[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 101 (Wednesday, June 18, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S5748]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

                                 ______
                                 

                    RECOGNIZING MAURICE A. CALDERON

 Mrs. BOXER. Madam President, I am pleased to ask my colleagues 
to join me in recognizing a longtime community leader in Inland 
Southern California, Maurice A. Calderon, as he retires from a long 
career of service and support to his community.
  Maurice Calderon as a board member for Banning Unified School 
District, as a trustee with the San Jacinto Community College District, 
and as a trustee for the San Bernardino Valley College Foundation. Mr. 
Calderon has also served as a member of the foundation for the 
University of California, Riverside.
  Maurice Calderon has also served his community through involvement in 
a number of community organizations. He is a member of the Inland 
Empire Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Inland Empire African 
American Chamber of Commerce. He has served as the director of the 
Inland Empire Economic Partnership, and as chairman of the Inland 
Empire Hispanic Leadership Council. Maurice is also the president of 
Sinfonia Mexicana, a Hispanic symphony that provides cultural 
enrichment throughout the region.
  For his longstanding work throughout various communities, Maurice 
Calderon has been the recipient of numerous titles of distinction and 
awards of commendation. He has been named the ``Father of the Year'' 
and the ``Citizen of the Year'' by the cities of Banning and Beaumont, 
respectively. Hispanic Lifestyle Magazine and the Inland Empire 
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce named him the ``Hispanic of the Year,'' 
and he was named to the Southern California Native American and Latino 
Hall of Fame. In April 2004, he was honored as the recipient of the 
Reconocimiento Ohtli Award, which is given by the Mexican Ministry of 
Foreign Affairs to role models who have successfully contributed to the 
well-being of their communities. And in 2005, the city of Banning 
acknowledged Maurice and the entire Calderon family for their more than 
100 years of community service, and named a street in their honor, 
``Calderon Way.''
  As Mr. Calderon retires, he can look back on a distinguished career 
of service to his community, to education, and to cultural awareness. I 
join with members of his community in wishing him a wonderful 
retirement.

                          ____________________