詹姆斯一. 麦克卢尔

森. James 麦克卢尔: A Life of 领导

从 这里是爱达荷州, University of Idaho Magazine, Summer 2009

When future history books are written about Idaho, 森ator 詹姆斯一. 麦克卢尔 ’50 will be regarded as one of the state’s very best citizens. University of Idaho is proud to count him and his wife, Louise ’50, among its most treasured alumni. 

The 麦克卢尔 political biography is impressive enough: Payette County prosecuting attorney, 爱达荷州参议员, three-term member of Congress representing the First District of Idaho and three times elected to the United States 森ate. 按时间顺序，他曾担任美国总统.S. Representative from 1967 to 1973 and as a U.S. 1973年至1991年担任参议员. His committee assignments included the House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee; 森ate Energy and Natural 资源 Committee, which he also chaired from 1981 to 1987; Interior Subcommittee of the 森ate Appropriations Committee; 森ate Rules Committee; 森ate Steering Committee; Helsinki Commission on Human Rights and 森ate Republican Conference chair from 1981 until 1985. In 1987, he served on the 森ate Select Committee to investigate the Iran-Contra Affair. 森ator 麦克卢尔 donated his Congressional papers to U of I's Library Special Collections upon his retirement in 1991.

Among the accomplishments of Jim 麦克卢尔’s career were his leadership in the 森ate that led to the creation of the federal Department of Energy and his bipartisan work with then-Governor Cecil Andrus to create the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area. 

He approached his high-profile profession with passionate dedication to Idaho and the nation, 但总是在平静中, 理性和实事求是的态度. 他可能很强硬, but never nasty; opinionated, but never unwilling to listen to another point of view.

But there is more to the 麦克卢尔 story than the long years of distinguished service to Idaho and the nation. Jim 麦克卢尔 had always been a fully engaged citizen and one of the most thoughtful people in the area of public policy. 通过努力工作, 学习与欲望, Jim 麦克卢尔 became an expert on natural resource and energy issues. 1981年至1987年, when he chaired the United States 森ate Energy and Natural 资源 Committee, he was widely regarded as the preeminent expert in Congress regarding national and international energy issues. Republicans and Democrats alike took notice — and action — when the senior senator from Idaho spoke on the connections between energy and national security and the need for smart policy about nuclear energy and controlling nuclear weapons.

Jim earned his law degree from U of I's College of Law in 1950, was a member of the Vandaleers and a member of Sigma Nu fraternity. In 1974, he was inducted into U of I’s 校友 Hall of Fame and in 1995, received the university’s Distinguished Idahoan Award, 最高校友荣誉. 

The 麦克卢尔s served on the U of I Foundation and the College of Law 咨询委员会. They were members of the university’s College of Letters, 艺术 and Social Sciences Advancement Council and the Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival 咨询委员会. In 2001, they established the James and 露易丝·麦克卢尔 Endowment for the Sciences and Public Policy. In 2005, they received the U of I President’s Medallion in recognition of their contributions to the cultural, 经济, scientific and social advancement of Idaho and its people, and their exceptional service to the state and nation. In October 2007, they served as grand marshals for the university’s 同学会 parade. 也是那一年, U of I recognized the 麦克卢尔s for their significant contributions to the university, state and nation by renaming its Bureau of Public Affairs 研究 as the 詹姆斯一. and Louise 麦克卢尔中心 for Public Policy 研究.

The 麦克卢尔's passion for service recalls a comment by President John Quincy Adams who said, “If your actions inspire others to dream more, 了解更多, 做得更多，变得更多, 你是一个领导者.”