[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 124 (Thursday, September 26, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1661]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




TRIBUTE TO MARCIA McQUERN—PUBLISHER, EDITOR, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF 
                          THE PRESS-ENTERPRISE

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                            HON. KEN CALVERT

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 25, 2002

  Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and pay tribute to an 
individual whose dedication and contributions to the community of 
Riverside County, CA, are exceptional. The County of Riverside has been 
fortunate to have dynamic and dedicated community leaders who willingly 
and unselfishly give time and talent to making their communities a 
better place to live and work. Marcia McQuern is one of these 
individuals. On October 1, 2002, Marcia will be retiring after 30 years 
of dedicated service to the community as the Publisher, Editor, 
President and CEO of The Press Enterprise, the dominant news source for 
the Inland Empire. Her outstanding work in communicating with the 
public, in addition to her personal involvement in the community, will 
be celebrated at a luncheon her honor on October 8, 2002.
  Marcia obtained her bachelor's degree in political science from the 
University of California, Santa Barbara and served as the editor of the 
student newspaper. She later obtained her master's degree from 
Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.
  In her 30 years of exemplary employment with The Press Enterprise, 
Marcia has worked as the executive editor, managing editor/News, deputy 
managing editor/News, and city editor as well as holding numerous 
reporting positions. In 1992 she was named president of The Press 
Enterprise and in 1994 she was named publisher and editor. Under her 
excellent leadership the newspaper's daily circulation increased from 
116,000 to more than 185,000.
  Marcia has also been an actively involved in the community and 
industry, currently serving as a member and former president of the 
board of the California Newspaper Publishers Association. Marcia also 
serves on the board of the Riverside Community College Foundations; the 
University of California, Riverside (UCR) Foundation; the Mt. San 
Jacinto College Foundation; the Inland Empire Economic Partnership; and 
the Community Foundation for the Western Center for Archaeology and 
Paleontology. She is also a member of the Monday Morning Group, the 
Murrieta-Temecula Group and on the board of visitors for the UCR's 
College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. Marcia has also served 
as a member of the boards of the American Society of Newspaper Editors; 
California Society of Newspaper Editors; the California Press 
Association; the University of California, Santa Barbara, Alumni 
Association; the editorial board of California Lawyer Magazine; and as 
a Pulitzer Prize juror.
  In recognition of her outstanding work in the community, Marcia has 
been honored by the University of California, Santa Barbara as its 
Distinguished Alumni Award recipient in 2001; was inducted into the UCR 
Women's Hall of Fame in 1998; recognized as the California Press 
Association's Newspaper Executive of the Year in 2000; and honored as 
the Riverside YWCA Woman of Achievement in 1994.
  Marcia's tireless work as the Publisher, Editor, President and CEO of 
The Press Enterprise has contributed unmeasurably to the betterment of 
Riverside County. Her involvement in community organizations makes me 
proud to call her a fellow community member, American and friend. I 
know that all of the residents of Riverside County are grateful for her 
service and salute her as she departs The Press Enterprise. I look 
forward to working with her in the future for the good of our 
community.

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