Roger A. Markle (December 12, 1933 – January 2020) was an American mining engineer and executive.

[3] Markle graduated from the University of Alaska with a Bachelor of Science in mining engineering in 1959.

[1][3] From 1965 to 1974, Markle worked at Standard Oil and its subsidiaries in varying positions relating to mining.

[1][3] In 1978, President Jimmy Carter nominated Markle as the director of the U.S. Bureau of Mines.

[5] In 1979, he returned to the Valley Camp Coal Company, which was then owned by Quaker State, as a director, president, and chief executive officer.

[3] After retiring, Markle and his wife lived in Vancouver, Washington, Atlantic Beach, North Carolina and, finally, Sun City, Arizona.

He created the endowment to support people living in the Arctic that may be impacted by climate change.