[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 118 (Wednesday, September 9, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1678]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




TRIBUTE TO BUD WILSON OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA FOR THE COMPLETION OF 
  HIS TERM AS PRESIDENT OF THE INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS OF AMERICA

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                         HON. BRIAN P. BILBRAY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 9, 1998

  Mr. BILBRAY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend a fellow 
Californian and good friend, Bud Wilson of Chula Vista, who last month 
completed his one-year term as president of the Independent Insurance 
Agents of America (IIAA), the nation's largest insurance association. 
Bud's term as president of the IIAA is the crowning accomplishment of 
his many years of tireless effort and dedication to IIAA, the Insurance 
Brokers and Agents of the West (IBA West), his 300,000 colleagues 
across the country, his clients, and his community.
  Bud's many years of hard work and leadership as an independent 
insurance agent have resulted in a distinguished career marked by 
outstanding service to his colleagues and his profession. On the state 
level, Bud served IBA West on various committees and as president in 
1981. From 1983-1986 he served as the IBA West representative on IIAA's 
Board of State National Directors. In 1987, Bud received the P.S.W. 
Ramsden Memorial Award, the highest honor conferred by the California 
state association.
  Later, when elected chairman of IIAA's Government Affairs Committee, 
Bud's passion for the legislative process resulted in four highly 
successful years for the organization. In recognition of his 
exceptional work, Bud was honored with the IIAA's Sydney O. Smith 
Legislative Award in 1994.
  Bud was subsequently elected to IIAA's Executive Committee in 1994 
and was selected as IIAA President last year during the Association's 
102nd annual convention held in Hawaii. Throughout his time as one of 
IIAA's top elected officials, he became known for his effectiveness and 
devotion to the independent agents around the country and for millions 
of American insurance consumers.
  In addition to serving his colleagues and clients, Bud has also been 
extensively involved in his community. He is past-president of the 
Chula Vista Rotary Club, the Chula Vista Jaycees, the Chula Vista 
Community Hospital Board of Trustees, and the Chula Vista Salvation 
Army. He has also helped with numerous other Chula Vista community 
projects.
  On an interesting aside my colleagues will appreciate, Bud also has 
the honor of being the nephew of our former colleague the Honorable Bob 
Wilson of California.
  I congratulate my friend and activist citizen for a job extremely 
well done. Although he is stepping down as IIAA president, I am 
confident his service to IIAA, his colleagues, and his fellow citizens 
of Chula Vista will continue for years to come.

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