Opening Doors to the Future - University of Alaska Anchorage
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A PUBLICATION OF THE<br />
FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS<br />
accolades<br />
Fall 2006<br />
<strong>Opening</strong> <strong>Doors</strong><br />
<strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Future</strong>
accolades<br />
T H E U A A<br />
C O M M U N I T Y<br />
F R O M T H E C H A N C E L L O R<br />
Summer Engler receives first<br />
Parasca Science Research Award<br />
The Parasca Science Research Award, made possible by a<br />
generous gift <strong>to</strong> UAA by Dorin and Argentina Parasca, supports a<br />
significant undergraduate project in any area <strong>of</strong> science or social<br />
science. A Biological Sciences major and <strong>University</strong> Honors<br />
Program student, 21-year-old Engler received <strong>the</strong> award for her<br />
project “Maintenance <strong>of</strong> copper homeostasis: Effects <strong>of</strong> Cup1p<br />
overexpression, Mac1p-dependent gene expression and survival<br />
<strong>of</strong> S. cerevisiae.” Summer is also a Muscular Dystrophy<br />
Association award recipient.<br />
UAA grad Lyndsay Miles awarded Fulbright<br />
Bartlett High School and <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Alaska</strong> <strong>Anchorage</strong><br />
Associate <strong>of</strong> Arts graduate Lyndsay Miles received a 2005-2006<br />
Fulbright Full Student Grant for research in Economics. She<br />
began her research in September 2005 at Vladivos<strong>to</strong>k State<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Economics and Service. Her research <strong>to</strong>pic<br />
was “Business and Economic Partnerships between <strong>the</strong> Russian<br />
Far East and <strong>the</strong> Pacific Northwest: Prospects for <strong>Future</strong><br />
Cooperation.” Miles sought better understanding <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> current<br />
level <strong>of</strong> American investment in <strong>the</strong> region and analysis <strong>of</strong> local<br />
business environments and investment potential.<br />
Miranda Lynn Zindel wins coveted<br />
Truman Scholarship<br />
Honors Student Miranda Lynn Zindel <strong>of</strong> Kenai, a UAA junior<br />
majoring in Business Administration, was named winner <strong>of</strong> a<br />
highly coveted Truman Scholarship. The annual award recognizes<br />
college juniors with exceptional leadership potential who are<br />
committed <strong>to</strong> careers in government, <strong>the</strong> non-pr<strong>of</strong>it or advocacy<br />
sec<strong>to</strong>rs, education or elsewhere in public service.<br />
UAA Accolades<br />
Fall 2006<br />
Volume 5, Number 2<br />
Published by <strong>the</strong> UAA <strong>University</strong> Advancement<br />
Edi<strong>to</strong>rs: Megan Olson, Scott Loll, Hea<strong>the</strong>r Resz<br />
Graphic Design: David Freeman<br />
All pho<strong>to</strong>s by Clark James Mishler unless o<strong>the</strong>rwise noted<br />
For more information about s<strong>to</strong>ries included<br />
in UAA Accolades, <strong>to</strong> make a gift <strong>to</strong> UAA<br />
or <strong>to</strong> order additional copies, please contact:<br />
<strong>University</strong> Advancement<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Alaska</strong> <strong>Anchorage</strong><br />
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Phone: (907) 786-4847<br />
e-mail: development@uaa.alaska.edu<br />
To learn more about UAA,<br />
visit www.uaa.alaska.edu<br />
Cover pho<strong>to</strong> by Michael Dinneen<br />
8Degrees <strong>of</strong> Change<br />
UAA graduates bring passion and<br />
dedication <strong>to</strong> thier chosen careers<br />
16<br />
Our Generous donors<br />
-Thank You<br />
4<br />
Augie Heibert<br />
leaves telecommunications<br />
legacy <strong>to</strong> <strong>Alaska</strong>, UAA<br />
P R O G R E S S I V E<br />
P R O G R A M<br />
14<br />
Dollars & Sense<br />
Nation’s “best” center for economic<br />
education teaches teachers <strong>to</strong> teach state’s<br />
greatest resource, its young people<br />
S E A W O L F<br />
S P O R T S<br />
23<br />
2005 Sports Highlights<br />
Pho<strong>to</strong>s by Michael Dinneen<br />
Dear Friends,<br />
Autumn finds UAA on <strong>the</strong> move. As I enter my third academic year as<br />
Chancellor, I am delighted <strong>to</strong> see a campus, a community, and nature’s whole<br />
palette breaking out in green and gold energy.<br />
Major alumni gifts are on <strong>the</strong> rise. In recognition <strong>of</strong> this enthusiasm among<br />
UAA alumni, <strong>the</strong> Rasmuson Foundation has awarded us $100,000 <strong>to</strong> match<br />
first-time alumni donations <strong>of</strong> $1,000. Our brand new alumni relations<br />
manager, Stacey Marsh, is working hard with <strong>the</strong> UAA Alumni Association <strong>to</strong><br />
build a vibrant program <strong>of</strong> activities and engagement. This issue <strong>of</strong> Accolades<br />
includes features on five UAA alumni who are out in <strong>the</strong> world making a<br />
difference–inspiring <strong>the</strong> next generation <strong>of</strong> students <strong>to</strong> continue <strong>the</strong> tradition<br />
<strong>of</strong> excellence.<br />
Our green and gold energy paid <strong>of</strong>f in Juneau when <strong>the</strong> <strong>Alaska</strong> Legislature<br />
approved <strong>the</strong> final funding for our new $87million Integrated Science<br />
Facility. In dollars, this building is double <strong>the</strong> scope <strong>of</strong> anything ever<br />
built at UAA. In impact, it's even bigger. Bringing <strong>to</strong>ge<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong> major<br />
strands <strong>of</strong> science instruction at UAA will enable <strong>Alaska</strong> students <strong>to</strong> see <strong>the</strong><br />
interconnections <strong>of</strong> twenty-first century science. We are grateful for <strong>the</strong><br />
enthusiastic support <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> community and <strong>the</strong> united efforts <strong>of</strong> legisla<strong>to</strong>rs<br />
from all over <strong>the</strong> state <strong>to</strong> make this opportunity possible. Students and<br />
faculty should be at work in <strong>the</strong> building by fall <strong>of</strong> 2009.<br />
On a different scale, but equally important, a beautiful new building opens<br />
this fall, on time and on budget, <strong>to</strong> house <strong>the</strong> <strong>Alaska</strong> Native Science and<br />
Engineering Program (ANSEP). Architecturally, <strong>the</strong> ANSEP Building reflects<br />
