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Jack E. Hickel(born October 1, 1950, in Anchorage, Alaska) is an American physician and humanitarian.
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| Born | October 1, 1950 |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Known for | Permanent Fund Defenders, Alaska Sudan Medical Project |
Biography
editHickel was born inAnchorage, Alaska,the fourth of six children (all sons) ofWally Hickel,former United States Secretary of the Interior under President Richard Nixon and two-time governor of Alaska.[1]His mother wasErmalee Hickel,noted Alaska humanitarian. He is married to Josie Hickel, president of commercial holdings forChugach Alaska Corporation.[2]
A graduate of theUniversity of Washington School of Medicine,Hickel spent 15 years during the 1980s and 1990s as a medical missionary inSwaziland.[3][4]In 1997, he returned to his home state of Alaska where he continues to practice as a family physician with theAlaska Native Medical Center.
After a 2007 visit to the village of Old Fangak, Sudan (nowSouth Sudan), Hickel helped found the Alaska Sudan Medical Project (ASMP). Incorporated in 2008, the ASMP drills wells, offers training, promotes agriculture, and provides health care in an area suffering under years of ongoing civil wars.[5]In 2013, the ASMP achieved a primary goal with the construction of a new village clinic.[6]
In recent years, Hickel has also been an active member of Alaska's Permanent Fund Defenders, a non-partisan and non-profit advocacy group to the defense of theAlaska Permanent Fund,which preserves and shares income from Alaska's natural resources for all residents.[7]Among his advocacy efforts, Hickel has written several editorials in defense of the Permanent Fund and the preservation of the Fund's annual dividend to all Alaskans.[8][9][10][11]
References
edit- ^"I'm Not a Politician, Hickel's Son Jack Says". Anchorage Daily Times. October 11, 1978.
- ^"Josie Hickel, President, Chugach Commercial Holdings".Chugach Alaska Corporation.RetrievedOctober 19,2018.
- ^Chandonnet, Ann (May 9, 1988). "Bush Life Agrees With Them". Anchorage Daily Times.
- ^Morgan, Susan (March 22, 1998). "Called by the Lord--Couple Dedicate Lives to African Missionary Work".Anchorage Daily News.
- ^Buitrago, Alejandra (September 22, 2016)."Alaska Sudan Medical Project".Anchorage Press.RetrievedOctober 19,2018.
- ^"Health Projects".Alaska Sudan Medical Project.RetrievedOctober 19,2018.
- ^"About the Permanent Fund Defenders Group".Permanent Fund Defenders.RetrievedOctober 19,2018.
- ^Hickel, Jack (August 24, 2016)."Fiscal Plan Must Strengthen Both Permanent Fund and Dividend".Anchorage Daily News.Retrieved2 November2018.
- ^Hickel, Jack (February 11, 2017)."Dividend is Vital to Protection of Alaska's Permanent Fund".Anchorage Daily News.Retrieved2 November2018.
- ^Hickel, Jack (July 21, 2017)."Alaskans Should Receive Their Full Permanent Fund Dividends".Anchorage Daily News.Retrieved2 November2018.
- ^Hickel, Jack (October 19, 2018)."We Must Elect Leaders to Save the PFD and the Permanent Fund".Anchorage Daily News.Retrieved2 November2018.
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