[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 18200]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM HORNBY

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                           HON. DIANA DeGETTE

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 15, 2003

  Ms. DeGETTE. Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize the notable 
accomplishments of an extraordinary gentleman in the 1st Congressional 
District of Colorado. It is both fitting and proper that we recognize 
this individual for his exceptional record of civic leadership and 
invaluable service. It is to commend this outstanding citizen that I 
rise to honor William Hornby on the occasion of his 80th birthday.
  Bill Hornby has devoted much of his time, skill and energy to making 
Denver and the West a better place. Born in Kalispell, Montana on July 
14, 1923, he attended the public schools and went on to receive a 
degree in humanities from Stanford University and a master's degree in 
journalism. After serving in the United States Army as a language 
expert in the Signal Corps, he worked in public relations on the 
Marshall Plan in Europe from 1948 to 1952. Bill Hornby came to Denver 
in 1957 as a copyreader for the Denver Post and over the past 40 years, 
has served as managing editor, editor-in-chief and as a columnist on 
civic affairs and Western regional history. He has been a powerful 
advocate for a free press and has been placed on the American Society 
of Newspaper Editors' freedom of information honor role.
  His interest in Colorado and our Western heritage led him to the 
Colorado Historical Society where he has served as a trustee and a 
board member of the associated Colorado Historical Foundation. He is an 
emeritus trustee for the Buffalo Bill Historical Association and he has 
written books concerning the history of the Denver Post and Rotarians 
International, where he served as District Governor.
  Bill continues to live in Denver with his wife, Barbara Sudler 
Hornby, and their dog, Benji. He is chairman of the Denver Planning 
Board and Chairman of the Education Foundation for the Colorado 
Community College and Occupational Education System. He has served on 
the Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education and on the State 
Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education. Bill has also 
been a director of the Clayton Foundation, which is primarily focused 
on early childhood education. He is a trustee emeritus of the 
University of Montana Foundation and is a former President of the 
American Society of Newspaper Editors.
  It comes as no surprise that Mr. Hornby has received several awards 
and honors during his lengthy career as an editor, journalist and 
educator. In 1990, the Center for the American West presented him with 
the Wallace Stenger Award, which is given to persons who have made as 
sustained contribution to the cultural identity of the West. He 
received the Dana Crawford Award of Colorado Preservation, Inc., in 
2000 for his considerable contribution to historic preservation. And in 
2001, he received the Unsung Heroes Award from the City & County of 
Denver.
  Please join me in commending William Hornby, a distinguished citizen. 
It is the strong leadership he exhibits on a daily basis that 
continually enhances our lives and builds a better future for all 
Americans.

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