<strong>the</strong> shape <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> longboat common <strong>to</strong> many <strong>Alaska</strong> Native cultures. Funded<br />
mostly with private contributions, <strong>the</strong> ANSEP building is a miles<strong>to</strong>ne<br />
reflecting <strong>the</strong> influence <strong>of</strong> <strong>Alaska</strong> Native culture on <strong>the</strong> university’s work.<br />
In June, Dr. Michael Driscoll became our new Provost and Vice Chancellor<br />
for Academic Affairs. Coming <strong>to</strong> us from Portland State <strong>University</strong>, where he<br />
served as vice provost and executive dean <strong>of</strong> Engineering, Mike brings a<br />
wealth <strong>of</strong> new experience and ideas <strong>to</strong> UAA.<br />
The public square came alive this past year. Pulitzer prize-winner Jared<br />
Diamond, human genome project leader Francis Collins, MacArthur 'Genius'<br />
award winner Bill Strickland, a definitive panel discussion about <strong>the</strong><br />
natural gas pipeline, and <strong>the</strong> major <strong>Anchorage</strong> mayoral election debate all<br />
enlivened campus. We look forward this fall <strong>to</strong> hearing from civil rights<br />
his<strong>to</strong>rian Taylor Branch, Nobel laureate Sir Paul Nurse, and <strong>Alaska</strong><br />
guberna<strong>to</strong>rial candidates taking part in <strong>the</strong> last major debate <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> 2006<br />
election season. <strong>Anchorage</strong> is a great city partly because its university<br />
<strong>of</strong>fers great civic and intellectual opportunities.<br />
Enrollment is rising, financial resources are growing, facilities are<br />
improving, and alumni are getting involved. It's a great time <strong>to</strong> be a<br />
Seawolf, and <strong>the</strong> indica<strong>to</strong>rs are all around us.<br />
Elaine P. Maimon, PhD<br />
Chancellor<br />
Accolades 3
Augie Hiebert and his dog and fellow KFAR on-air personality, Sparky, log <strong>the</strong> hourly<br />
transmitter reading, as required by law, when this pho<strong>to</strong> was taken in about 1946.<br />
Sparky had just one vocal responsibility - on cue from <strong>the</strong> studio announcer six miles<br />
away at <strong>the</strong> down<strong>to</strong>wn KFAR Studio, <strong>the</strong> dog would bark a "happy birthday” greeting<br />
<strong>to</strong> a child having a birthday that day. The KFAR announcer had <strong>to</strong> call Sparky for<br />
<strong>the</strong>“birthday bark” between 7:15 and 8:30 a.m. <strong>to</strong> catch kids before <strong>the</strong>y left for<br />
school. Some actually resisted going <strong>to</strong> school until <strong>the</strong>y’d heard Sparky’s birthday<br />
greeting, Hiebert said.<br />
It’s in <strong>the</strong> air<br />
Augie Hiebert leaves<br />
telecommunications legacy<br />
<strong>to</strong> <strong>Alaska</strong>, UAA<br />
Though he never enrolled in a class at <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Alaska</strong><br />
<strong>Anchorage</strong>, Augie Hiebert has an honorary doc<strong>to</strong>rate from<br />
<strong>the</strong> university, a Meri<strong>to</strong>rious Service Award and<br />
honorary membership in <strong>the</strong> Alumni Association.<br />
All are honors bes<strong>to</strong>wed on him over <strong>the</strong> years by <strong>the</strong> university<br />
for his contributions <strong>of</strong> time and talent. Hiebert also donated<br />
$50,000 several years ago <strong>to</strong> purchase television cameras for <strong>the</strong><br />
video department.<br />
He received an honorary doc<strong>to</strong>rate for Public Service from UAA<br />
in May 1973 “for his pioneering achievements in bringing modern<br />
radio and television services <strong>to</strong> <strong>Alaska</strong>, and for his outstanding<br />
contributions <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> development <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> state and its university.”<br />
Over <strong>the</strong> years since <strong>the</strong> university was created, Hiebert has lent a<br />
hand in many ways.<br />
He was part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Citizens Advisory Committee for <strong>Anchorage</strong><br />
Community College, which became UAA; he’s served as chairman <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> Advisory Council for <strong>the</strong> Department <strong>of</strong> Journalism and Public<br />
Communications; and he helped students get an FCC license and<br />
equipment for KRUA 88.1 FM.<br />
“My role with UAA has been one <strong>of</strong> admiration for an organization<br />
I was very privileged <strong>to</strong> be part <strong>of</strong>,” Hiebert said. “You have an obligation <strong>to</strong> give it back.”<br />
He said he feels a responsibility <strong>to</strong> repay what was gifted him as a young man by folks like<br />
Austin (Cap) Lathrop. Surviving a series <strong>of</strong> childhood<br />
accidents also convinced him he owed o<strong>the</strong>rs a<br />
helping hand in recompense for his good fortune.<br />
UAA journalism students designed an award for<br />
him by <strong>the</strong> same name, “Helping Hand,” in 1994.<br />
A long list <strong>of</strong> firsts<br />
Hiebert owns a personal place in <strong>Alaska</strong> his<strong>to</strong>ry for<br />
a long list <strong>of</strong> telecommunications “firsts.”<br />
He helped <strong>to</strong> start <strong>the</strong> first AM radio stations in<br />
Fairbanks and <strong>the</strong> second AM station in <strong>Anchorage</strong>;<br />
started <strong>the</strong> first TV stations in <strong>Anchorage</strong> and Fairbanks; licensed <strong>the</strong> first permanent TV<br />
transla<strong>to</strong>r in <strong>Alaska</strong>; he helped establish <strong>Alaska</strong>'s first satellite earth station, and <strong>the</strong> list goes on.<br />
“I don’t like <strong>to</strong> copy. I like <strong>to</strong> innovate,” he said.<br />
Hiebert also has received civic honors ranging from “Augie Hiebert Day” in <strong>Anchorage</strong><br />
Nov. 28, 1992, <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Alaska</strong> Legion <strong>of</strong> Merit Award in 2000 for his work with <strong>the</strong> State<br />
Emergency Coordination Center and <strong>the</strong> statewide mini radio service.<br />
His real accomplishment, according <strong>to</strong> Hiebert, is linking even <strong>the</strong> remotest villages in<br />
<strong>Alaska</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> rest <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> state, nation and world by satellite.<br />
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Left <strong>to</strong> right: Mirror Lake Middle School<br />
