[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 95 (Friday, June 8, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E817-E818]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 IN RECOGNITION OF ANA McCUNE van de VELDE FOR BEING NAMED A WOMAN OF 
                  ACHIEVEMENT BY THE KAPPA FOUNDATION

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                          HON. DEBBIE DINGELL

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, June 8, 2018

  Mrs. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Ana McCune van 
de Velde for being named a Woman of Achievement by the Kappa 
Foundation. Mrs. McCune has distinguished herself through her 
leadership and community involvement.

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  The Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti-Inkster Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi 
Fraternity was established on December 6, 1958. The organization was 
founded in order to foster relationships between Michigan Kappa Alpha 
Psis, provide leadership to current students at Michigan universities 
and mentor youth in suburban Detroit. Since its founding, group members 
have come together to serve the local community in a variety of ways 
including golf tournaments, college fairs, pancake breakfasts, Meals on 
Wheels programs and robust scholarship programming. In addition to 
their myriad civic endeavors, the fraternity honors female leaders in 
southeast Michigan annually at their ``Women of Achievement'' event. 
This year's honorees include Ana McCune van de Velde, a well regarded 
leader in southeast Michigan.
  A lifelong Midwesterner, Mrs. McCune moved to Michigan after 
graduating from college. She is an accomplished entrepreneur and 
businesswoman, serving at various companies including AT&T Corporation, 
New Detroit and the Automotive Strategy Corporation. Although she is an 
accomplished leader in the private sector, Mrs. McCune's real passion 
lies in civic work, specifically children's education. She sponsors the 
Pink Panthers, an all-girls robotics team in Detroit and has served on 
the Indiana University Alumni Association Executive Council. Her 
distinguished career and philanthropic engagement has bettered 
countless industries and individuals and we are grateful for her 
commitment to southeast Michigan.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Ana McCune 
van de Velde for being named one of The Kappa Foundation's Women of 
Achievement. Mrs. McCune has distinguished herself with her work as an 
entrepreneur and through her philanthropic work.

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