Background
Cortner, Hanna Joan was born on May 9, 1945 in Tacoma, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Val and E. Irene Otteson.
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Hanna Joan Cortner
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Education
Bachelor in Political Science magna cum laude with distinction, U. Washington, 1967; Master of Arts in Government, U. Arizona, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy in Government, U. Arizona, 1973.
Career
Graduate teaching and research assistant department government, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1967-1970;
research associate Institute Government Research, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1974-1976;
research associate forest-watershed and landscape resources divisions School Renewable Natural Resources, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1975-1982;
adjunct associate professor School Renewable Natural Resources, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1983-1989;
executive assistant, Pima County Board Suprs., 1985-1986;
adjunct associate professor renewable natural resources, associate research scientistWater Resources Research Center, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1988-1989;
professor, research scientist Water Resources Research Center, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1989-1990;
professor, research scientist, director Water Resources Research Center, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1990-1996;
professor, research scientist School Renewable Resources, U. Arizona, Tucson, since 1997. Program analyst USDA Forest Svc., Washington, 1979-1980. Visiting scholar Institute Water Resources, Corps of Engineers, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 1986-1987.
Committee arid lands American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1986-1989. Committee natural disasters NAS/National Research Council, 1988-1991, commission on planning and remediation of irrigation-induced water quality impacts, 1994-1995. Review committee national forest planning Conservation Foundation, Washington, 1987-1990.
Chair advising committee renewable resources planning technologies for public lands Office of Technology Assessment United States Congress, 1989-1991. Member policy county Pinchot Institute Conservation Studies, 1991-1993. Co-chair working party on evaluation of forest policies International Union Forestry Research Orgns., 1990-1995, chair working party on forest institutions and forestry administration, 1996.
Vice chair Man and the Biosphere Program, Temperate Directorate, unites states department State, 1991-1996. Board directors 7th American Forest Congress, 1994-1996, member comtys. committee steering committee and research committee, since 1996. Member science advising committee Consortium for Environmental Risk Evaluation, 1996-1997.
Consultant Greeley and Hansen, Cons. Engineers, United States Army Corps Engineers, Fort Belvoir, United States Forest Svc., Washington, Portland, Oregon, Ogden, Utah.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Planned Parenthood Southern Arizona, 1992-1994, member planning committee, 1992, member board development and evaluation committee, 1994. Board directors N.W. Homeowners Association, 1982-1983, vice president, 1983-1984, president, 1984. Vice chairman, chairman Pima County Board Adjustment District 3, 1984.
Active Tucson Tomorrow, 1984-1988. Member water quality subcommittee Pima Association Govts., 1983-1984, member environmental planning advising committee, 1989-1990, chairman, 1984, member Avra Valley task force, 1988-1990. Board directors Southern Arizona Water Resources Association, 1984-1986, 87-95, secretary, 1987-1989, member committee alignment and terminal storage, 1990-1994, member Civil Air Patrol committee, 1988-1992, chairperson, 1989-1990, member basinwide mgmt.com., 1983-1986, chairperson, 1992-1993.
Active Arizona Interagy. Task Force on Fire and the Urban/Wildland Interface, 1990-1992. Member wastewatermgmt. advising committee Pima County, 1988-1992, member subcommittee on effluent reuseJoint CWAC-WWAC, 1989-1991, member citizens water advising committee Water Resources Plan Update Subcommittee, 1990-1991.
Board directors Control Arizona Water Conservation District, 1985-1990, member finance committee, 1987-1988, member special studies committee, 1987-1988, member nominating committee, 1987. Member Colorado River Salinity Control, 1989-1990. Chairperson advising committee Tucson Long Range Master Water Plan, 1988-1989.
Active water advising committee City of Tucson, 1984. Member American Water Resources Association (member of national award committee 1987-1990, member statues and bylaws committee 1989-1990, technical co-chairperson annual meeting 1993), American Forests Association (member forest policy center advisory county 1991-1995), Society American Foresters (member task force on sustaining long-term forest health and productivity 1991-1992, member commission on forest policy 1994-1996), Am.Polit. Science Association, Western Political Science Association (member commission on construction and bylaws 1976-1980, chairperson 1977-1979, member executive county 1980-1983, member commission on professional development 1984-1985, member commission on status of women 1984-1985), National Fire Protection Association (member technical commission on forest and rural fire protection 1990-1994), Phi Beta Kappa.
Connections
Married Richard Carroll Cortner, November 14, 1970.