Video Team members Kelsey Johnson and<br />
Savannah Cluff work on <strong>the</strong> final morning<br />
newscast <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> school year.<br />
Jon Butler and Austin Kinney <strong>of</strong>fer a weekly<br />
Healthy Living Tip during <strong>the</strong> five-minute<br />
close-circuit television news broadcast.<br />
Kelsey Johnson shows <strong>Alaska</strong> communications<br />
legend Augie Hiebert and former Lt.<br />
Gov. Fran Ulmer how various digital images<br />
are edited <strong>to</strong>ge<strong>the</strong>r <strong>to</strong> produce <strong>the</strong> daily<br />
show.<br />
Jeff Waldron, Philip Scott, Tren<strong>to</strong>n<br />
Schneiders and Savannah Cluff work on <strong>the</strong><br />
June 2 program.<br />
“If I hadn’t done it someone else would have sooner or later,”<br />
Hiebert said. “What I have so-called ‘contributed <strong>to</strong> <strong>Alaska</strong>n telecommunications’<br />
is not unusual or noble. (It was a) simple case <strong>of</strong> observing<br />
what needed <strong>to</strong> be done <strong>to</strong> benefit this distant, little known or<br />
unders<strong>to</strong>od land, and what people needed <strong>to</strong> feel at home when <strong>the</strong>y<br />
came here.”<br />
“Airwaves Over <strong>Alaska</strong>,” by Hiebert’s eldest daughter Robin Ann<br />
Chlupach credits Lathrop’s executive secretary Miriam Dickey for<br />
promoting radio as a way <strong>to</strong> make <strong>Alaska</strong> feel less remote and isolated.<br />
But, Chlupach said, Lathrop didn’t buy in<strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> idea until Dickey<br />
suggested he build a radio station as a living memorial.<br />
“In <strong>the</strong> early days this place was not liked, by women especially,”<br />
Hiebert said. The isolation from home seemed harder on women than<br />
men, he said.<br />
Augie and wife Pat Hiebert had four daughters. Pat died in 1994.<br />
When Lathrop died in 1951, he left Hiebert $25,000 from his $17-<br />
million estate, which Hiebert used <strong>to</strong> start <strong>Alaska</strong>’s first TV station.<br />
KTVA Channel 11 went on <strong>the</strong> air Dec. 11, 1953.<br />
“The best years <strong>of</strong> my life were <strong>the</strong> 13 I spent working for Cap,”<br />
he said.<br />
Hiebert: First in <strong>Alaska</strong> <strong>to</strong> hear <strong>the</strong><br />
news <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Pearl Harbor bombing<br />
Augie Hiebert also holds a unique place in<br />
World War II his<strong>to</strong>ry.<br />
Hiebert was surfing <strong>the</strong> ham radio dial <strong>the</strong><br />
morning <strong>of</strong> Dec. 7, 1941, when he heard <strong>the</strong><br />
news that Japan had bombed Pearl Harbor.<br />
Immediately, he called <strong>the</strong> local commander at<br />
home, who was sleeping in that Sunday<br />
morning.<br />
“Do you know we’re at war?” Hiebert<br />
asked <strong>the</strong> sleeping commander.<br />
In disbelief, <strong>the</strong> commander made <strong>the</strong><br />
eight-mile trip from Ladd Field <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> KFAR<br />
transmitter where Hiebert played <strong>the</strong><br />
recording for him.<br />
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He said <strong>the</strong> commander contacted his<br />
superiors with <strong>the</strong> information and two hours<br />
later word came back from <strong>the</strong> Army that <strong>the</strong><br />
U.S. had entered World War II.<br />
Augie Hiebert’s list <strong>of</strong> firsts in <strong>Alaska</strong><br />
communications his<strong>to</strong>ry also includes:<br />
Helping <strong>to</strong> build <strong>the</strong> first commercially successful<br />
AM radio station in 1939 in Fairbanks.<br />
Starting <strong>Alaska</strong>’s first TV station, Channel<br />
11 KTVA, in <strong>Anchorage</strong>, on Dec. 11, 1953.<br />
Starting <strong>the</strong> first TV station in Fairbanks,<br />
KTVF Channel 11 went on <strong>the</strong> air Feb. 17, 1955.<br />
Receiving a license <strong>to</strong> operate <strong>the</strong> first permanent<br />
television transla<strong>to</strong>r in <strong>Alaska</strong> in 1959.<br />
The land <strong>of</strong> ice and snow and Eskimos<br />
It <strong>to</strong>ok two days on a bus <strong>to</strong> traverse <strong>the</strong> one-lane Richardson Highway from<br />
Valdez <strong>to</strong> Fairbanks in 1939. He came <strong>to</strong> help build <strong>Alaska</strong>’s first radio<br />
station, which was financed by Lathrop, owner <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Healy Coal Corp.<br />
The 22-year-old Hiebert had purchased a ticket on <strong>the</strong> steamship<br />
Baran<strong>of</strong> bound for Valdez after his friend, Stan Bennett, wired and<br />
<strong>of</strong>fered him $185 a month <strong>to</strong> help build Lathrop’s KFAR-AM.<br />
“I wasn’t sure I wanted <strong>to</strong> go <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> land <strong>of</strong> ice and snow and<br />
Eskimos; but I liked <strong>to</strong> build things,” Hiebert, 89, said from his down<strong>to</strong>wn<br />
<strong>Anchorage</strong> home.<br />
On <strong>the</strong> way <strong>to</strong> Fairbanks, <strong>the</strong> young radio engineer stayed overnight<br />
at Black Rapids Lodge where he observed first-hand <strong>the</strong> state <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Alaska</strong>’s communication system.<br />
Coming in one side <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> hunting lodge was a two-wire metallic<br />
phone system and on <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r, a one-wire grounded system. That was<br />
a real puzzler, as he knew <strong>the</strong> two systems lines couldn’t be linked, he<br />
said.<br />
Inside <strong>the</strong> lodge Hiebert saw <strong>Alaska</strong>n ingenuity at work: two handcrank<br />
phones, one connected <strong>to</strong> each wiring system. When one would<br />
ring, Sue Ravelle – <strong>the</strong> woman who ran <strong>the</strong> lodge, would answer one<br />
phone and ring <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r in order <strong>to</strong> “link” calls from Fairbanks <strong>to</strong> Valdez.<br />
“You saw what wasn’t <strong>the</strong>re and what was needed,” Hiebert said.<br />
“Everything that a new country like this needed had <strong>to</strong> be fixed for it<br />
<strong>to</strong> move forward.”<br />
Establishing <strong>Alaska</strong>'s first FM radio station<br />
in 1960.<br />
Helping <strong>to</strong> start and being chosen <strong>the</strong> first<br />
