Scholars discuss Hoover as humanitarian at Oct. 6 symposium
The George Fox community is invited to:
Hoover Symposium XVI
Herbert Hoover: Humanitarian
Saturday, Oct. 6
Kershner Lecture Hall
Hoover Academic Building
Schedule
8:30 a.m. Registration and Refreshments
9 a.m. George H. Nash, “Hoover and the Belgian Relief Effortâ€
Nash is the author of the first three volumes of The Life of Herbert Hoover and The Conservative Intellectual Movement in America Since 1945.
10:30 a.m. Bert Patenaude, “Hoover and the Relief to Europe and Russiaâ€
Bert Patenaude is a Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He is the author of The Big Show in Bololand: The American Relief Expedition to Soviet Russia in the Famine of 1921 and numerous other publications.
Noon Lunch
1 p.m. Panel Discussion: “Can History Offer Practical Lessons for Modern Humanitarians?â€
Fred Gregory, Mercy Corps; Paul Kennel, Dime Foundation; Carl Harris, U.S. Department of State (Retired)
2:30 p.m. Hoover-Minthorn House Museum Tours
Symposium registration and lunch are complimentary to the first 100 people who register (otherwise lunch is $8.50). To register, contact Vetta Berokoff (History) at vberokoff@georgefox.edu or ext. 2678.
For more information, contact Mark David Hall (Herbert Hoover Distinguished Professor of Political Science) at mhall@georgefox.edu or ext. 2674.