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March 3, 2023

James S. Hinckley, BS ’71, MS ’77 and Lyn Hinckley, BS ’73

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2023 Distinguished Alumni Award

James S. Hinckley, BS’71, MS’77 is chairman of the Hinckley Institute of Politics Board of Directors and Investment Committee, positions he has held since 1990. He was a member of the Chrysler Corp. West Region Dealer Council 1982 through 1990 and the Chrysler Corp. National Truck Advisory Board from 1988 through 1992. Jim was president of the Utah Automobile Dealers Association from 1988 through 1989 and was inducted into the Utah Automobile Hall of Fame in 2013. He is a sustaining member of the U’s National Advisory Council, and has been a member of the National History Museum of Utah’s Board of Advisors since 2018.

Lyn Hinckley, BS’73 has been an avid supporter of the Hinckley Institute of Politics since 1973, and has served the institute in a variety of capacities over the years. Lyn is a community advocate for the McCluskey Center for Violence Prevention and is deeply committed to furthering the objectives and mission of the Natural History Museum of Utah. Lyn was previously an elementary school teacher and worked with the Junior League of Salt Lake City.

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