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John Ingman of Â鶹´«Ã½S Sitka honored with $7.5k Rasmuson Foundation Individual Artist Project Award

October 15, 2019

Ingman plans to use the $7,500 award to advance his knowledge and performance by studying with a champion piper and traveling to piper gatherings

Steve Patin to lead Human Resources at the Â鶹´«Ã½

October 14, 2019

Â鶹´«Ã½ President Jim Johnsen announced today that Steven J. Patin has been named Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) for the university and will assume his new position on Oct. 25. Patin, who succeeds Keli Hite-McGee, currently is vice president at Alaska Communications overseeing all aspects of the company's customer service functions. He leads the field operations, information technology, and the corporate program management teams.

Peter Stortz named to 4-H Hall of Fame

October 10, 2019

Retired Palmer 4-H agent Peter Stortz will be inducted into the National 4-H Hall of Fame on Oct. 11, becoming the sixth Alaskan to receive that honor. The Hall of Fame recognizes 4-H volunteers, Cooperative Extension Service professionals, staff and others who made a significant impact on the 4-H youth program at the local, state or national level.

Stephen Jewett wins diving lifetime achievement award

October 08, 2019

Stephen C. Jewett will receive the 2019 American Academy of Underwater Sciences Scientific Diving Lifetime Achievement award. Jewett is a research professor emeritus at the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences. He retired in 2015 after 42 years of service.

Chapin to receive 2019 Volvo Environment Prize

October 07, 2019

Â鶹´«Ã½ Fairbanks professor emeritus and ecologist Terry Chapin has been named the 2019 recipient of the Volvo Environment Prize.

Human Resources leadership transitions

October 05, 2019

Â鶹´«Ã½ Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) Keli Hite McGee's last day is Friday, Oct. 4.

Founder of the Alaska Native Language Center Michael Krauss honored with memorial on Sept. 22

September 20, 2019

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Fairbanks professor who literally put Alaska Native languages on the map passed away last month near his son's house outside of Boston. Michael Kruass was one of the world's foremost scholars of Alaska Native languages and their history and structure.

Terlynn Olds named executive senior associate director of Â鶹´«Ã½F athletics

September 18, 2019

Keith Champagne, vice chancellor for student affairs and athletics, announced that Terlynn Olds will now serve as the executive senior associate director for the Alaska Nanooks.

Â鶹´«Ã½F announces 2019 Usibelli Award recipients

September 06, 2019

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Fairbanks has announced the winners of the 2019 Emil Usibelli Distinguished Teaching, Service and Research Awards.

Mark Herrmann receives Bullock Prize

September 06, 2019

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Foundation has selected Mark Herrmann as recipient of the 2019 Edith R. Bullock Prize for Excellence. Herrmann is dean of Â鶹´«Ã½F's School of Management and a faculty member for more than 25 years. The Edith R. Bullock Prize for Excellence is the Foundation's most prestigious award.