Anne MacKinnon
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112 W. 2d St. Casper, Wyoming USA 82601
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307-472-4930 (office) 307-265-6752 (home) 307-277-1435 (cell) |
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Fax |
307-472-4930 (call first) |
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amack (at) vcn.com |
Research Interests
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Rural institutions for managing water, specifically in western U.S. (case study, Wyoming): archival data, interviews, conferences as survey instrument for current attitudes, successes/failures. · Evolution of self-governing rural institutions, requirements for resilience · Water law · Water management |
Academic Career
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Since 05.99 |
Adjunct professor, University of Wyoming, School of Environment and Natural Resources Fall course/public lecture series, UW/Casper: Natural resource policy (different topic each year) Summer course, field locations: Wyoming water law and administration (both offered by UW School of Environment and Natural Resources) |
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08.05 - 12.05 |
Visiting scholar at the Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis, Bloomington, Indiana University, USA (Prof. Dr. Elinor Ostrom). |
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Recipient, research grant, Mark DeWolfe Howe Fund for research in legal history Harvard University Law School (for legal history, Wyoming water law)
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Academic Background
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J.D. |
University of California, Berkeley: Boalt Hall. June 1981 Academic Award: AmJur Award, Property Law, Boalt Hall, UC Berkeley. 1977
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Bachelor |
Radcliffe College, Harvard University. History & Literature of England. With distinction: cum laude 1973 Academic Award: Phi Beta Kappa, 1973 |
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Teaching
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Water and natural resource-related courses and programs: (Coordinator of the programs, featuring public conferences with variety of speakers; speaker in programs, re Wyoming water law history; instructor for discussion, supervision of written work and grading for those attending for university credit)
University of Wyoming:
Water Law and Administration: A Case Study on- the Bear River 1999 - the Powder River 2000 - the Wind River 2001 - the Green River 2002 - the Laramie River 2003 (Field courses offered in each basin involved, via UW Outreach School and School of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR))
Fall Natural Resource Lecture Series and UW/CC fall ENR course, Casper: - North Platte: Origins and Destination 1999 - North Platte River Closeups 2000 - Wyoming Underground - Assets, Goals, Risks and Rewards in Energy and Public Policy 2001 - Prairie Dogs and People: Devil’s Gate to Natural Bridge, Land Use Decisions and Options 2002 - Common Waters: Tributaries to the North Platte 2003 - Minerals and the Wyoming Decision-Maker: Making the Best of the Boom This Time Around 2004 - Energy Futures: Global Changes that Challenge Wyoming 2006 - Delicate Networks: Wyoming’s Land and Water and the Decisions Demanded by Growth 2007
Wyoming Game and Fish Department:
Water Rights for Fishery and Wildlife Managers: A Primer in Wyoming Water Law and Administration January 2003 (seminar for GF employees, provided as consultant to Wyoming Game and Fish Dept.)
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Other Activities
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01.00 - present |
Consultant, natural resource policy education and outreach, Casper, Wy. |
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9.95 – 12.99 |
Free-lance writing, Wyoming water policy and history |
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07.79 - 05.95 |
Casper Star-Tribune, statewide daily newspaper 1990-1995 Editor-in-chief 1985-1990 Assistant Managing Editor 1979-80, 1981-85 Reporter: Business, energy, natural resources |
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01.79 - 5.79 |
Internship, NGO: Center for Law and Social Policy, Washington, DC Mining law project – coal surface mine reclamation, mine safety |
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01.76 - 5.76 |
Correspondent, Mountain Eagle, weekly newspaper, Whitesburg, Ky. |
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06.73 - 09.75 |
Researcher: Courier-Journal daily newspaper, Louisville, Ky. Paralegal: Legal Aid Society of Louisville, Ky. |
Awards and Memberships
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1985 Joint runner-up, Pulitzer Prize, Public Service Journalism (consumer natural gas price coverage) 1983 Admitted to Wyoming State Bar (currently on inactive status)
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