David B. Frohnmayer

David B. Frohnmayer

David Braden "Dave" Frohnmayer (born July 9, 1940 in Medford , Oregon , † March 10, 2015 in Eugene , Oregon) was an American lawyer and politician .

Early years and education

David Braden Frohnmayer, son of MarAbel and Otto Frohnmayer, was born in Jackson County in 1940 . His childhood was overshadowed by the Second World War . Nothing is known about his youth. He graduated in 1962 at Harvard College with magna cum laude . He attended a Rhodes scholarship , the Wadham College at Oxford University . He graduated from the University of California Berkeley School of Law in 1967 with a law degree .

Political career

Frohnmayer was a member of the Republican Party . He sat three times from 1975 to 1981 in the Oregon House of Representatives , where he represented the southern part of Eugene.

In November 1980 he was elected Attorney General of Oregon. He defeated the Democrat Harl H. Haas junior . On January 5, 1981, he took his oath of office. He was re-elected in 1984 and 1988, being nominated by both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. Frohnmayer served as Attorney General of Oregon until he resigned on December 31, 1991 to take up the position as Dean of the University of Oregon School of Law . One of his most significant cases during his time as Attorney General involved the persecution of members of the Bhagwan movement (followers of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh ). In addition, Frohnmayer prevailed in six of the seven cases before the United States Supreme Court .

Frohnmayer ran as a Republican candidate for governor of Oregon in 1990 . Popular Democratic incumbent and former classmate at the University of Oregon Berkeley School of Law Neil Goldschmidt retired after Frohnmayer's campaign manager Donna Zajonc said at a press conference:

"... you've got to believe that the best family will win"

which was later reported by Jeff Mapes in The Oregonian . Her testimony was taken at the time as a threat to Goldschmidt's crumbling marriage. Goldschmidt quickly pulled out of the election campaign - an event considered one of the greatest mysteries in Oregon's politics until 2004. At this point Goldschmidt admitted to having had a sexual relationship with a minor in the 1970s. Frohnmayer then lost the election to the Democrat Barbara Roberts , who was nominated after Goldschmidt's withdrawal. The independent candidate Al Mobley, who was supported by the Oregon Citizens Alliance , also ran for the election .

academic career

On January 1, 1992, he became dean of the University of Oregon School of Law. He held this post until his appointment as president of the university in 1994. During his tenure, the university added 19 new courses, doubled federal research grants, increased enrollments, built or renovated 14 university buildings, and increased revenues to 1.1 billion dollars . Frohnmayer finally announced his resignation on April 29, 2009. He was succeeded by Richard W. Lariviere , who took up the post on July 31, 2009. The Register-Guard wrote the following regarding Frohnmayer:

"Dave Frohnmayer has steered the University of Oregon through grim and changing times and he's leaving a different and stronger institution."

After retiring in 2009, he started working for Harrang Long Gary Rudnick PC , but continued to teach at the School of Law and Robert D. Clark Honors College . He also gave a popular freshman seminar on Theories of Leadership. He was teaching his last class five days before his death.

Family and personal life

David Braden Frohnmayer and his wife Lynn lived in Eugene. The couple had five children: Kirsten, Mark, Katie, Jonathan and Amy. In 1983, during his first tenure as Attorney General of Oregon, his daughters Kirsten and Katie Fanconi were diagnosed with anemia , a rare and life-threatening inherited recessive disease . Both daughters died while he was still alive. Frohnmayer and his wife then founded the FA Family Support Group in 1985 to help those affected and share treatment information with other families. In 1989 the Fanconi Anemia Research Fund was set up to fund research to find a cure for those affected. Frohnmayer was also a founding member and director of the National Marrow Donor Program . He also served on the board of trustees of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

In 1999 he nearly died when he was in Bethesda ( Maryland ) in front of a room full of doctors with ventricular fibrillation collapsed.

In 2002 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .

His father Otto Frohnmayer aroused his interest in law and the public service, which explains his later professional career. He inherited his love for music from his mother MarAbel. He played the trumpet and often sang at events. His older sister Mira pursued a career as a singer and music professor. His brother John was chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts during the administration of President George Bush and stood unsuccessfully as an independent against then US Senator Gordon H. Smith in the 2008 elections . His brother Philip, which in New Orleans ( Louisiana lived), was a music professor at Loyola University .

The MarAbel B. Frohnmayer Music Building at the University of Oregon was named after her in 2005 in honor of his mother.

David B. Frohnmayer died on March 10, 2015 at the age of 74 of complications from prostate cancer . Oregon Governor Kate Brown said in a statement:

"I am heartbroken at the loss of my wonderful and brilliant friend Dave Frohnmayer. His deep love of Oregon is reflected in a lifetime of leadership and public service. My thoughts and prayers go out to Lynn and the Frohnmayer family at this difficult time. "

Trivia

The following quotes from David B. Frohnmayer have survived:

"I grew up with a real sense that an individual can make a difference, and that, if you can, you should."

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} David Braden Frohnmayer Obituary , Eugene Register-Guard, March 18, 2015
2. ^ Whitney, David: Frohnmayer Clobbers Haas, The Oregonian, Nov. 5, 1980, p. E1
3. ^ The 30-Year Secret, Willamette Week, May 12, 2004
4. ^ ^{A b} Jeff Mapes, Jim Long, Alan Ota, Steve Duin: Goldschmidt rumors frustrated his aides, The Oregonian, February 14, 1990
5. ↑ Sullivan, Julie; Harry Esteve; Gail Kinsey Hill: Two-edged alliance, The Oregonian, June 27, 2004
6. ^ Wong, Peter: Goldschmidt's records provide private insight ( January 5, 2008 memento in the Internet Archive ), Statesman Journal, June 8, 2004
7. ↑ Hortsch, Dan: GOP on crusade for majority-rule ballot, The Oregonian, April 14, 1992
8. ↑ Graves, Bill; Don Hamilton: Abortion foes name candidate, The Oregonian, August 20, 1990
9. ^ ^{A b} Register-Guard, Eugene, Oregon, USA
10. ↑ Treatments - Fanconi Anemia Research Fund ( Memento of the original dated March 30, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The  archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , fanconi.org
11. ↑ Mira Frohnmayer, 2011 Distinguished Alumna ( Memento of the original from May 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , uoregon.edu  
12. ^ Waddington, Chris: Philip Frohnmayer, singer, teacher and coach to top opera stars, dies at 66 , The Times-Picayune, September 27, 2013
13. ↑ Dave Frohnmayer dies at 74; political and academic leader in Oregon , Los Angeles Times, March 13, 2015
14. ↑ Mapes, Jeff: Dave Frohnmayer, former UO president and Oregon attorney general, dies at 74 , The Oregonian, March 10, 2015
15. ^ The Office Of The President Emeritus

Web links

• David B. Frohnmayer on the musgroves.com website