[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 114 (Monday, June 22, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E555]
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                          HONORING JOYCE SMITH

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                       HON. DONALD S. BEYER, JR.

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 22, 2020

  Mr. BEYER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Joyce Smith, who is 
retiring as Chief Executive Officer of the National Association for 
College Admission Counseling.
  NACAC, founded in 1937, is an organization of more than 14,000 
professionals from around the world dedicated to serving students as 
they make choices about pursuing postsecondary education.
  Ms. Smith has served NACAC for 33 years, including 22 years as CEO. 
She has been in the college admissions profession for more than 40 
years.
  Under her leadership, membership has increased from approximately 
6,000 members in the mid-1990s to more than 14,000 college counseling 
and admission professionals today; attendance at NACAC's signature 
event, the annual national conference, has more than doubled in 20 
years from 3,518 attendees in San Francisco in 1997 to 7,934 attendees 
in Boston in 2017; and the National College Fair program hosts 95 fairs 
throughout the U.S. annually, with nearly 200,000 students each year 
gaining exposure to more than 1,700 colleges, universities, and other 
postsecondary programs.
  Madam Speaker, Ms. Smith has worked tirelessly on behalf of students 
around the country and world, helping to ensure they reach their 
academic dreams and fulfil their potential. The profession and the 
college application process are constantly changing but Ms. Smith has 
led the association with distinction.
  Our students and our colleges are better because of Ms. Smith's 
leadership.
  Please join me in wishing Ms. Smith the best in her retirement.

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