Yale Bulletin and Calendar

October 12, 2001

Volume 30, Number 6

Gary Locke

Governor of Washington to be Chubb Fellow

Democratic Governor Gary Locke of Washington will visit the University on Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 17 and 18, as a Chubb Fellow.

On Wednesday, Locke will be the guest of a tea at 4 p.m. at the Rose Alumni House, 232 York St. The event, which is sponsored by the Asian American Cultural Center, will be followed by a reception. The event is free and open to the public.

Locke will deliver the Chubb Fellowship Lecture on the topic "Restoring the Soul of America in the 21st Century" at 5 p.m. on Thursday in Levinson Auditorium at the Law School, 127 Wall St. A reception will follow in Rm. 120 of the Law School. The public is also welcome to attend this free event.

The Governor's visit is jointly sponsored by the Chubb Fellows Program and the Asian American Cultural Center in honor of the center's 20th anniversary.

When Locke was elected in 1996, he became the first Asian-American governor in the continental United States. He was re-elected in 2000 with a platform that stressed education, economic development and public safety.

"My goals as governor include raising academic standards in our classrooms, building partnerships with our business community, meeting the technology needs of our students and increasing access to higher education," Locke said in a campaign statement. "Job training and retraining is also a critical component for a strong economy."

Born in 1950 into an immigrant blue-collar family, Locke spent his first six years in a public housing project for veterans of World War II in Seattle. His father, a native of China, served under General George Patton in the U.S. Army before returning to Washington to open a small restaurant. Locke's mother emigrated from Hong Kong. One of five children, Locke didn't learn English until he was five years old.

According to Locke, education allowed him "to achieve the American dream." After a difficult start in the public schools, he entered Yale, where he earned his bachelor's degree in political science in 1972, and went on to receive a law degree from Boston University. In 1982 he was elected to the Washington State House of Representatives, where he served until 1993.

The Chubb Fellowship is devoted to encouraging and aiding Yale students interested in the operations of government and in public service. Established in 1936 with the generosity of Hendon Chubb, Yale Class of 1895, the program is based in Timothy Dwight College. Each year three or four distinguished men and women have been appointed as visiting Chubb Fellows. The fellows spend their time at Yale in close, informal contact with students and deliver a formal lecture. Among the former Chubb Fellows are Presidents George Bush, Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter; authors Octavio Paz and Toni Morrison; musician Tito Puente; and journalist Walter Cronkite.

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