[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 44 (Tuesday, April 21, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E594]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  CONGRATULATIONS TO SHARON LEVY, WILLIAM H. RANDOLPH, AND MANUEL A. 
                                ESQUIBEL

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                       HON. GEORGE P. RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 21, 1998

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Fresno 
County Supervisor Sharon Levy for receiving the annual Rose Ann Vuich 
Ethical Leadership Award. I also rise today to congratulate Fresno 
County Administrative Officer Will Randolph and Selma City Manager 
Manuel Esquibel for receiving the Excellence In Public Service Award. 
As public servants in the Valley, Sharon Levy, Will Randolph, and 
Manuel Esquibel exemplify the focus and integrity that is deserving of 
this recognition.
  Sharon Levy was first elected to the Fresno County Board of 
Supervisors in 1975 and was re-elected for her 7th term in March of 
1996. Levy, who served as Governor Deukmejian's appointee to the State 
Board of Corrections, is a member of the following organizations: 
Airport Land Use Commission, Ambulance Authority, Association Of 
Metropolitan Water Agencies, Audit & Debit Advisory Committee, Board of 
governors of the California State University, Fresno Foundation, Co-
Chairman of Adult Volunteer Crossing Guard Program, Economic 
Development Corporation, Fresno City & County Consortium, Fresno 
Convention/Victors Bureau, Fresno Rotary, Mental Health Advisory Board, 
San Joaquim River Conservancy, and the Transportation Authority. Sharon 
has been a resident of Fresno County since 1955. She has been President 
of the Mallock PTA, Junior League, and Women's Symphony League. She is 
married to Joe Levy and has three children and seven grandchildren.
  Fresno County Administrative Officer William H. Randolph has served 
as Chief Executive Officer of Butte County, City Administrator of 
Oroville, California, District Director for the Second Congressional 
District of California, and Legislative Director for the Second 
Congressional District of California. William Randolph has a Bachelor 
of Arts Degree in Political Science from the University of California 
at Berkeley and a Masters Degree in Public Administration from 
California State University, Chico. He has served in a public capacity 
in many different instances including serving on the Board of Directors 
for the Economic Development Corporation of Fresno and the New United 
Way of Fresno.
  Selma City Manager Manuel A. Esquibel has over twenty-five years 
experience in local government. He has served in the City of Selma for 
the past seven years. During his professional career, he has developed 
an effective team approach style among community members and local 
government officials in addressing community needs. He earned his 
Bachelor of Science Degree in Behavioral Sciences from the University 
of Southern Colorado. Manuel Esquibel has served as City Manager for 
the City of Lindsburg, Kansas, Assistant City Manager for the City of 
Pueblo, Colorado, and Executive Director for the Human Resources 
Commission of Pueblo Colorado just to name a few.
  The awards were presented by the Fresno Business Council and the 
Fresno Bee. I applaud the efforts of Ann Speaker, President of the 
Fresno Chamber of Commerce; Jim Boren, Editor of the Fresno Bee; and 
Deborah Nankivell and Dick Johnson of the Fresno Business Council for 
their efforts in organizing and putting this program and award 
together. Their commitment to public service and the community is 
exceptional.
  Mr. Speaker, it is with great honor that I congratulate Fresno County 
Supervisor Sharon Levy for receiving the annual Rose Ann Vuich Ethical 
Leadership Award. I also congratulate Fresno County Administrative 
Officer Will Randolph and Selma City Manager Manuel Esquibel for 
receiving the Excellence In Public Service Award. As dedicated public 
servants in the Fresno Community they are very deserving of this honor. 
I ask my colleagues to join me in wishing Sharon Levy, William H. 
Randolph and Manuel A. Esquibel many more years of success.

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