[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 132 (Tuesday, September 16, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1422-E1423]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO JUDY McCAULEY

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                       HON. SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO

                            of west virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 16, 2014

  Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor Judy 
McCauley upon her retirement from the U.S. Small Business 
Administration as its West Virginia District Director. Judy has served 
as the state's District Director since 2004 and has worked diligently 
with West Virginia's small businesses providing lending assistance, 
government contracting assistance, business counseling and training, 
disaster assistance, international business opportunities and 
compliance. Judy also had oversight of the Small Business Development 
Centers, Women's Business Center and SCORE Chapters.
  Prior to her appointment, McCauley served as procurement center 
representative, commercial marketing representative, and contracting 
officer for SBA in western Pennsylvania and West Virginia, overseeing 
the release of procurement opportunities and contract awards.
  She was recently appointed to the 2011-2012 Affiliate Leadership 
Council for the West Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation and 
serves on the Board of Advisors for the Small Business Development 
Centers, West Virginia Export Council, Glenville State College 
Department of Business and Vision Shared Entrepreneurship Committee. 
McCauley serves on the SBA Administrator's Area Director/District 
Director Council and functions as the SBA point-of-contact for the West 
Virginia FEMA Voluntary Agency Liaisons and the West Virginia Voluntary 
Organizations Active in Disasters. She is actively involved in the 
statewide collegiate business plan competition, hosted by West Virginia 
University and is a recipient of the West Virginia Women in Business 
Champion Award.
  McCauley recently served on the SBA Administrator's National Advisory 
Council, representing the District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, 
Delaware, Virginia, and West Virginia. She served on the West Virginia 
Chamber of Commerce Small Business Committee and the Regional 
Contracting Assistance Center Board of Advisors. McCauley was 
instrumental in the creation of West Virginia's premier federal 
procurement conference, ``Teaming to Win'', and served as chairman of 
the board, and conference director.
  As a member of the Northern West Virginia Chapter of the National 
Contract Management Association (NCMA), McCauley served as chapter 
president and national director. She is a recipient of the chapter's 
``Award of Excellence,'' the national ``Blanche Witte Award,'' a

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contributor to NCMA's national magazine, and a featured speaker at the 
national conference. McCauley is an NCMA Fellow.
  A native of West Virginia, McCauley earned her bachelor's and 
associate's degrees from Fairmont State University. She currently 
resides in Fairmont with her husband, Matt and her daughter, Lauren.
  Mr. Speaker, the State of West Virginia owes Judy McCauley a 
tremendous debt of gratitude for her many years of service with the 
Small Business Administration. It is my honor to thank Judy for her 
dedication to small business owners all over West Virginia, and 
congratulate her on her much deserved retirement. I am proud to call 
her friend and fellow Mountaineer.

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