[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 127 (Tuesday, September 16, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1809]
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                       TRIBUTE TO ALEX MACHASKEE

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                            HON. ROB PORTMAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 16, 2003

  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Alex Machaskee, 
President, Publisher and Chief Executive Officer of The Plain Dealer in 
Cleveland, Ohio. Alex will be honored as the International Business 
Executive of the Year by the World Trade Center Cleveland on September 
18, 2003. This award recognizes leading Northeast Ohio business 
executives for achievements in international business.
  Alex was born in Warren, Ohio. He is a graduate of Cleveland State 
University with a bachelor's degree in marketing. He joined The Plain 
Dealer in 1960. Before being named Publisher in 1990, he served five 
years as Vice President and General Manger. He also served as Director 
of Labor Relations and Personnel, Assistant to the Publisher and 
Promotion Director.
  In addition to his service at The Plain Dealer, Alex has been active 
with a number of local and national organizations. He is Chairman of 
the Board of United Way Services, and served as Chairman of the United 
Way Campaign from 2000 to 2001. He is past Chairman and a member of the 
Greater Cleveland Roundtable, an organization of community leaders that 
works to promote racial amity and diversity. Alex also is Vice 
President of the Musical Arts Association (the Cleveland Orchestra), 
serves on the Board Governance and the Finance and Administration 
Committees of the Cleveland Foundation and is a member of the Museum 
Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Nationally, he is a member of 
the Labor Relations Subcommittee of the Newspaper Association of 
America and a member of the American Society of Newspaper Editors.
  Alex's success has not gone unnoticed. He was awarded the honorary 
degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from Cleveland State University in 
1995 and from the University of Akron in 1998. He also was inducted 
into the Northeast Ohio Business Hall of Fame in 2001.
  Mr. Speaker, Alex's leadership has been integral to promoting the 
economy of Northeast Ohio, and I hope my colleagues will join me in 
recognizing his accomplishments as he is honored as the International 
Business Executive of the Year. All of us in Southwest Ohio, the area I 
represent, congratulate him for his outstanding service, including his 
commitment to our friends in Northeast Ohio.

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