|
LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 1776 Millrace Drive |
Address2 |
|
| City | Eugene |
State | OR |
Zip Code | 97403-1292 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
| City |
|
State |
|
Zip Code |
|
Country |
|
|
5. Senate ID# 39495-12
|
||||||||
|
6. House ID# 324880000
|
||||||||
| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2026 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
| 10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date |
|
11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
| INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12. Lobbying | 13. Organizations | ||||||||
| INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
|
|
||||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
|
Method A.
Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
|||||||||
| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Elizabeth A Boyd |
Date | 4/1/2026 1:17:40 PM |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
FY27 Appropriations bills in development related to student aid and student success especially Pell, SEOG, TRIO, Work-study, and Gilman study abroad including a project to expand student internships with rural partners.
FY27 Appropriations bills in development related to federal research by universities including NSF, NIH, Institute of Education Sciences, National Endowment for the Humanities, NIST, USGS, quantum science, wildfire resilience, and other programs related to applied activities like earthquake early warning, subduction zone science, wildfire cameras, and mass timber.
FY27 bills in development related to indirect research costs and the FAIR model
H.R. 1 (Reconciliation) - implementation of provisions related to graduate education, Parent PLUS loans, undergraduate loans, Pell eligibility, accountability
H.R. 5342/S. 2354 - FY2026 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations - provisions related to NSF, NOAA, NASA, and funding for science and technology programs, including NIST instrumentation
H.R. 5304/S. 2587 - FY2026 Labor/HHS/Education appropriations bills - provisions related to funding for US Department of Education programs, including Institute of Education Sciences, international education including Fulbrights and Gilmans, and student aid including the Pell Grant, work study,TRIO, and SEOG. HHS provisions related to funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and reimbursement for facilities and administration costs, and SAMSHA pilot project involving pediatric clinics
H.R. 4754 / S. 2431 - FY2026 Interior, Environment & Related agencies appropriations bills - provisions relating to the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), US Geological Survey funding for earthquakes including ShakeAlert and subduction zone science, and funding for Joint Fire Science Program
FY2026 Labor/HHS, CJS, and Interior Appropriations bills - community-initiated funding related to Children's Behavioral health, behavioral/education internships, and scientific instrumentation
H.R. 4779 FY2026 Dept of State,Foreign Operations & Related programs appropriations for provisions related to the Fulbright and Gilman programs
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Betsy |
Boyd |
|
|
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues pertaining to college athletics and student-athletes including Name-Image-Likeness and H.R. 4312 Student Compensation & Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements (SCORE)
Implementation of H.R. 1 and issues related to professional degrees and loan limits
Issues related to implementation of the executive order to distribute the US Department of Education's functions
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Betsy |
Boyd |
Univer |
|
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code SCI
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 3971 - Reauthorization of SBIR/STTR
Policies involving the National Institutes of Health facilities and administration/indirect costs rate.
Support for the university-federal research partnership including NIH, NSF, IES, and NEH grants and mechanisms to make research awards.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Betsy |
Boyd |
|
|
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Administration executive actions related to immigration and international student/scholar visas
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Betsy |
Boyd |
|
|
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
20. Client new address
| Address |
|
||||||
| City |
|
State |
|
Zip Code |
|
Country |
|
21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)
| City |
|
State |
|
Zip Code |
|
Country |
|
22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client
|
|
||||||||
| 1 |
|
3 |
|
||||||
| 2 |
|
4 |
|
ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
Internet Address:
| Name | Address |
Principal Place of Business (city and state or country) |
||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||
26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
FOREIGN ENTITIES
27. Add the following foreign entities:
| Name | Address |
Principal place of business (city and state or country) |
Amount of contribution for lobbying activities | Ownership percentage in client | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
|
% | |||||||||||||
28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
| 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 4 | 6 |
CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
| Lobbyist Name | Description of Offense(s) |