[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 134 (Friday, October 11, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1840]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




TRIBUTE TO CANDACE HUNTER-WIEST, INLAND EMPIRE COUNCIL OF BOY SCOUTS OF 
                     AMERICA DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN

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                            HON. KEN CALVERT

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 10, 2002

  Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and pay tribute to an 
individual whose dedication to her country and community is 
exceptional. The Inland Empire has been fortunate to have dynamic and 
dedicated business and community leaders who willingly and unselfishly 
give time and talent to make their communities a better place to live 
and work. Mrs. Candace Hunter-Wiest is one of these individuals and her 
exemplary leadership is being recognized at a dinner on Thursday, 
November 7, 2002 as she is honored as the 2002 Inland Empire Boy Scouts 
of America Distinguished Citizen.
  Candace's career path is as unique as it is exceptional. She was 
married at age 18 and was a proud mother of three by age 22. As the 
sole provider for her family, she began working in the restaurant 
business and later took a clerical support position with an independent 
insurance agency. She was quickly promoted to bookkeeper, then to 
office manager and soon became a licensed agent. Her career in banking 
began when she associated with an agency owned by a bank holding 
company that had been perpetually unprofitable. Under her excellent 
management, Candace turned a profit in ten months. She moved to 
Riverside in 1988 and her career with the Inland Empire National Bank 
(IENB) began. Under her superb leadership, IENB has become one of the 
best banks in the country and has been named a Super Premier Performing 
Bank.
  Candace has been involved in numerous community organizations and she 
currently serves on the board of directors for the United Way of the 
Inland Valleys, the Community Foundation, the Mission Inn Foundation, 
and the Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce--to name a few. She is 
also on the University of California, Riverside's Chancellor's 
Executive Roundtable and the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of 
Management Executive Forum.
  In 1998 Candace was recognized as one of ``Twelve Women Who Make A 
Difference in the Inland Empire'' by the Inland Empire Magazine and the 
Business Press name Wiest ``A Woman of Distinction.'' She has also been 
listed in the International Who's Who of Professionals in the Year 2000 
edition of Who's Who and has been named an Athena recipient as a YWCA 
Woman of Achievement in 1995.
  Candace's tireless work as a community leader has contributed 
immeasurably to the betterment of the Inland Empire. Her involvement in 
community organizations, especially the Inland Empire Council of Boy 
Scouts of America, make me proud to call her a fellow community member, 
American and friend. I am grateful for her efforts and service and 
salute her as she is deservedly honored as the 2002 Inland Empire Boy 
Scouts of America Distinguished Citizen. I look forward to continuing 
to work with her for the good of our community in the future.

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