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  Office of the Arkansas State Climatologist

r   101 E. Capitol, Suite 350  r  Little Rock, Arkansas  72201  (501) 682-3960  FAX (501) 682-3991

Biography of the State Climatologist

Michael J. Borengasser, CFM

State Climatologist

Arkansas Natural Resources Commmission

101 E. Capitol, Suite 350

Little Rock, AR 72201

michael.borengasser@arkansas.gov

(501) 682-3969

 

 

B.A. Mathematics, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville 1962-66

M.A. Geography, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville  1966-68

A.B.D. Physical Geography, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge 1974-77

           (specialty areas:  climatology and hydrology)

Instructor/Assistant Professor of Geography, University of Central Arkansas, Conway

           1970-80

National Flood Insurance Coordinator, Arkansas Natural Resources Commission,

           1981-90 and 2004 to the present

Dam Safety Hydrologist, Arkansas Natural Resources Commission, 1990-2004

State Climatologist, Arkansas Natural Resources Commission, 2007-

 

Member:  Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM)

                Board Member of the ASFPM Certification Board of Regents

 

                Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO)

 

                Arkansas Floodplain Management Association (AFMA)

                Chair, Professional Development and Certification Committee