[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 33 (Tuesday, March 16, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E371-E372]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING ANN MARIE SUDDUTH

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 16, 2004

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Ann Marie Sudduth 
for 37 years of dedicated service to the United States Department of 
Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Ann will retire from the Fresno 
HUD Office on April 2 and will be honored at an event held in 
California.
  Ann was recruited by HUD for clerical work at the D.C. office from 
her high school in the coal mining mountains of West Virginia. From 
1967 to 1978, she served as a Secretary/Stenographer in the Single 
Family Division of HUD. Ann then became the Personal Assistant to the 
Director for Property Disposition and supervised all clerical staff. In 
1980, she was promoted to Mortgage Service Specialist, where she served 
until 1986. In just 6 years she was appointed Chief of the Insured 
Servicing Branch and was responsible for national oversight of the 
policy procedures governing the service of approximately 6 million FHA-
insured mortgages. In 1994, Ms. Sudduth was

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selected as Director of Single Family Property Disposition Division. 
Ann has also served as senior Community Builder of Field Office 
Director for the Fresno Office, whose jurisdiction includes the eight 
counties of the San Joaquin Valley.
  Ms. Sudduth has received numerous awards for her work including the 
Federal Housing Commissioner's Award. She has supervised the expansion 
of the Continuum of Care throughout the region, building the capacity 
of faith and community-based organizations to carry out housing and 
community development programs. Ann has distinguished herself by 
improving upon her abilities to serve by continuing educational 
opportunities and through her hard work and dedication.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Ann Marie Sudduth upon her 
retirement from public service. Although her career in public service 
has ended, her contributions will be felt for generations to come. I 
invite my colleagues to join me in wishing Ann a fulfilling retirement.

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