[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 169 (Thursday, November 20, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2352-E2353]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO SPENSER HAVLICK

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                            HON. MARK UDALL

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 19, 2003

  Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to 
Spenser Havlick, who this month is retiring from membership on the 
Boulder, CO, City Council. Elected to the council in 1982, Spense has 
had 21 years of distinguished public service.
  Born in Oak Park, IL and raised in Green Bay, WI, he received his 
B.A. Degree from Beloit College, his M.A. from the University of 
Colorado in limnology and his Ph.D. in environmental planning and water 
resource management from the University of Michigan.
  He became the Assistant Dean and Director of the College of 
Environmental Design at the University of Colorado in Boulder in 1975. 
His research and teaching focused on natural hazard mitigation, the 
citizen's role in the planning process, and the impact of urbanization 
on the environment. He has written on ecology and design and is 
preparing another book on transportation management and traffic 
calming.
  He has taught at the University of Michigan and Murdoch University in 
Western Australia, consulted for the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the National Science 
Foundation and the U.S. Information Agency.
  With this outstanding academic background, Spense has been a champion 
of the values that embody the spirit of Boulder. His commitment to 
defending these values made him a distinctive member of the council.
  A passionate environmentalist, Spense had a two-decade struggle with 
transportation problems and worked diligently to promote public 
transportation, rail service between Denver and Boulder, bicycle paths, 
city open space and pedestrian walkways.
  In his role as professor of environmental design at the University of 
Colorado, Spense encouraged his students to adopt Boulder's 
environmental values. He urged students to give up their cars, get more 
exercise and walk, or use alternative transportation.
  A top vote getter in all his elections, Spense promoted a strategy to 
find more affordable housing, worked on growth management, led the 
effort for the largest purchase of open space in the history of Boulder 
and worked to streamline the city's budget in tough economic times.
  Spense's civic commitment is demonstrated through his service on the 
City Council Environmental and Transportation Committees, as an Eco-
cycle block leader, and as a Commissioner for the Boulder Urban Renewal 
Authority.

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  The City Council of Boulder, CO, has been fortunate to have had 
Spenser Havlick as a member for the past 21 years. On behalf of 
Boulder's residents, I wish him well as he continues to pursue his 
commitment to a better community and State.

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