president <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Alaska</strong> Broadcasters<br />
Association in 1964.<br />
The first live satellite broadcast <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
Apollo moon landing in 1969 and arranged for<br />
<strong>Anchorage</strong>’s two o<strong>the</strong>r stations <strong>to</strong> share <strong>the</strong><br />
simulcast.<br />
Helping establish <strong>Alaska</strong>'s first satellite earth<br />
station activated in 1970.<br />
Being <strong>the</strong> first inductee in<strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> National<br />
Academy <strong>of</strong> Television Arts and Sciences -<br />
Northwest Chapter Gold Circle in June 2005.<br />
Focused on <strong>the</strong> future<br />
Hiebert started Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Television in 1952 and sold his interest in <strong>the</strong> company in 1997. Since<br />
<strong>the</strong>n, he’s turned his focus <strong>to</strong> growing broadcasters and broadcast engineers through programs like<br />
Mirror Lake Middle School’s broadcasting class and <strong>the</strong> <strong>Alaska</strong> Teen Media Institute.<br />
He and daughter Cathy visit Mirror Lake’s broadcasting class once a month or so. Usually, on<br />
<strong>the</strong>se visits he’s flanked by station managers, working journalists, business people, politicians, civic<br />
leaders, or pr<strong>of</strong>essors from <strong>the</strong> UAA's Department <strong>of</strong> Journalism and Public Communications –<br />
anyone Hiebert thinks can contribute <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> program.<br />
After Shana Sheehy saw <strong>the</strong> Mirror<br />
“You saw what wasn’t <strong>the</strong>re and<br />
what was needed –everything that<br />
a new country like this needed had<br />
<strong>to</strong> be fixed for it <strong>to</strong> move forward.”<br />
–Augie Hiebert<br />
Lake program she was inspired <strong>to</strong> start <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>Alaska</strong> Teen Media Institute, Hiebert said.<br />
“It’s a place for kids go <strong>to</strong> if <strong>the</strong>y are<br />
interested in <strong>the</strong> news,” he said.<br />
Executive Direc<strong>to</strong>r for UAA’s Institute for<br />
Social and Economic Research, Fran<br />
Ulmer was his guest at <strong>the</strong> school June 2.<br />
“ In a state like <strong>Alaska</strong> it’s even more<br />
important <strong>to</strong> have telecommunications,” Ulmer said during an impromptu interview on “Good<br />
Morning Mirror Lake.”<br />
The Video Team arrives at school an hour early <strong>to</strong> produce <strong>the</strong> daily five-minute broadcast,<br />
which airs on close-circuit television in every classroom and every <strong>of</strong>fice in <strong>the</strong> middle school<br />
at 9:55 a.m.<br />
“The main thing out <strong>the</strong>re is teamwork or <strong>the</strong>y would never get it on <strong>the</strong> air,” Hiebert said <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
fledgling newscasters. “What it has done is give <strong>the</strong>m a work ethic <strong>the</strong>y can use no matter where <strong>the</strong>y go.”<br />
Men<strong>to</strong>r, teacher, friend<br />
Hiebert said <strong>the</strong>se programs pique middle and high school students’ interest and some have gone on<br />
<strong>to</strong> enroll in UAA broadcasting courses and <strong>to</strong> work at <strong>Anchorage</strong> TV stations.<br />
Middle School program adviser Emily Blahous said Hiebert’s been a phenomenal men<strong>to</strong>r.<br />
“Just look at all <strong>the</strong> people he’s brought out here. Because Augie asks <strong>the</strong>m <strong>to</strong>, <strong>the</strong>y come,” she said.<br />
Blahous is <strong>the</strong> a past BP Teacher <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Year.<br />
Hiebert also helped <strong>the</strong> school navigate <strong>the</strong> Federal Communications Commission licensing<br />
system <strong>to</strong> get approval for a low-power FM license. It’s <strong>the</strong> country’s only Class D low-power<br />
license issued <strong>to</strong> a middle school, he said.<br />
Blahous said he also found a radio station transitioning <strong>to</strong> digital equipment willing <strong>to</strong> donate<br />
some <strong>of</strong> its old analog equipment <strong>to</strong> help <strong>the</strong> station get started.<br />
For his help and friendship, students dedicated <strong>the</strong>ir 2005-06 Mirror Lake yearbook <strong>to</strong> Hiebert.<br />
“Augie Hiebert is our men<strong>to</strong>r, our teacher, but most <strong>of</strong> all our friend.”<br />
Hiebert’s eyes twinkle and he smiles as he proclaims <strong>the</strong> recognition “better than most.”<br />
Civic honors and his<strong>to</strong>ric firsts aside, what this visionary really wants <strong>to</strong> talk about is <strong>the</strong> future <strong>of</strong><br />
telecommunications.<br />
“What will <strong>the</strong> next 70 years bring by comparison?” he asked, via e-mail.<br />
Augie Hiebert has received<br />
seemingly every honor one<br />
<strong>Alaska</strong>n can award ano<strong>the</strong>r. He’s<br />
had his own day, buildings<br />
named in his honor and most<br />
recently, a yearbook dedication.<br />
Hiebert’s honors include:<br />
<strong>Anchorage</strong> Mayor Tom Fink proclaimed<br />
Nov. 28, 1992, as “Augie Hiebert Day.”<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Alaska</strong> <strong>Anchorage</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> Service Award, 1998.<br />
William A. Egan <strong>Alaska</strong>n <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Year<br />
Award from <strong>the</strong> State Chamber <strong>of</strong><br />
Commerce, 1999.<br />
<strong>Alaska</strong> Legion <strong>of</strong> Merit Award, 2000.<br />
The <strong>Alaska</strong> Broadcasting Company Inc.<br />
named its facility at 1007 West 32nd Ave.<br />
“The A.G. Hiebert Broadcast Center”<br />
in 2000.<br />
<strong>Alaska</strong> Legislature picked Hiebert<br />
<strong>Alaska</strong>n <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Year in 2001.<br />
Hiebert received <strong>the</strong> 2002 Robert B.<br />
Atwood Award, recognizing his contributions<br />
in support <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> military in <strong>Alaska</strong>.<br />
The U.S. Senate commended August<br />
Hiebert for his Service <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Alaska</strong><br />
communications industry in June 2003.<br />
<strong>Alaska</strong> Legislature honored him in<br />
2004 for his work <strong>to</strong> bring <strong>Alaska</strong>ns<br />
closer <strong>to</strong>ge<strong>the</strong>r.<br />
