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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:

"K-M" 2008 personal correspondence

 File — Box Personal 21
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Chuck Hagel's personal correspondence from 1997-2015. Arranged chronologically in 22 boxes (boxes 5-27). Bulk of the material is from his time in the U.S. Senate (1997-2009).

Dates: 1997 - 2008

"M-O" 2005 personal correspondence

 File — Box Personal 18
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Chuck Hagel's personal correspondence from 1997-2015. Arranged chronologically in 22 boxes (boxes 5-27). Bulk of the material is from his time in the U.S. Senate (1997-2009).

Dates: 1997 - 2008

"Ma-Me" 2004 personal correspondence

 File — Box Personal 17
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Chuck Hagel's personal correspondence from 1997-2015. Arranged chronologically in 22 boxes (boxes 5-27). Bulk of the material is from his time in the U.S. Senate (1997-2009).

Dates: 1997 - 2008

"Md-Mi" 1997 personal correspondence

 File — Box Personal 6
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Chuck Hagel's personal correspondence from 1997-2015. Arranged chronologically in 22 boxes (boxes 5-27). Bulk of the material is from his time in the U.S. Senate (1997-2009).

Dates: 1997 - 2008

"Md-Mz" 1998 personal correspondence

 File — Box Personal 8
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Chuck Hagel's personal correspondence from 1997-2015. Arranged chronologically in 22 boxes (boxes 5-27). Bulk of the material is from his time in the U.S. Senate (1997-2009).

Dates: 1997 - 2008

"Md-Mz" 2006 personal correspondence

 File — Box Personal 19
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Chuck Hagel's personal correspondence from 1997-2015. Arranged chronologically in 22 boxes (boxes 5-27). Bulk of the material is from his time in the U.S. Senate (1997-2009).

Dates: 1997 - 2008

"Md-Mz" 2007 personal correspondence

 File — Box Personal 21
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Chuck Hagel's personal correspondence from 1997-2015. Arranged chronologically in 22 boxes (boxes 5-27). Bulk of the material is from his time in the U.S. Senate (1997-2009).

Dates: 1997 - 2008

"Me-Ml" 1999 personal correspondence

 File — Box Personal 10
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Chuck Hagel's personal correspondence from 1997-2015. Arranged chronologically in 22 boxes (boxes 5-27). Bulk of the material is from his time in the U.S. Senate (1997-2009).

Dates: 1997 - 2008

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

Orville Menard Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
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

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