[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 156 (Thursday, September 26, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S5746]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO DR. JASPER LiCALZI

 Mr. RISCH. Mr. President, today I rise to recognize an Idaho 
educator who has committed himself with distinction to mentoring some 
of my State's brightest students. Since 1993, Dr. Jasper LiCalzi has 
been a member of the College of Idaho faculty, most recently as the 
chair of the Department of Political Economy. There he offers courses 
on national government institutions, State and local politics, and 
public policy issues such as healthcare, the environment, and 
macroeconomics.
  Dr. LiCalzi's research at the College of Idaho has concentrated on 
interest groups in Idaho and the Idaho State Legislature. He recently 
completed a book, ``Idaho Politics and Government: Culture Clash and 
Conflicting Values in the Gem State''. The book examines governmental 
and political institutions in Idaho through the prism of political 
culture.
  Dr. LiCalzi is also the political analyst for KIVI Channel Six in 
Boise, ID, and is frequently featured as an expert on political economy 
by radio and newspapers both locally and nationally. He is also a 
member of the advisory board for the Idaho Center for Fiscal Policy.
  As Governor and U.S. Senator, I have had the pleasure of hiring many 
students of Dr. LiCalzi's as staff members, from interns to the highest 
leadership positions. His dedication and quality of education was 
apparent in each and every one of them.
  After a generation of educating Idaho's brightest, he has announced 
his much deserved retirement. Beyond the classroom, Dr. LiCalzi has set 
the bar for what a college mentor should be. It is not unusual to find 
him outside the classroom most nights advising student groups, cheering 
for the ``Yotes'' and contributing to the community of Caldwell, ID.
  Finally, Mr. President, those of us in this business know you cannot 
do it without support and great advice, and the best advice comes from 
your wife. I would be remiss not to pay tribute today to Dr. LiCalzi's 
wife, Deborah. At every turn, she has been standing next to Dr. 
LiCalzi, many times cheering louder than he. Their decades of marriage 
and commitment to each other exceed even the high accomplishments Dr. 
LiCalzi has made at the College of Idaho.
  The College of Idaho and the State of Idaho have been made a better 
place due to the career and commitment of Dr. and Mrs. LiCalzi.

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