[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 122 (Thursday, July 24, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1553]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     CONGRATULATIONS TO RANDY SMITH

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                             HON. RON PAUL

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 24, 2008

  Mr. PAUL. Madam Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I rise today 
to recognize Randy M. Smith, the CEO/President of Randolph-Brooks 
Federal Credit Union, on his recent election to the Board of Directors 
of the National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU).
  For the past 21 years, Mr. Smith has dedicated his life to improving 
financial institutions in America, serving on the Credit Union 
Oversight Task Force of the Campaign for Consumer Choice, NAFCU's 
Legislative, Regulatory and Accounting Standards Committees and various 
committees of state and national credit union organizations. Currently, 
he is a member of the Air Education and Training Command's Community 
Council and the Board of Trustees of the local United Way. I am also 
very proud to say that he is a fellow retired officer of the United 
States Air Force.
  As the President/CEO, Mr. Smith has focused on strengthening the way 
Randolph-Brooks delivers services aimed at improving the economic well 
being and quality of life of its members. Consistently ranked among the 
top 25 of the nearly 8,300 financial cooperatives, Randolph-Brooks is 
one of the strongest credit unions in the country with more than 
265,000 members and total assets exceeding $3 billion. Randolph-Brooks 
FCU was originally chartered in 1952 to serve personnel at Randolph Air 
Force Base but has since expanded to include employees and associates 
at more than 1,300 select groups and eight underserved communities in 
the San Antonio and Austin areas. Randolph-Brooks FCU prides itself on 
doing more than just conducting business in the communities they serve, 
instead becoming members of the community and sharing in the credit 
union philosophy of ``people helping people.'' With this in mind, 
Randolph-Brooks provides assistance to hundreds of local charitable 
organizations including the Children's Miracle Network, Society of St. 
Vincent de Paul, USO, American Red Cross, and the Fisher House 
Foundation.
  It is because of the good work of Mr. Smith and others like him that 
credit unions across the Nation have had such a tremendous impact of 
the lives of millions of Americans. Such service is the hallmark of the 
credit union movement and I know that he will bring this dedication to 
his service on the NAFCU Board of Directors. I wish Mr. Smith the best 
of luck in this new role and I look forward to working with him in this 
new capacity.

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