September, 2014 Luncheon
Tue, September 23 2014, 11:30am
Campus Club ABC
Hubert Humphrey III to talk about avoiding scams aimed at seniors. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 directed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to create an agency office to address the needs of older Americans. Given the task of improving the financial decision-making of seniors and preventing unfair, deceptive, and abusive practices targeted at seniors, the Bureau turned to Hubert Humphrey III (better known as Skip) to be the first director of the office.
After 10 years in the Minnesota State Senate, 16 years as Minnesota Attorney General, and State President and national board member of AARP, Skip was well qualified to take on the duties of that office.
In the press release announcing his appointment, the acting head of the Bureau said, “Skip is a great leader. He’s a consumer protector, and he knows that consumer education is a critical complement to tough enforcement measures.”
So, fresh from opening the Older Americans office for the U. S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, he will join the members of UMRA at our September 23 luncheon, speaking on the topic, “Scams for Seniors to Avoid.”
Skip attended American University in Washington, D.C, while his father served as U.S. Senator from Minnesota and Vice President. He earned his B.A. in Political Science in 1965 and returned to Minnesota to complete his Juris Doctor at the University Law School in 1969.
In 1972 he was elected to the Minnesota Senate, and in 1983 he was elected Minnesota Attorney General for 16 years, during which he was elected President of the National Association of Attorneys General. He served as partner of the law firm Foster, Waldeck, Lind, and Humphrey. He now lives with his wife, Nancy Lee in Golden Valley and is the owner of Humphrey Consulting Services.
Mr. Humphrey has served in many board and advisory roles: At the Minnesota Law School, Shattuck St. Mary’s Schools, the Humphrey Institute at the U of M, Harvard University’s Institute of Politics, the President’s Council on Sustainable Development, Hamline University, and the Society of Attorneys General Emeritus.
He has won many awards including the World Health Organization’s Tobacco-Free World Prize, the U of M Outstanding Achievement Award, the lung Association of New York’s Annual Life and Breath Award.
We welcome Skip Humphrey to UMRA and look forward to his visit with us.
— Hal Miller, UMRA President
Upcoming Events
Our July 15 "hike" is going to be a kayaking adventure on Bde Maka Ska (formerly Lake Calhoun) and Lake of the Isles! If you don't have a kayak (or paddleboard), Wheel Fun Rentals, located next to the new concession stand rents single kayaks at $15 an hour and double kayaks at $25. The second hour is free if we rent before noon. Life jackets are provided with the rental.
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Our August 5 hike will be a reprise of our hike last summer at William O'Brien State Park. This is a beautiful park with a winding trail and a great view of the countryside. The hike is about 5.5 to 6 miles and we'll go at a moderate pace with frequent water breaks. After the hike, we will eat lunch at Rustic Roots Winery, a half mile north of the park.
Kathy Cramer will lead the discussion of The Bookbinder by Pip Williams, a book set in 1914 Oxford chronicling the life of Peggy who works in the University bindery, but craves a life beyond binding books but to being a scholar herself.
Enjoy a two-hour cruise on the Jonathan Padelford, leaving from the Harriet Island dock in St. Paul, boarding time at 5:30 p.m. We will have a brief program on board by Patrick Nunnally from the River Life Program of the Institute on the Environment.
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