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Menard, Orville D.

 Person

Biography

Orville Menard (April 4, 1933-January 10, 2014) graduated from the University of Omaha (1955) and the University of Nebraska (MA 1961, Ph.D. 1964). He was a Professor of Political Science at OU/University of Nebraska at Omaha from 1964 until his retirement in the spring of 1998. Professor Menard held the Ralph Wardle Diamond Professorship in the College of Arts & Sciences. Professor Menard was a United States Department of State Senior Faculty Fellow (1967) and the recipient of the UNO Outstanding Teacher Award (1971) and Chancellor's Medal (1988). He was the author of River City Empire: Tom Dennison's Omaha (2013). From 1990 to 1996, he served as president of Pi Gamma Mu, the International Honor Society in Social Science. Professor Menard's teaching and research interests included comparative politics of Western Europe, France, civil relations, and comparative local governments. Orville Menard was a very popular instructor and researched and published extensively on the political history of Omaha and Nebraska. He passed away in January of 2014.

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

Condolences "Md-Mz"

 File — Box Personal 22
Found in: University of Nebraska at Omaha Archives & Special Collections / U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel Archives / Personal Papers / Personal correspondence / Betty Breeding condolences / Original cards and letters

"K-M" 2008 personal correspondence

 File — Box Personal 21
Found in: University of Nebraska at Omaha Archives & Special Collections / U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel Archives / Personal Papers / Personal correspondence / Personal correspondence, Senate / 2008 Personal correspondence

"M-O" 2005 personal correspondence

 File — Box Personal 18
Found in: University of Nebraska at Omaha Archives & Special Collections / U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel Archives / Personal Papers / Personal correspondence / Personal correspondence, Senate / 2005 Personal correspondence

"Ma-Me" 2004 personal correspondence

 File — Box Personal 17
Found in: University of Nebraska at Omaha Archives & Special Collections / U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel Archives / Personal Papers / Personal correspondence / Personal correspondence, Senate / 2004 Personal correspondence

"Md-Mi" 1997 personal correspondence

 File — Box Personal 6
Found in: University of Nebraska at Omaha Archives & Special Collections / U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel Archives / Personal Papers / Personal correspondence / Personal correspondence, Senate / 1997 Personal correspondence

"Md-Mz" 1998 personal correspondence

 File — Box Personal 8
Found in: University of Nebraska at Omaha Archives & Special Collections / U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel Archives / Personal Papers / Personal correspondence / Personal correspondence, Senate / 1998 Personal correspondence

"Md-Mz" 2006 personal correspondence

 File — Box Personal 19
Found in: University of Nebraska at Omaha Archives & Special Collections / U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel Archives / Personal Papers / Personal correspondence / Personal correspondence, Senate / 2006 Personal correspondence

"Md-Mz" 2007 personal correspondence

 File — Box Personal 21
Found in: University of Nebraska at Omaha Archives & Special Collections / U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel Archives / Personal Papers / Personal correspondence / Personal correspondence, Senate / 2007 Personal correspondence

"Me-Ml" 1999 personal correspondence

 File — Box Personal 10
Found in: University of Nebraska at Omaha Archives & Special Collections / U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel Archives / Personal Papers / Personal correspondence / Personal correspondence, Senate / 1999 Personal correspondence

Orville Menard Omaha History Interviews, 1979-1980

 Series — Cassette 1-15
Scope and Contents

In 1979-1980, Orville Menard recorded 28 oral history interviews, some with Prof. Harl Dahlstrom.

Dates: 1979-1980
Found in: University of Nebraska at Omaha Archives & Special Collections / Orville Menard Papers

Orville Menard Papers

 Collection — Box 2017-040
Identifier: UNO-0185
Scope and Contents The Orville Menard collection includes his diplomas from OU and the University of Nebraska, a program from the 1961 commencement ceremony, a photograph from 1954 of three men playing hockey, and a white "Omaha U. / OUampi" t-shirt. University Archives staff added a copy of his obituary from the time of Menard's death in January 2014.In 1991, Menard offered audio recordings of 28 oral history interviews he completed in 1979-1980, some with Prof. Harl Dahlstrom, to the library....
Dates: 1951-2014
Found in: University of Nebraska at Omaha Archives & Special Collections

Reflections in Time: Interview with Orville Menard, 1989

 Item
Identifier: UNO-0021-rfit-orville-menard
Scope and Contents In 1989, Orville Menard, University of Nebraska at Omaha Professor (1964-1998) of Political Science, was interviewed by Paul Borge for Reflections in Time. Professor Orville Menard received a B.A. (1955) from the Municipal University of Omaha and an M.A. and Ph.D. (1964) from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Professor Menard was a United States Department of State Senior Faculty Fellow (1967) and the recipient of the UNO Outstanding Teacher Award (1971) and Chancellor's Medal (1988). He...
Dates: 1989
Found in: University of Nebraska at Omaha Archives & Special Collections / UNO Media Collection / UNO Interview Series / Reflections in Time

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