George Rogers, ISER founder, 1961

Also

• Adjunct professor of economics, ISER, 1961-2010
• Advisor to Alaska territorial governors, 1945-1958
• Consultant to Alaska constitutional convention, 1955-1956
• Visiting Scholar, Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge University, England, 1967-1968

Vic Fischer, Director, 1966-1976

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• Delegate to Alaska constitutional convention, 1955-1956
• Alaska territorial legislature, 1957-1959
• Alaska state legislature, 1981-1986
• Director emeritus, ISER, 1996-Present

Lee Gorsuch, Director, 1976-1994

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• Chancellor, UAA, 1994-2004
• President, City University of Seattle, 2006-2013

Tom Morehouse, Acting Director, 1985-1986

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• Professor of political science, ISER, 1968-1994
• Professor emeritus of political science, 1994-Present

Jack Kruse, Director, 1994-1997

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• Professor of survey research, ISER, 1976-1997
• Professor emeritus of public policy, 1997-Present

Bill McDiarmid, Director, 1997-2001

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• Boeing Professor of Teacher Education, University of Washington, 2001-2008
• Dean, School of Education, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2009-2016
• Alumni Distinguished Professor of Education, UNC, Chapel Hill, 2009-Present

Scott Goldsmith, Director, 2001-2005

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• Professor of economics, ISER, 1976-2012
• Professor emeritus of economics, ISER, 2013-Present

Fran Ulmer, Director, 2005-2007

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• Alaska state legislature, 1986-1994
• Alaska lieutenant governor, 1994-2002
• Chancellor, UAA, 2007-2011
• Chair, Arctic Research Commission, 2011-2019

Steve Colt, Director, 2007-2009

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• Professor of economics, ISER, 1984-2016
• Professor emeritus of economics, ISER, 2016-Present
• Professor of economics, Alaska Pacific University, 2016-Present

Heather Hudson, Director, 2010-2012

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• Professor of public policy, ISER, 2010-2012
• ISER affiliate faculty, 2013-Present

Gunnar Knapp, Director, 2013-2016

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• Professor of economics, ISER, 1981-2016
• Professor emeritus of economics, 2016-Present

Ralph Townsend, Director, 2016-2021

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• Professor of economics, ISER, 2016-2021
• Dean, College of Liberal Arts, Winona State University, 2010-2016
• Chief economist, New Zealand Ministry of Fisheries, 2007-2010
• Professor of Economics, University of Maine, 1994-2006

Diane Hirshberg, Director, 2021-

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• Professor of education policy, ISER, 2003-Present
• Vice President Academic, University of the Arctic, 2021-Present