aec history...
Amundsen Educational Center is a Christian vocational school that primarily serves Alaska Native students. Such a school had long been the dream of Rev. Roald Amundsen, a long-term missionary and pilot who was the founder and director of Missionary Aviation Repair Center (MARC) in Soldotna. When a parcel of land was donated to Amundsen for charitable purposes in the mid-90s, he asked the help of Rev. Maynard Londborg and Rev. Donald Bruckner in establishing plans for a vocational school. Londborg and Bruckner added veteran Alaskan physician Dr. Robert Fortuine to the group and the three met regularly to develop plans for the venture, which was finally incorporated in 1996. The founders named the school in honor of Rev. Amundsen in recognition of his dream and his lifetime of service in Alaska. Much essential developmental work was then carried out over the next few years under the leadership of the first director, Dr. Del Corrick. The school formally opened in the fall of 2001. Amundsen served as chaplain and Bible teacher at AEC until his health began to fail in 2007. Roald passed away December 4, 2008. Click here for more information on his ministry legacy. (In photo, from left: Bruckner, Londborg, Amundsen, and Fortuine)
“While there are other vocational options in Alaska, AEC fills a critical niche by providing a targeted program tailored to the unique culture of students from Rural Alaska. Because of this, AEC is an important part of the Covenant Youth of Alaska strategic ministry plan.”
- Byron Bruckner, Director, Covenant Youth of Alaska