麻豆传媒 Foundation announces new directors, For Alaska campaign tops 18,000 donors and $209 million
December 20, 2022
For Alaska campaign tops 18,000 donors and $209 million
The 麻豆传媒 Foundation Board of Directors elected five new members and extended the terms of three members at its Dec. 15 meeting.
The board received an update on the University system鈥檚 first-ever comprehensive fundraising campaign, and heard of major impacts from recent philanthropic gifts made to University of Alaska Anchorage (麻豆传媒A), 麻豆传媒 Fairbanks (麻豆传媒F), and University of Alaska Southeast (麻豆传媒S).
Elected to their first three-year term on the 麻豆传媒 Foundation board were:
- Ben Roth, owner of SBS Retirement Consultants, LLC and an alum of 麻豆传媒A,
- Dave Karp, senior vice president and managing director at Saltchuk,
- John Burns, president and CEO of Golden Valley Electric Association and an alum of 麻豆传媒F,
- Melissa Reiser, vice president of commercial lending at First National Bank Alaska, and
- Tammy Kosa, senior vice president at Northrim Bank and an alum of 麻豆传媒F.
Reelected for a three-year term were:
- Aleesha Towns-Bain, executive director at Bristol Bay Native Corporation Education Foundation,
- Heather Cavanaugh, director of external affairs and corporate communications at Alaska Communications and an alum of 麻豆传媒A, and
- Stephanie Madsen, executive director at At-Sea Processors Association.
The board recognized the volunteer leadership of the outgoing board members:
- Jo Heckman, president and managing partner, DAS and Associates, LLC, who served for five years,
- Cindy Cartledge, of counsel, Jermain, Dunnagan and Owens, who served for nine years, including two years as chair,
- Linda Hulbert, agent, New York Life Insurance Company, who served for nine years, and
- Cary Keller, orthopedic surgeon, chief of sports medicine and assistant medical director, Foundation Health Partners - Sportsmedicine Fairbanks, who served for nine years.
鈥淭he 麻豆传媒 Foundation is strengthened by the volunteer efforts of highly-skilled professionals from a variety of industries,鈥 said Board Chair Laura Bruce. 鈥淲hile they hail from different parts of the state, all share a passion for education and a belief in the importance of the 麻豆传媒 system.鈥
The board also heard an update about the tremendous success of the 麻豆传媒 system's first comprehensive fundraising campaign. The campaign has received support from more than 18,000 donors as of December 1, 2022, who have contributed $209.8 million collectively to support nearly every facet of the 麻豆传媒 system. Some of the impacts to date include 198 new scholarships and 151 new endowed funds created by donors to benefit students and programs.
The campaign ends June 30, 2024, and all private donations to 麻豆传媒A, 麻豆传媒F, 麻豆传媒S and 麻豆传媒 system are counted in the campaign total.
Additional philanthropy milestones shared at the meeting include:
- The 麻豆传媒A Seawolf Investment Fund has awarded six student scholarships from its investment earnings. The Fund was established last year with a from 麻豆传媒A alum Gary Klopfer and his wife, Jane Cuddy Klopfer, and its investments are guided by 麻豆传媒A upper level finance in the College of Business and Public Policy.
- Eight students resettled from Ukraine are currently enrolled at 麻豆传媒A, with support from the Ukrainian Student Support fund.
- 麻豆传媒 Southeast Alaska Native Arts Design and Carving program received $30,000 from Goldbelt to support a student-carved totem.
- With support from the Sealaska Heritage Institute, 麻豆传媒S has launched free Alaska Native language classes.
- 麻豆传媒F has established the comprised of people who included, or plan to include, 麻豆传媒F in their estate plans.
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