[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 20, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E81]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING MR. WILLIAM R. SNODGRASS, FOR HIS SERVICE AS THE COMPTROLLER 
               OF THE TREASURY FOR THE STATE OF TENNESSEE

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                            HON. BOB CLEMENT

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 19, 1999

  Mr. CLEMENT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Mr. William R. 
Snodgrass, and his service to the State of Tennessee, as Comptroller of 
the Treasury.
  Mr. Snodgrass will retire from the State of Tennessee after fifty-two 
years of faithful service, on January 22, 1999. Forty-four of the 
fifty-two years he served as the Comptroller of the Treasury, which is 
an unprecedented feat. He will be greatly missed.
  Mr. Snodgrass, a native Tennessean from White County, Tennessee, was 
elected Comptroller of the Treasury by the Tennessee General Assembly 
in January 1955, and continually reelected each successive General 
Assembly through the 100th General Assembly, after which he announced 
his retirement.
  William Snodgrass graduated from David Lipscomb College in 1942, and 
then left for service in the U.S. Military forces from 1943-1946. Upon 
returning from his tour of duty, he continued his education, and 
received a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Tennessee in 1947. 
He began his career as an appointed research assistant at the 
University of Tennessee the same year. In 1953, Mr. Snodgrass was 
appointed director of Budget and director of Local Finance for the 
State of Tennessee.
  William Snodgrass began his service as Comptroller of the Treasury 
for the state of Tennessee under my father, Governor Frank G. Clement 
in 1955. His friendship to my family over the years has been 
invaluable. As a young man I admired William Snodgrass for his work 
ethic, his tremendous loyalty to friends and family, and his dedication 
to the State of Tennessee. Today, I continue to admire him for these 
same qualities.
  Mr. Snodgrass has faithfully served the citizens of the State of 
Tennessee for the past fifty-two years. His achievements have not gone 
unnoticed, for William Snodgrass has been recognized by his peers as 
well, receiving the Outstanding Municipal Performance Audit Award from 
the Council on Municipal Performance in 1980; the Donald L. Scantlebury 
Memorial Award for Distinguished Leadership in Financial Management for 
Joint Financial Improvement Program in 1988, the Distinguished 
Leadership Award from the Association of Government Accountants in 
1988; and the Award for Excellence in Governmental Auditor Training 
Seminars from Government Finance Officers Association in 1988.
  William Snodgrass has served as an outstanding example of 
faithfulness to his peers, his family, and the citizens of Tennessee. I 
wish him the best in his retirement.

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