[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 145 (Monday, September 26, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1361]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING DR. ROBERT H. SMILEY

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 26, 2016

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
and honor Dr. Robert Smiley, who for the last 25 years has conducted a 
Wine Industry Financial Survey and presented his findings at the Wine 
Industry Financial Symposium.
  Dr. Smiley began his academic career at the University of California, 
Los Angeles where he earned his Bachelor of Science in 1966 and his 
Master of Science in 1969. He went on to Stanford University to 
complete his Doctor of Philosophy in Economics in 1973, and then joined 
Cornell University's Johnson Graduate School of Management as a 
Professor of Economics and Policy.
  Dr. Smiley returned to California to become Dean of the Graduate 
School of Management at the University of California, Davis in 1989. 
After serving for 20 years, he became the Director of the Wine Industry 
Program and Dean and Professor of Management Emeritus. In addition to 
teaching, Dr. Smiley has contributed to the economics field with 
research covering market competition, industry regulation and 
organization, and the wine industry.
  Dr. Smiley enthusiastically volunteered to present research and 
strategic analysis at the annual Wine Industry Financial Symposium in 
1992. For the past 25 years, he has conducted a survey of wine 
community leaders to assess the industry financial and economic status, 
and his speeches have become a cornerstone of the Symposium. Dr. Smiley 
has become a true ``guru'' on wine economics and generously shares his 
knowledge and enthusiasm for our wine community's future.
  Mr. Speaker, Dr. Smiley has dedicated his time and expertise to 
improving our wine community's potential through research and education 
for 25 years. It is therefore fitting and proper that we honor him here 
today.

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