[Vision2020] Congress to Campus Program at UI and WSU Nov. 8-10

[Linda Pall]

Dear Visionaries,

Here is an exciting post-election invitation. The University of Idaho Political Science Department and the Washington State University Accounting Department (where business law finds a home) are co-sponsoring a visit November 8-10 from the Congress to Campus Program. I have included some background information on the program and our guests at the bottom of this e-mail. HOPE YOU CAN COME TO ONE OR BOTH!

Here's what's exciting, 7 PM, Monday, November 8 2nd floor City Hall in Moscow:

Orval Hansen, Republican member of the US House of Representatives from 1969 to 1975 from Idaho's Second Congressional District, and Jim Lloyd, Democratic member of the US House of Representatives from 1975 to 1981 from California's 35th Congressional District, will be speaking in the Moscow City Council Chambers Monday night on the following topic:

"The 2004 Election: Where Do We Go from Here?"

A dialogue with Palouse area citizens and students seeking meaning from the 2004 electoral results and their impact on us all. Is the deep division between the parties and the presidential candidate supporters going to rule political discourse and progress (or lack thereof)? Have we come through a dark period into the broad, sunny uplands? How will these results shape our lives now and in the near future? Is there anything citizens can do now? 

Everyone is welcome at this most interesting opportunity to talk about what just happened last Tuesday and get the perspective and wisdom of two people who have "been there/done that."



The conversation will continue with a Wednesday afternoon program where Democrat and Republican party faithful from Washington and Idaho have been invited to talk about the future of the political party.



The Future of Political Parties, Moscow City Council Chambers, City Hall, 3:30 to 5 P.M.

Members will meet with local political advocates of Washington and Idaho Democratic parties. County chairs of each major party in Latah and Whitman Counties have been invited as have their Central Committee members. This promises to be an interesting cross-party conversation on the Palouse.



Congress to Campus 

 

The Congress to Campus Program sends bipartisan pairs of former Members of Congress - one Democrat and one Republican - to visit college, university and community college campuses around the country for two to three days. 

Washington State University hosted a Congress to Campus program in April, 2004, and in cooperation with the University of Idaho, WSU and Idaho will be hosting another visit from November 8-10, 2004. Guests for the November visit are Orval Hansen, former Republican member from Idaho's Second Congressional District and Jim Lloyd, former Democratic member from California's 35th Congressional District.

The former Members teach classes, hold colloquia and forums, and meet with local community groups to provide insight and commentary about how Congress and the government really work, along with an appeal to public service and an important message about bipartisan cooperation. Host schools cover part of the costs. The program is sponsored by the U. S. Association of Former Members of Congress and is managed in partnership with the Stennis Center for Public Service of the University of Mississippi and the Center for Excellence in Government, headquartered in Washington, D.C.



Orval Hansen
Orval Hansen was born on August 3, 1926 in Firth, Bingham County, Idaho where he attended Idaho Falls public schools. He earned a B.A. from the University of Idaho and a J.D. from The George Washington University where he later earned an LLM and a Ph.D. in political science. 

Mr. Hansen served in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946, including one year in the Pacific on the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga. He was a member of the Air Force Reserve until his retirement as a lieutenant colonel in 1978.

He served four terms in the Idaho House of Representatives, including one as majority leader, and one term in the Idaho Senate. In 1968 he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives where he represented the State of Idaho for three terms until 1975.

After his service in the Congress, Mr. Hansen resumed the practice of law. In 1977 he founded and became president of the Columbia Institute for Political Research.

Mr. Hansen is married to the former June Duncan of Southport, England. June Hansen is an active actress in Washington D.C.'s professional theater with appearances in productions at a number of venues including the Kennedy Center, Arena Stage, and the Folger Shakespeare Theatre. The Hansens have seven children.

Mr. Hansen's outside interests include mountain climbing and long-distance running.



Jim Lloyd
Jim Lloyd, currently serving various governmental entities as an adviser and consultant, not only has been in Congress, but has served in the U.S. Navy as an enlisted man, officer and Naval Aviator. During his naval career, he operated from and with fourteen aircraft carriers from 1942 to 1963. Lloyd born in 1922, started out as a farm boy on a farm in Washington state (Colton!) and Canada. During his early days in Canada he rode horseback to school and attended a one-room school. He attended high school in San Francisco, and graduated from Klamath Falls High School in Oregon. Lloyd started to college at the University of Oregon in 1940, finally being able to complete a Bachelor's Degree at Stanford University in 1958. He finished his education with a Master's Degree in Political Science at the University of Southern California in 1966. After graduation from USC, Lloyd and his wife, Jackie started a public relations and advertising firm in West Covina, California. He was elected to the West Covina City Council in 1968, and in 1972 he was elected as Mayor of that City. By 1974 he was elected as a Democrat to serve as Congressman from the 35th Congressional District in California. After serving three terms in Congress, Lloyd entered the consulting and advising field with his wife as his partner in a bi-coastal opepration, locating in both California and Washington, D.C. In addition to working together, Jim and Jackie Lloyd celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in November 1998. They have one son, Brian, and five grandchildren. Some of his more interesting activities include flying his own aircraft and any other he can get his hands on. He has amassed more than fourteen thousand hours flying fixed-wing, gliders, and helicopters. During the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1963, he was the Director of Public Affairs and Cold War Activities at the U.S. Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. During this potential war confrontation with the Russians, Lloyd's wife and some were evacuated under emergency conditions aboard as LST. In addition during this time of turmoil for the United States, Lloyd was responsible for the briefing of over 1,000 media persons and provided military and political briefings for many members of Congress. While he has been involved in many community and charitable projects, Lloyd's current most favorite thing to do is to be with his wife and family, including his grandchildren. In conclusion, his feeling about life is: "If I had it to do over, I would." He says his basic philosophy could be summed up as: "If it's your problem, fix it; it it's not, stay out of it".
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