Rotary International named him<br />
“Pioneer <strong>Alaska</strong> Broadcaster and<br />
Exemplary Rotarian” in May 2006.<br />
Accolades 7
A L U M N I U P D A T E<br />
Degrees<br />
<strong>of</strong><br />
Change<br />
UAA graduates bring passion and<br />
dedication <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir chosen careers<br />
8 Accolades<br />
Roosevelt Banks<br />
Pho<strong>to</strong> by Michael Dinneen<br />
A Champion <strong>of</strong> Education<br />
Described as an inspiration and champion <strong>of</strong> education,<br />
Roosevelt Banks is beginning his fourth year helping<br />
students at East High School plot a course for <strong>the</strong>ir futures.<br />
In his role as counselor he helps students see what options<br />
are available for <strong>the</strong>ir lives after high school. And <strong>the</strong>n he<br />
shows <strong>the</strong>m <strong>the</strong> steps <strong>the</strong>y will need <strong>to</strong> take <strong>to</strong> achieve <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
dreams, Banks said<br />
What's <strong>the</strong> secret <strong>to</strong> his success? “Youth <strong>to</strong>day want adults<br />
<strong>to</strong> listen <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong>m and treat <strong>the</strong>m with respect. They are looking<br />
for stability," he said. "They absolutely want structure. Because<br />
life happens in steps,” he added.“Education gets you thinking<br />
and targeting <strong>the</strong> things you need <strong>to</strong> do.”<br />
In his time at East, Banks said he’s seen a jump in <strong>the</strong> number<br />
<strong>of</strong> students starting down <strong>the</strong> road <strong>to</strong> college. “About 60<br />
percent do go on <strong>to</strong> some kind <strong>of</strong> post–secondary education,”<br />
Banks said.<br />
Originally from Columbus, GA, Banks and family decided <strong>to</strong><br />
remain in <strong>Alaska</strong> when he retired after serving 25 years in <strong>the</strong><br />
Air Force. During his military career, he also taught Pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
Military Education and spent 12 years as a career counselor in<br />
<strong>the</strong> Air Force.<br />
His three children have chosen <strong>to</strong> follow in <strong>the</strong>ir parents’<br />
footsteps. Footsteps leading <strong>to</strong> advanced education.<br />
Lakhita, received her master’s in education from <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Alaska</strong> <strong>Anchorage</strong> and is a his<strong>to</strong>ry teacher at<br />
Bartlett High School. Marque earned an associate’s degree in<br />
Culinary Arts and is <strong>the</strong> former catering manager for <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>Anchorage</strong> School District, and a senior cook at Fort<br />
Richardson. Monnikha, is an <strong>Anchorage</strong> School District graduate<br />
and an All-American cheerleader at Columbus State <strong>University</strong>.<br />
While wife, Joyce, is a teacher at Wonder Park Elementary.<br />
“My whole family is involved in education,” he said.<br />
Banks holds four college-level degrees: an associates <strong>of</strong> arts<br />
in personnel administration, a bachelor’s <strong>of</strong> science in business<br />
commerce, a master’s <strong>of</strong> arts in human resources management,<br />
and master’s <strong>of</strong> education in counseling and guidance.<br />
Of <strong>the</strong>se, Banks said <strong>the</strong> master’s degree he earned from<br />
UAA in 2002 means <strong>the</strong> most.<br />
“My degree from UAA is extremely special because it lends<br />
credibility <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> school’s commitment <strong>to</strong> personalize, support<br />
and recruit state residents who may possibly give back <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
community,” he said.<br />
Banks said <strong>the</strong> way <strong>the</strong> program is set up allowed him <strong>to</strong><br />
work and go <strong>to</strong> school at <strong>the</strong> same time. “You can work at it<br />
over a period <strong>of</strong> time,” he said.“And it’s very, very affordable.”<br />
Mike Graham, principal <strong>of</strong> East High School in <strong>Anchorage</strong>,<br />
said Banks is a terrific role model for students. “He’s very good<br />
at listening, and stays calm and thoughtful no matter what <strong>the</strong><br />
crisis may be. He’s clearly an inspiration and champion <strong>of</strong><br />
education,” Graham said.<br />
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Accolades 9
A L U M N I U P D A T E<br />
A R C H E O L O G I C A L<br />
Pho<strong>to</strong> by Michael Dinneen<br />
Erin Kinavey<br />
Providing Early Intervention<br />
Aaska’s at-risk children have a powerful ally in Erin Kinavey.<br />
She manages two statewide programs for <strong>the</strong><br />
Department <strong>of</strong> Health and Social Services’ Office <strong>of</strong><br />
Children’s Services. She has seen firsthand <strong>the</strong> crushing need for<br />
early intervention for <strong>Alaska</strong>'s childen who are <strong>the</strong> victims <strong>of</strong><br />
abuse and neglect.<br />
Kinavey spent a couple <strong>of</strong> years in Be<strong>the</strong>l managing a local<br />
early intervention program that evaluated children with<br />
moderate <strong>to</strong> severe disabilities.<br />
And when she left <strong>the</strong> Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta for <strong>the</strong> big<br />
city last fall she <strong>to</strong>ok with her <strong>the</strong> memories <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> abused and<br />
neglected children she met in her two years in <strong>the</strong> region.<br />
There she saw children younger than four years suffering from<br />
post traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorders and<br />
depression.<br />
"We need <strong>to</strong> build capacity <strong>to</strong> serve those kids,” Kinavey said.<br />
It’s not enough just <strong>to</strong> identify that a child has<br />
been abused or neglected and not provide<br />
early intervention services <strong>to</strong> help <strong>the</strong>m<br />
recover, she said.<br />
Of <strong>the</strong> children in <strong>Alaska</strong> and <strong>the</strong> nation<br />
identified as suffering from abuse and neglect,<br />
50 percent are under <strong>the</strong> age <strong>of</strong> 5, according<br />
<strong>to</strong> state and national estimates.<br />
“Across <strong>the</strong> state we have a tremendous<br />
need for funding <strong>to</strong> provide early intervention<br />
<strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong>se children,” Kinavey said.“It’s also a<br />
huge problem."<br />
People are most familiar with <strong>the</strong> special<br />
educational services schools deliver under<br />
Part B <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> federal Individuals with<br />
Disabilities in Education Act, Kinavey said.<br />
Kinavey manages <strong>the</strong> state’s efforts under<br />
Part C <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> same federal law. She has been<br />
<strong>the</strong> intervention manager for <strong>the</strong> Department<br />
<strong>of</strong> Health and Social Services, Infant Learning<br />
Program statewide since November 2005.<br />
It was as an undergraduate student at <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Alaska</strong> <strong>Anchorage</strong> that she<br />
became interested in early childhood<br />
development, she said.<br />
Kinavey enrolled at UAA after working as a nanny in<br />
California for three years.<br />
“I’ve always loved working with kids,” she said.<br />
At UAA, Kinavey worked on an autism project for four years<br />
that considered <strong>the</strong> abnormal acquisition <strong>of</strong> language.<br />
“I got very interested in <strong>the</strong> benefits <strong>of</strong> early intervention,”<br />
she said.“That’s why I have a dual degree in languages and<br />
psychology.”<br />
Kinavey was in Chile finishing her degree in languages when<br />
she met her husband,Anders Wennerstrom.A few years later,<br />
<strong>the</strong> California girl turned <strong>Alaska</strong>n married <strong>the</strong> Swedish man she<br />
met in South America.<br />
Kinavey is an <strong>Alaska</strong>n by choice. She was accepted in<strong>to</strong><br />
ano<strong>the</strong>r graduate program for early childhood development, but<br />
opted <strong>to</strong> study at UAA.<br />
“We have a wonderful master’s program in <strong>Alaska</strong>,” Kinavey<br />
said.“And <strong>the</strong>re is training money available for students, <strong>to</strong>o.”<br />
Kinavey completed bachelor’s degrees in psychology and<br />
languages at UAA in 2001. She also earned a master’s degree<br />
from UAA in early childhood development in 2005.<br />
Kyle Stevens<br />
Degree Without Borders<br />
UAA is proud <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> fact that “studies” show eight out <strong>of</strong><br />
ten <strong>of</strong> its graduates stay and work in <strong>Alaska</strong>. Helping<br />
meet <strong>the</strong> state’s workforce needs is more than just a<br />
talking point, it’s an achievable goal.<br />
Kyle Stevens apparently didn’t get <strong>the</strong> memo. Probably<br />
because where he now lives and works is halfway around <strong>the</strong><br />
world helping save lives in war <strong>to</strong>rn Sudan, in Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Africa.<br />
A May 2006 College <strong>of</strong> Business and Public Policy graduate in<br />
logistics, <strong>the</strong> affable young man is testing his education <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
limits working <strong>to</strong> help keep supplies flowing <strong>to</strong> support <strong>the</strong><br />
efforts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Doc<strong>to</strong>rs Without Borders program.<br />
It’s not that he doesn’t love <strong>Alaska</strong>. And he certainly knows<br />
his market value as a UAA logistics graduate. Even before <strong>the</strong><br />
spring ceremony marking <strong>the</strong>ir graduation, Stevens said <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>Alaska</strong> market place had already snatched up all <strong>of</strong> UAA's o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
May logistics graduates. “<strong>Alaska</strong> has more logistics work than<br />
you are going <strong>to</strong> find most places,” he said,“There aren’t a<br />
lot <strong>of</strong> us."<br />
Even knowing all <strong>of</strong> that, Stevens still signed-up for a sixmonth<br />
assignment with <strong>the</strong> well-respected non-pr<strong>of</strong>it group<br />
after seeing an online job posting, he said. He's part <strong>of</strong> a<br />
17-person staff at <strong>the</strong> hospital in Akuem where his duties range<br />
from managing <strong>the</strong> car pool <strong>to</strong> keeping track <strong>of</strong> inven<strong>to</strong>ry and<br />
ordering supplies.<br />
Sometimes you just have <strong>to</strong> take <strong>the</strong> path less traveled.<br />
Although <strong>the</strong> government <strong>of</strong> Sudan and <strong>the</strong> sou<strong>the</strong>rn Sudan<br />
People's Liberation Army signed a peace agreement in January<br />
2005, those most affected by <strong>the</strong> 20-year conflict have yet <strong>to</strong><br />
see any real improvement in <strong>the</strong>ir living conditions, according <strong>to</strong><br />
Doc<strong>to</strong>rs Without Borders literature.<br />
Many patients walk for days <strong>to</strong> Akuem, Bahr-El-Ghazal in<br />
order <strong>to</strong> reach <strong>the</strong> hospital <strong>the</strong>re - one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> only functioning<br />
hospitals in <strong>the</strong> entire province.<br />
Although <strong>the</strong> facility is located a mere 500 miles from <strong>the</strong><br />
fighting in Darfur, Stevens said <strong>the</strong> hospital in Akuem isn’t<br />
treating trauma from that conflict. Ra<strong>the</strong>r, he said, <strong>the</strong> hospital is<br />
treating mostly vaccine-preventable diseases like measles and<br />
treatable endemic diseases like malaria and tuberculosis.<br />
Sometimes you have <strong>to</strong> follow your heart.<br />
In 2005, <strong>the</strong> non-pr<strong>of</strong>it medical group said it treated<br />
thousands <strong>of</strong> children for severe malnutrition in Upper Nile,<br />
Jonglei, and Bahr el Ghazal. Stevens left a good-paying job with<br />
<strong>Alaska</strong> Supply Chain Integra<strong>to</strong>rs in June <strong>to</strong> embark on <strong>the</strong><br />
six-month adventure.Although his skills are greatly in demand in<br />
<strong>the</strong> business world he will only receive a small stipend during<br />
<strong>the</strong>se six months.<br />
“I won’t get a chance <strong>to</strong> do this again,” he said.“I couldn't get<br />
this kind <strong>of</strong> work or life experience anywhere else.”<br />
Pho<strong>to</strong> <strong>of</strong> children in Darfur by John de Csepel, MD, Doc<strong>to</strong>rs Without Borders<br />
Career fields, such as logistics and supply chain management,<br />
are receiving more attention <strong>to</strong>day due <strong>to</strong> increasing<br />
