34th Legislature(2025-2026)
Member Information
Niilo Koponen
LEGISLATIVE SERVICE:
1983-1992 Representative District
OCCUPATION:Retired Educator, Farmer
BIRTH DATE/PLACE:03/06/1928;
New York
SPOUSE:Joan Forbes
CHILDREN:Karjala, Sanni, Chena, Heather, Alex
EDUCATION:High School: High School of Music and Art, 1941-1945, Art Diploma
College/University: Cooper Union (Engineering), 1947-1948;
Central State University, 1949-1951, BS;
University of Alaska, 1955-1957, BEd
Post Graduate: London School of Economics, 1958-1959, Hon;
Harvard University, 1962-1966, CAS, EdD
EMPLOYMENT:Teacher, Elementary School Principle and Director, Research, Planning
Federal Programs, Fairbanks North Star Borough Schools, 1958-1972;
Instructor/Researcher, University of Alaska, 1960-1962;
Assistant Director, Center for Field Studies, Harvard;
Editor, Harvard Educational Review, 1963-1966;
Director, Fairbanks Head Start, 1972-1976
MILITARY SERVICE:Alternative service, resettling Finnish refugees from Russian held areas, 1948
SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS:Volunteer Firefighter, Chena Goldstream Volunteer Fire Department;
Member, Alaska Federation for Community Self-Reliance;
Quakers
