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