globalization and <strong>the</strong> growing need for an efficient and<br />
productive supply chains, Stevens said.<br />
Disasters like hurricane Katrina and <strong>the</strong> tsunami in Sumatra<br />
also have helped <strong>to</strong> highlight <strong>the</strong> role logistics plays in moving<br />
supplies, he said.<br />
If and when he returns <strong>to</strong> <strong>Alaska</strong>, Kyle Stevens will have more<br />
than just s<strong>to</strong>ries worth listening <strong>to</strong>; he’ll have an understanding<br />
that only those willing <strong>to</strong> put o<strong>the</strong>rs ahead <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>mselves<br />
ever find.<br />
10 Accolades<br />
Accolades 11
A L U M N I U P D A T E<br />
Fundraising Fish Out <strong>of</strong> Water<br />
As <strong>the</strong> Community Relations Coordina<strong>to</strong>r for <strong>the</strong><br />
International Bro<strong>the</strong>rhood <strong>of</strong> Electrical Workers Local<br />
Union 1547, Jackie's Endsley's life isn’t likely <strong>to</strong> be shocking.<br />
Even her duties working on volunteer coordination, event<br />
planning, sponsorships and media seem fairly routine. But <strong>the</strong>se<br />
days she’s best known for <strong>the</strong> "wild" ways she volunteers<br />
her time.<br />
As a member <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> "Wild Salmon on Parade" committee<br />
since its inception in 2003, Endsley is part <strong>of</strong> one <strong>of</strong> <strong>Alaska</strong>'s<br />
most creative fund-raisers. Each year <strong>the</strong> committee invites<br />
artists <strong>to</strong> decorate fiberglass fish, which are displayed throughout<br />
down<strong>to</strong>wn <strong>Anchorage</strong> before being auctioned <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
highest bidder.<br />
The annual fish display and auction are greatly anticipated,<br />
and not only raise huge amounts <strong>of</strong> money for charity, but are<br />
well known and greatly appreciated by <strong>the</strong> city’s residents and<br />
many down<strong>to</strong>wn visi<strong>to</strong>rs. Endsley has been an integral part <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> program since its inception.<br />
Combined, Endsley said <strong>the</strong> salmon<br />
fund-raiser and <strong>the</strong> "Mayor’s Charity Ball"<br />
committee, which she has worked with since<br />
2004, have raised hundreds <strong>of</strong> thousands <strong>of</strong><br />
dollars for <strong>Alaska</strong> charities. Endsley also is a<br />
member <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Anchorage</strong> Chamber <strong>of</strong><br />
Commerce’s City <strong>of</strong> Lights committee.<br />
She was 35 when she realized she needed<br />
more education <strong>to</strong> move in<strong>to</strong> a career<br />
position she truly desired. So, she left her job<br />
at Matanuska Electric where she had worked<br />
for 16 years and enrolled at UAA. “Thanks<br />
<strong>to</strong> my husband Jeff’s support I was able <strong>to</strong><br />
complete my education with bachelor's<br />
degrees in Psychology and Journalism and<br />
Public Communications in four years,<br />
graduating in December <strong>of</strong> 2000,” she said.<br />
UAA also introduced her <strong>to</strong> volunteerism.<br />
”In some cases, it was more like "you have <strong>to</strong><br />
volunteer as part <strong>of</strong> this class" and in o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
cases I did it because it felt like <strong>the</strong> right<br />
thing <strong>to</strong> do,” Endsley said.<br />
One <strong>of</strong> those volunteer opportunities was<br />
with <strong>the</strong> Public Relations Student Society <strong>of</strong><br />
America (PRSSA) where she served terms as<br />
vice president and president <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
organization.<br />
Under her leadership, <strong>the</strong> UAA group earned an award from<br />
<strong>the</strong> National PRSSA for a community program that collected<br />
used prom dresses and tuxedos and sold <strong>the</strong>m <strong>to</strong> high school<br />
students for $10 each. Endsley said her experience with <strong>the</strong><br />
student organization led her <strong>to</strong> join <strong>the</strong> Public Relations Society<br />
<strong>of</strong> America’s <strong>Alaska</strong> Chapter after graduation. She said <strong>the</strong><br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essional organization is a great <strong>to</strong>ol for networking and<br />
problem solving.<br />
When she's not volunteering, working or spending time with<br />
her family, Endsley said she enjoys camping and fishing during<br />
<strong>the</strong> summer and watching movies under a warm blanket with a<br />
nice fire during <strong>the</strong> winter.<br />
Endsley married husband, Jeff, after meeting him on a blind<br />
date 23 years ago. The couple has a very close family, including<br />
a granddaughter who lives in Las Vegas and visits <strong>of</strong>ten. Endsley's<br />
mo<strong>the</strong>r, her bro<strong>the</strong>r and a sister live in <strong>Alaska</strong> and two more<br />
sisters live in <strong>the</strong> “lower 48,” she said.<br />
Jackie Endsley<br />
Tlisa Northcutt<br />
Nurturing Relationships...<br />
and Trees<br />
When celebrating a job well done, a plaque is <strong>of</strong>ten<br />
presented, a few hands are usually shaken, an<br />
awkward hug may be exchanged, and a thank you<br />
punctuates <strong>the</strong> success. That about wraps it up.<br />
Well, not if Tlisa Northcutt is in charge. As Donor Relations<br />
Manager at <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Alaska</strong> <strong>Anchorage</strong> you’re more<br />
likely <strong>to</strong> have a tree planted on your behalf. In fact, <strong>the</strong>re’s a<br />
new tree pushing roots in<strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> soil on <strong>the</strong> campus at UAA<br />
<strong>to</strong>day, thanks <strong>to</strong> Northcutt, who at 34 is wise beyond her years<br />
in appropriately recognizing success.<br />
In this case, she selected a blooming 20-foot Columnar<br />
Siberian Crabapple tree and had it planted in a prominent<br />
location near <strong>the</strong> center <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> campus <strong>to</strong> mark <strong>the</strong> successful<br />
conclusion <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> university’s first capital campaign that doubled<br />
UAA’s donor base and raised nearly $13 million.<br />
“It means so much more <strong>to</strong> everyone on campus than a<br />
plaque. Anyone can put up a plaque,” coworkers said.“Tlisa put<br />
