Iowa Taxpayers Association Announces Linda S. Weindruch Award 2006 Recipients

DES MOINES, IA - Monday, October 16, 2006

The Iowa Taxpayers Association announced today the 2006 recipients of the Linda S. Weindruch Award.  Former Iowa State Senator, Mary C. Neuhauser, and former Iowa State Representative, Dwight L. Dinkla, will be presented with the Award at the ITA Annual Meeting on December 5^th in Des Moines.

The Iowa Taxpayers Association offers this award in memory and in recognition of Linda S. Weindruch who died after a long battle with multiple sclerosis in October 2004.  Ms. Weindruch was an active, long-time member of the Iowa Taxpayers Association.  She was a tremendous friend of Iowa business and worked diligently to develop and shape legislative and regulatory policy that supported sound taxation principles.  She was an attorney, law school lecturer, noted Iowa tax authority, and advocate for the rights of disabled Americans.

The purpose of this award is to recognize outstanding accomplishments and contributions in promoting and protecting the principles and policies of fair business taxation.  Recipients achieve recognition through the attributes that epitomize Linda S. Weindruch:  Advocacy, Leadership, Fairness, and Strong Moral Compass. 

One of Ms. Weindruch's most notable career achievements was her work involving the passage of the Iowa Taxpayers' Procedural Bill of Rights in 1994.   This legislation represented significant advances on behalf of taxpayers and those doing business with the Iowa Department of Revenue.  In addition to providing important safeguards for Iowa taxpayers, the legislation clearly defined the obligations and responsibilities of the Department. 

The 2006 Award Recipients were instrumental enacting this landmark legislation.  Dinkla and Neuhauser worked tirelessly in moving this bi-partisan effort through the Iowa Legislature.  Their efforts continue to be widely recognized and greatly appreciated by the taxpayers of this state.

Mr. Dinkla and Mrs. Neuhauser will be presented with the Linda S. Weindruch Award at the awards luncheon of the ITA Annual Meeting in Des Moines on December 5, 2006.  Details below:

ITA 71^st Annual Meeting

December 5, 2006
Hotel Fort Des Moines
Des Moines, Iowa

Meeting registration forms and details are available at www.iowataxpayers.org.

The Iowa Taxpayers Association, the state’s leading business tax policy resource, is a statewide non-partisan organization providing business tax policy information for over 70 years. 

Contact:  Stacey L. Johnson

515/243-0300

sjohnson@iowataxpayers.org

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