[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 96 (Thursday, July 21, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: July 21, 1994]
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                       TRIBUTE TO LINDA M. SMITH

  Mr. REID. Madam President, on August 3, 1994, Linda M. Smith, a 
resident of Logandale, NV, will retire after 37 years of Federal 
service. In those 37 years she rose from a position of clerk-typist for 
the U.S. Air Force to head of administration for the Department of 
Energy operations in Nevada.
  I have known Linda since we were in high school. We graduated in the 
same class at Basic High School in Henderson, NV. It was apparent then, 
and has been demonstrated many times since then, that she is a person 
of the highest integrity and one who would succeed at whatever she 
attempted to do.
  Linda's career has been marked by sustained growth and contribution 
to the organizations in which she worked. She has been a leader and 
mentor for women in the Federal Government. She has been a committed 
public servant. And we must not forget the importance of public service 
and those who choose to enter it. Our Government depends on attracting 
the best people and giving them a chance to make a difference and to 
serve their country. Linda has done both with distinction.
  Her contributions to public service were recognized in part in 1991 
when she received the Department of Energy's Meritorious Service Award 
in recognition of her outstanding leadership, integrity, and 
professional excellence.
  Linda started her career in Nevada at Nellis Air Force Base as a 
civilian employee. As she rose through Government service she served in 
the Atomic Energy Commission, the Energy Research and Development 
Agency, the Department of Energy, and the Department of the Interior. 
In 1985 Linda returned to Nevada, and the Department of Energy, where 
she quickly rose to become the assistant manager for administration in 
the Nevada Operations Office.
  As assistant manager for administration, Linda has been a model of 
administrative leadership, guiding the administrative arm of the 
organization so that it is fully integrated into the vision and goals 
of the organization and fully contributing to the achievement of the 
organization's mission.
  Her talent has attracted other talent and together they have worked 
to lead the organization in a changing world. In recent years, she has 
been a champion of the quality movement in the Nevada Operation Office 
and has lead the efforts to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of 
the organization in a period of increasing budget constraints and 
external oversight. Once again, she is making a difference.
  I wish to extend my recognition, and personal friendship, to Linda M. 
Smith, who has served her Nation and her community so well.

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