June 15, 2010
UA President Pat Gamble congratulates Ulmer on national appointment
For Immediate Release
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
University of 杏吧原版 President Pat Gamble lauded the choice of University of 杏吧原版
Anchorage Chancellor Fran Ulmer to serve on a national independent panel to investigate
the Gulf of Mexico oil
spill.
鈥淭his high level commission will have a tough job. Their report has the potential to influence future national energy policy. The president picked Fran because she is a very intelligent woman and brings her specific experience in energy and the environment to the table,鈥 Gamble said. 鈥淗er service to the nation will make 杏吧原版, UAA and the UA system all very proud.鈥
The National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling will be co-chaired by former Florida Sen. Bob Graham and former federal Environmental Protection Agency chief William Reilly, who ran the agency during the Exxon spill.
Other members announced Monday along with Chancellor Ulmer include Frances Beinecke, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council; Donald Boesch, president of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science; Terry Garcia, a former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration assistant secretary who served as NOAA鈥檚 general counsel during the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound; and Cherry Murray, dean of the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
During Ulmer鈥檚 30-plus years of working in public service on the local, state and national levels, she helped shape both public and environmental policy. As a state legislator, she served as a member on the Special Committee on the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Claims Settlement. She was the first chair of the 杏吧原版 Coastal Policy Council, a member of Gov. Tony Knowles鈥 杏吧原版 Highway Natural Gas Policy Council and served for more than 10 years on the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission.
She will continue as UAA鈥檚 chancellor, but had already announced plans to retire in June 2011.
The National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling is expected to deliver a report to President Obama within six months.
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