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Gary Wilken's Biography

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Full Name:

Gary R. Wilken

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Susan; 4 Children: Matthew, Allison, Karen, Bob

Birth Date:

01/24/1946

Birth Place:

Tacoma, Washington

Home City:

Fairbanks, AK

Religion:

Methodist

MBA, Oregon State University, 1970

BS, Oregon State University, 1968

Senator, Alaska State Senate, 1997-2008

Member, United States Air Force Civilian Advisory Board, 1994-present

Northern Region Vice President, Alaska Council on Economic Education, 1984-1996

Alaska Advisory Board, MAPCO Alaska Petroleum, 1988-1996

Member, Fairbanks Public Utility Board, 1983-1995

Chair, Community Activity Center Task Force, 1985-1989

Member, School District Budget Review Committee, 1989

President/Owner, HCI, Incorporated, 1983-present

Experience, Retired

Owner, Great Alaskan Food Company, 1983-2004

President/Owner, Wilken-Alaska Incorporated, 1976-2004

Manufacturing Management, Bucyrus-Erie Company, 1970-1975

Member, First United Methodist Church, 1993-present

Organizer, Freedom Weekend Military Appreciation Harding Lake Barbeque, 1993-present

President, Fairbanks Youth Sports Foundation, 1988-present

Member, Fairbanks Greater Chamber of Commerce, 1983-present

Board of Directors, Fairbanks Youth Sports, 1981-present

Member, Rotary Club of Fairbanks, 1977-present

Member, Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, 1965-present

Member, Alaska Chamber of Commerce, present

President, Lathrop High School Boys Basketball Boosters, 1987-1989, 1993-1996

Board of Directors, Alaska Crippled Children, 1989-1995

Chair, Methodist Church Pastor Relations Committee, 1994-1995

Interior Youth Basketball Coach, 1976-1994

Chair, Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce, 1991-1992

Team Leader, Soviet Union Visit, 1989

President, Fairbanks Rotary Club, 1987

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