Arizona State Land Commissioner

Background

The mission statement of the Arizona State Land Department is to manage state trust lands and resources to enhance value and optimize economic return for the trust beneficiaries, consistent with sound stewardship, conservation, and business management principles supporting socioeconomic goals for citizens here today and generations yet to come. The mission is also to manage and provide support for resource conservation programs for the well-being of the public and the state’s natural environment. The State Land Department is managed by the State Land Commissioner who is appointed by the Governor.

Source: [http://www.land.state.az.us/report/report2006_full.pdf]

Arizona State Land Commissioners

*W.A. Moer "1915 - 1920"
*Rudolph Kuchler "1921 - 1922"
*Vernon Vaughn "1923 - 1928"
*Don C. Babbitt "1928 - 1929"
*Howard J. Smith "1931 - 1934"
*Charles P. Mullen "1934 - 1937"
*William P. Alberts "1937 - 1941"
*O.C. Williams "1941 - 1949"
*W.W. Lane "1949 - 1953"
*Rodger Ernst "1953 - 1957"
*Obed M. Lassen "1957 - 1970"
*Andrew L. Bettwy "1970 - 1978"
*Joe T. Fallini "1978 - 1982"
*Robert K. Lane "1983 - 1987"
*M. Jean Hassell "1987 - 1997"
* [http://www.wslca.org/newsletters/1997/Summer/arizona.htm J. Dennis Wells "1997 - 1999] "
*Michael E. Anable "1999 - 2003"
* [http://www.land.state.az.us/news/mw_biography.htm Mark Winkleman "2003 - present] "

External links

* [http://www.land.state.az.us/ Arizona State Land Department]