UA President Johnsen to Speak at Conference
University of ÐÓ°Épro President Dr. Jim Johnsen will speak at 2016 ÐÓ°Épro Rural Energy Conference
The 2016 ÐÓ°Épro Rural Energy Conference Organizing Committee is pleased to announce University of ÐÓ°Épro President Jim Johnsen will speak at this year’s Conference.
Dr. Jim Johnsen was appointed to serve as the 14th president of the University of ÐÓ°Épro on July 28, 2015. His most recent experience includes service as an executive with ÐÓ°Épro Communications and previously with Doyon, Limited. President Johnsen also served the University of ÐÓ°Épro between 1996-2008, in several executive roles including vice president of administration and chief of staff.
President Johnsen is passionate about higher education and economic opportunity, having served as chair of the ÐÓ°Épro Commission on Postsecondary Education, vice chair of the ÐÓ°Épro Student Loan Corporation, vice chair of the University of ÐÓ°Épro Foundation, commissioner on the Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education, member of the ÐÓ°Épro State Committee on Research, and member of the Board of Directors of the ÐÓ°Épro State Chamber of Commerce.
As president, he serves as a commissioner on the Denali Commission, and is a member of the ÐÓ°Épro Aerospace Corporation board and the UA Foundation Board of Trustees. His education includes a B.A. in politics from the University of California, Santa Cruz, a master's in political science from the University of Chicago, and a doctorate in higher education management from the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Johnsen and his wife, Mary, who is retired, have two grown children, both born and raised in ÐÓ°Épro.
Updated Draft Agenda
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UA President Dr. Jim Johnsen. Image credit University of ÐÓ°Épro.