▁one ▁of ▁the ▁longest ▁serving ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Columbia ▁City ▁Council . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁early ▁life ▁H ind man ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Columb us , ▁Ohio ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Columbia ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁He ▁received ▁degrees ▁in ▁political ▁science ▁and ▁law ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Missouri ▁( 1 9 5 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁respectively ). ▁H ind man ▁fle w ▁bom bers ▁and ▁transport ▁plan es ▁during ▁two ▁t ours ▁of ▁active ▁duty ▁as ▁a ▁pilot ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force . ▁He ▁lived ▁in ▁Columbia ▁nearly ▁all ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁ ▁Service ▁H ind man ▁was ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁Columbia ▁Tom orrow ▁Committee , ▁the ▁Missouri ▁State ▁Park s ▁Ad vis ory ▁Board , ▁Cit iz ens ▁Camp aign ▁for ▁the ▁K aty ▁Tra il ▁State ▁Park , ▁the ▁Missouri ▁Econom ic ▁Development ▁Fin ance ▁Board , ▁the ▁Missouri ▁Environment al ▁Im prov ement ▁Board , ▁and ▁the ▁Missouri ▁Energy ▁Resource ▁Author ity . ▁He ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Missouri ▁Rails - to - Tra ils ▁Co al ition ▁and ▁a ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁K aty ▁Tra il ▁Co al ition . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁advoc ate ▁of ▁building ▁a ▁ped est rian - based ▁transport ation ▁system ▁in ▁Columbia ▁and ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁political ▁groups ▁and ▁comm itte es ▁across ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Missouri . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁supp orter ▁of ▁many ▁of ▁Columbia ' s ▁progress ive ▁policies ▁such ▁as ▁rec