[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 18222-18223]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING STEPHEN C. ROBERTS FOR HIS 30 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE UNITED 
                    STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

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                            HON. SAM GRAVES

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 13, 2004

  Mr. GRAVES. Mr. Speaker, I proudly pause to recognize Stephen C. 
Roberts, Senior Auditor for the United States Department of Agriculture 
Great Plains Region. Mr. Roberts has exemplified the finest qualities 
of leadership and service and is being honored for his 30 year 
commitment to Federal service.

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  Mr. Roberts began his career with the Office of the Inspector General 
in 1978, as an auditor in Marlboro, Massachusetts, and transferred to 
the Beltsville, Maryland, office later that year. In 1982, Mr. Roberts 
moved to our Kansas City office. Mr. Roberts rapidly progressed with 
the Office of the Inspector General to Supervisory Auditor in 1985 
where he has served until his August 21, 2004 retirement.
  During his illustrious career with the USDA, Mr. Roberts was 
recognized for directing complex audits of management and security of 
information technology, as well as serving on Quality Assessment Review 
teams in Chicago, Illinois, and San Francisco, California.
  He also received awards for audits of food service management 
companies and vendors performed at school districts located in seven 
States and Puerto Rico. Mr. Roberts was also one of the original 
instructors at the Office of the Inspector General Audit Academy 
started in 1988 and he also developed an Audit Survey Techniques 
training course for the agency. In 1984 and 1985, Mr. Roberts was 
detailed to the North Atlantic Region to act as a Supervisory Auditor 
over work being conducted in Puerto Rico. Mr. Roberts has had a diverse 
and exemplary career with a consistently high level of accomplishments 
in his many years of Federal service for the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture.
  Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in commending the career of 
Stephen C. Roberts, who exemplifies the qualities of dedication and 
service to the United States Department of Agriculture Great Plains 
Region and the people of the United States of America.

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