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About
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About Our Museum Michael W. Hager, Ph.D.President & CEO San Diego Natural History Museum
Dr. Hager led Strategic Planning efforts in 1991-92 that, subsequently, led to focusing the Museum's programs on Southern California and Baja California, the founding of the Environmental Science Education Center and the Biodiversity Research Center of the Californias, and a Capital Campaign for the construction of a Museum renovation that more than doubled its original size. He is also the Executive Producer of Ocean Oasis, a $5 million large format film about Baja California. Ocean Oasis is the recipient of several awards including the Wildscreen Film Festival “Panda Award,” the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival “Best Theatrical Program Award,” the International Film & Video Festival Conservation Award, the Houston Wildlife Film Festival Platinum Award, and the SEASPACE/PADI Project Aware—Environmental Awareness Award (2003). He sits on the board of the Balboa Park Committee and is President of the Balboa Park Cultural Partnership. Dr. Hager earned a B.A. in biology from Grinnell College and a Ph.D. in geology from the University of Wyoming. His academic specialty is paleontology and his administrative specialty is strategic planning and development. |
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Dr. Michael W. Hager has been in the museum profession since 1965. He was a Professor of Geology at Augustana College (1973–78), the Director of the Museum of the Rockies (1978–89), Director of the Virginia Museum of Natural History (1989–91), and has been President and Chief Executive Officer of the San Diego Natural History Museum since 1991. Dr. Hager is also President of CinemaCorp of the Californias, an educational film production company (1998– Present).