2009-2010 Speaker:
The Honorable
David M. Walker
Former U.S. Comptroller General
7 p.m., Monday, October 19, 2009
Jordan Ballroom, Student Union Bldg.
“Day of Reckoning:
America’s Fiscal Future”
As
Comptroller General of the United States and head of the Government Accountability
Office (GAO) from 1998 to 2008 — spanning both Democratic and Republican administrations
— Mr. Walker served as the federal government’s chief auditor. Appointed by President
Bill Clinton and confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate, he was an outspoken,
nonpartisan advocate for addressing the major fiscal and sustainability challenges
facing the country. Today, as President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation,
Mr. Walker is free to work proactively to advocate specific solutions, work to
build strong coalitions, and encourage and engage in grassroots efforts to bring
pressure on Washington to act.
THE JOHN H. & ORAH I. BRANDT FOUNDATION
John H. and Orah I. Brandt
John Brandt and his wife Orah were community leaders in Nampa throughout their lives, actively supporting private and public education and other community endeavors with both financial contributions and commitment of their time. John Brandt farmed, taught school, developed a thriving real estate business, worked to bring businesses to Nampa, and, with his wife, pursued many philanthropic projects.
Orah married John in 1931, and they shared 51 years together, raising three children. Also a teacher, Orah organized a group of ladies who canned and served food to provide free lunches in the schools. Like John, Orah was honored throughout her life for her community involvement.
Both John and Orah had an abiding belief in the value and virtue of free enterprise, and they established the John H. and Orah I. Brandt Foundation to support those values in perpetuity.
The Trustees of the Brandt Foundation are:
Don Brandt—Chairman of the Brandt Foundation board of trustees; son of John and Orah Brandt and President of the Brandt Agency.
Lawerance Gray—Long-time Nampa farmer, active in many community organizations.
Jerry Hess—Chairman of the Board of Trustees, College of Western Idaho; and President and CEO, J.M. Hess Construction.
J.R. Schiller—Attorney and District and State Court Judge for over twelve years.
Dan Symms—Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Symms Fruit Ranch.
