[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 133 (Wednesday, September 16, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1287]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING SHERIFF BILL OLDHAM

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                        HON. STEPHEN LEE FINCHER

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 16, 2015

  Mr. FINCHER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate my friend, 
Sheriff Bill Oldham, on being selected as the 2015 Tennessee Sheriff's 
Association's ``Sheriff of the Year.'' Sheriff Oldham received this 
prestigious award at the Tennessee Sheriff's Association conference in 
Sevierville on Friday, July 24, 2015. This award was much deserved and 
highlights Sheriff Oldham's lifelong dedication to the preservation of 
safety in the Shelby County community.
   A native Memphian, Sheriff Oldham graduated from the Catholic High 
School for Boys and attended Memphis State University from 1967 to 
1970. He advanced to the Memphis Police Academy, where, in 1972, he 
graduated as a member of the 33rd Session. Upon graduation, Sheriff 
Oldham began his career as a police officer.
   Sheriff Oldham was elected as Secretary and Treasurer of the Memphis 
Metropolitan Association of Chiefs of Police in 1993, Vice President in 
1994, and President of the Association in 1995. He rose as a natural 
leader through the ranks of the Memphis Police Department, earning 
Officer of the Year twice, and retired in 2000 as a director. In 2002, 
he was appointed as Chief Deputy of the Shelby County Sheriff's Office, 
and then was elected Sheriff of Shelby County in 2010. Sheriff Oldham 
has served the community on a national scale. In 1991, he was selected 
by the FBI as a member of the National Law Enforcement Budgeting 
Advisory Group, and in 1995 he graduated from the 21st Session of the 
FBI's National Executive Institute.
   Sheriff Oldham worked tirelessly on many City, State, and National 
boards and commissions encompassing credit, education, and corrections. 
Sheriff Oldham received multiple appointments to correctional 
committees from Governor Bill Haslam. Sheriff Oldham is an active 
member of the MMACP, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, 
the Tennessee Sheriff's Association, the National Sheriff's 
Association, the Major County Sheriff's Association, and is a retired 
member of the Tennessee Chiefs of Police Association.
   The Tennessee Sheriff's Association annually selects a ``Sheriff of 
the Year'' who has a dutiful career of dedication to law enforcement 
encompassed by commitment to public safety and selfless leadership.
   On behalf of Tennessee's 8th Congressional District, I congratulate 
Sheriff Oldham on receiving the Tennessee Sheriff's Association's 2015 
``Sheriff of the Year.'' I wish him the best of luck for all future 
endeavors.

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