Brian D. Rogers
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Brian Douglas Rogers is the chancellor
of the University of Alaska Fairbanks
.
’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, with a master’s degree in public administration.
He was a free-lance journalist, a legislative aide, a member of the Alaska House of Representatives
from 1979 to 1983, a vice president
of finance for the University of Alaska statewide system
and a partner and chief financial officer in the consulting firm Information Insights, from 1996 to 2008.
He chaired the State of Alaska Long-Range Planning Commission from 1995 to 1996.
He was appointed to the Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority, by Governor Sarah Palin
.
He is a director of Alaska Communications Systems Group.
named Brian Rogers permanent chancellor of UAF in May 2009. Rogers had served as interim chancellor since July 2008. A former UAF student, he attended Trinity College and Brown University
before receiving his master's degree in public administration from Harvard. Rogers is married to UAF alumna Sherry Modrow. They have two grown sons, including one UAF graduate. Rogers is a member of numerous community organizations including the Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce, the Fairbanks Downtown Rotary and many others.
Chancellor (education)
A chancellor or vice-chancellor is the chief executive of a university. Other titles are sometimes used, such as president or rector....
of the University of Alaska Fairbanks
University of Alaska Fairbanks
The University of Alaska Fairbanks, located in Fairbanks, Alaska, USA, is the flagship campus of the University of Alaska System, and is abbreviated as Alaska or UAF....
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Life
He graduated from Harvard UniversityHarvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, with a master’s degree in public administration.
He was a free-lance journalist, a legislative aide, a member of the Alaska House of Representatives
Alaska House of Representatives
The Alaska House of Representatives is the lower house in the Alaska Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. The House is composed of 40 members, each of whom represents a district of about 15,673 people . Members serve two-year terms without term limits...
from 1979 to 1983, a vice president
Vice president
A vice president is an officer in government or business who is below a president in rank. The name comes from the Latin vice meaning 'in place of'. In some countries, the vice president is called the deputy president...
of finance for the University of Alaska statewide system
University of Alaska System
The University of Alaska is a land-grant university founded in 1917 in Fairbanks in the State of Alaska. However, its largest campus by number of students was established in the much-more populous Anchorage area....
and a partner and chief financial officer in the consulting firm Information Insights, from 1996 to 2008.
He chaired the State of Alaska Long-Range Planning Commission from 1995 to 1996.
He was appointed to the Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority, by Governor Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was...
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He is a director of Alaska Communications Systems Group.
University of Alaska Fairbanks
University of Alaska President Mark HamiltonMark R. Hamilton
Mark R. Hamilton is an American academic, and the immediate past president of the University of Alaska. Hamilton graduated with his Bachelors degree from the U.S. Military Academy. He received his Masters degree in English Literature from Florida State University. In addition he graduated from...
named Brian Rogers permanent chancellor of UAF in May 2009. Rogers had served as interim chancellor since July 2008. A former UAF student, he attended Trinity College and Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
before receiving his master's degree in public administration from Harvard. Rogers is married to UAF alumna Sherry Modrow. They have two grown sons, including one UAF graduate. Rogers is a member of numerous community organizations including the Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce, the Fairbanks Downtown Rotary and many others.