. Most 
recently, Bethany has been involved with the Jester Park Nature Center 
Campaign Leadership Team, the Tomorrow Plan, Urban Ambassadors, and the 
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Central Iowa Man & Woman of the Year 
campaign.
  Mr. Speaker, it is a profound honor to represent leaders like Bethany 
in the United States Congress and it is with great pride that I 
recognize and applaud her for utilizing her talents to better both her 
community and the great state of Iowa. I ask that my colleagues in the 
United States House of Representatives join me in congratulating 
Bethany on receiving this esteemed designation, thanking those at 
Business Record for their great work, and wishing each member of the 
2016 Forty Under 40 class a long and successful career.

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