Below are the show notes for the original episode. We are re-airing this episode in honor of Marshall Lind’s involvement in the creation of Alaska’s Regional Educational Attendance Areas. Senator Tobin sponsored Senate Concurrent Resolution 17 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the REAAs. SCR 17 is poised to pass the Alaska State Legislature.

This week’s The Empty Office Podcast episode features UAF Chancellor Emeritus Marshall Lind. He was Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Education from 1971 to 1983 and then again from 1986 to 1987. Marshall served as the Chancellor of the University of Alaska Southeast from 1987-1999 and as Chancellor of the University of Alaska Fairbanks from 1999 to 2004. In 2022, Marshall Lind received the Denali Award from the Alaska Federation of Natives for his commitment to serving the educational needs of rural and Native Alaskans. The Denali Award is the highest honor AFN gives to non-Natives.