Education
Harvard University.
Harvard University.
Koponen received his bachelor"s degree from Wilberforce University, his teaching certificate from University of Alaska Fairbanks, and his doctorate degree from Harvard University. He taught in elementary school and was principal of University Park Elementary School. He served in the Alaska House of Representatives in 1982-1992 as a Democrat.
Koponen died at the Pioneer"s Home in Fairbanks on December
3, 2013, Alaska and a memorial was held January