[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5869]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING STEPHEN SMITH

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 20, 2010

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Stephen 
Smith upon his retirement as Stanislaus County Assistant Auditor-
Controller. Mr. Smith will be honored by the Stanislaus County Board of 
Supervisors during a regularly scheduled Board of Supervisors meeting 
to be held on March 26, 2010.
  Mr. Stephen Smith was born in New York and was raised in Germany, 
Virginia and California. Upon graduating from Atwater High School, he 
attended California State University, Stanislaus. In 1979 he graduated 
with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in accounting.
  After earning his license as a Certified Public Accountant in 1981, 
Mr. Smith started his career with Stanislaus County as a Controller at 
the Scenic General Hospital. In 1983, he was promoted to the Chief 
Internal Auditor and in 1987 he was promoted to Chief Deputy Auditor-
Controller. In 2002, Mr. Smith became the Assistant Auditor-Controller 
for the County. Mr. Smith has been a vital member of the Auditor-
Controller's Strategic Plan development team. He served on the WORKS 
Purchasing Card implementation team, the Oracle 11i upgrade team and 
the Travel and Purchasing Card policy revision team. Mr. Smith has also 
served on the Deferred Compensation Committee, Accounting Standards and 
Procedures Committee, Audit Chief's Committee and Accounting Chief's 
Committee of the California Association of Auditor-Controllers.
  Outside of the office, Mr. Smith has been involved with various non-
profit organizations. He has participated in the annual American Heart 
Association's Heart Walk, Youth in Government Day, United Way campaign 
and the American Cancer Society's annual Walk-a-Thon. For twenty-eight 
years, Mr. Smith has provided dedicated service to Stanislaus County 
and its residents.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend and congratulate Stephen Smith 
upon his retirement from Stanislaus County after twenty-eight years of 
service. I invite my colleagues to join me in wishing Mr. Smith many 
years of continued success.

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