a lot <strong>of</strong> thought in<strong>to</strong> this and chose <strong>to</strong> plant a tree as a<br />
beautiful reminder. It’s a good example <strong>of</strong> her style.” Style she<br />
attributes <strong>to</strong> her Sou<strong>the</strong>rn roots having been born in Georgia.<br />
Her family moved with <strong>the</strong> military <strong>to</strong> <strong>Alaska</strong> in 1978 and<br />
following graduation from East <strong>Anchorage</strong> High School in 1990,<br />
and a brief stint at <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Georgia, she chose <strong>to</strong><br />
return <strong>to</strong> <strong>Alaska</strong> and begin her long relationship with UAA.<br />
Northcutt earned her bachelor's from<br />
UAA in Journalism and Public<br />
Communications in 1995 and went <strong>to</strong><br />
work for Porcaro Communications in<br />
<strong>Anchorage</strong> where she honed her<br />
PR skills.<br />
When <strong>the</strong> opportunity <strong>to</strong> join <strong>the</strong><br />
UAA staff in 2000 as <strong>the</strong> Special Events<br />
Planner came up, she didn’t hesitate.<br />
“Tlisa loves UAA,” her co-workers said.<br />
“She’s an ambassador and a<br />
spokesperson for <strong>the</strong> university<br />
everywhere she goes.”<br />
The bulk <strong>of</strong> her time now at UAA is<br />
spent implementing a hugely successful<br />
stewardship program that serves as a<br />
model for all <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Alaska</strong><br />
development (fundraising) programs.<br />
She describes what she does as nurturing<br />
relationships with donors after a gift has been made, thanking<br />
<strong>the</strong>m and letting <strong>the</strong>m know how <strong>the</strong>ir gift was used in supporting<br />
UAA. Basically,“I help foster a mutually beneficial relationship<br />
by following through on a commitment,” she says. She has<br />
been a member <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> UAA Alumni Association Board and also<br />
served four years as <strong>the</strong> special events committee chairperson.<br />
Northcutt is passionate about helping o<strong>the</strong>rs, especially<br />
children. She is <strong>the</strong> chairwoman <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Friends <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Alaska</strong><br />
Children’s Trust, which funds programs statewide that help raise<br />
awareness <strong>of</strong> and prevent child abuse and neglect. She has also<br />
recently participated in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Alaska</strong> Humanities Forum’s<br />
Leadership <strong>Anchorage</strong> program and was named one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> “Top<br />
40 Under 40,” by <strong>the</strong> <strong>Anchorage</strong> Chamber <strong>of</strong> Commerce and<br />
<strong>the</strong> <strong>Alaska</strong> Journal <strong>of</strong> Commerce in 2002.<br />
“I believe that providing a conduit between potential donors,<br />
volunteers, and those with need, is invaluable and a true litmus<br />
test <strong>of</strong> how well you serve a community,” she said.<br />
For fun, co-workers say she loves <strong>to</strong> make gourmet meals<br />
and invite friends over <strong>to</strong> share in an evening <strong>of</strong> fine food and<br />
conversation. She says,“it’s my way <strong>of</strong> relaxing.” She also<br />
enjoys teaching etiquette classes <strong>to</strong> children through community<br />
schools. A s<strong>of</strong>tball enthusiast, Northcutt said her s<strong>of</strong>tball<br />
career is on hold for now while she focuses on her role as<br />
mom. She and husband Scott have been married for five years<br />
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Dollars & Sense Nation’s “best” center for economic<br />
education teaches teachers <strong>to</strong> teach state’s<br />
greatest resource, its young people<br />
It’s been called <strong>the</strong> best Center for Economic Education in <strong>the</strong> United States. That’s<br />
what John Mor<strong>to</strong>n said when he was teaching a class earlier this year through <strong>the</strong><br />
Center at <strong>the</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Alaska</strong> <strong>Anchorage</strong>.<br />
He ought <strong>to</strong> know, he literally wrote <strong>the</strong> book on Advanced Placement (AP) Micro and<br />
Macro Economics.<br />
Most recently, Mor<strong>to</strong>n traveled <strong>to</strong> <strong>Alaska</strong> <strong>to</strong> share his vast knowledge and <strong>to</strong> help<br />
educate local high school teachers taking courses through <strong>the</strong> Center that better<br />
prepare <strong>the</strong>m <strong>to</strong> teach economics <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> state’s greatest resource, its young people.<br />
Most <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> 12 <strong>Alaska</strong>n teachers in last June’s two-credit college class were veterans<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Center’s o<strong>the</strong>r exceptional programs. In fact, many had earned interdisciplinary<br />
master’s degrees in economics and education.<br />
Teaching teachers how <strong>to</strong> teach economics is more than a <strong>to</strong>ngue twister. It’s <strong>the</strong><br />
essence <strong>of</strong> what <strong>the</strong> Center is all about. There are programs training teachers in <strong>the</strong><br />
nuances <strong>of</strong> teaching “Mini-Society,” an elementary school program that explores basic<br />
economic principles through creation <strong>of</strong> an in-class mini-society that <strong>of</strong>ten mimics <strong>the</strong><br />
trials and tribulations <strong>of</strong> everyday life in our country. There is even a comic book for<br />
economic education for high school students that features pre-statehood <strong>Alaska</strong><br />
his<strong>to</strong>ry as a model.<br />
The success <strong>of</strong> any educational program, especially <strong>the</strong> high school AP program,<br />
is <strong>the</strong> quality <strong>of</strong> its teachers and <strong>the</strong> Center produces some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> very best.<br />
Melanie Sugita, typifies teachers in <strong>the</strong> program. She teaches AP economics at South<br />
High School in <strong>Anchorage</strong>, and she’s back for more training after completing her<br />
Top <strong>of</strong> page: Ignite Program teacher Alana Haider works<br />
with students <strong>to</strong> tally <strong>the</strong>ir earnings at a multi-school Mini<br />
Society event at Trailside Elementary School. The <strong>Anchorage</strong><br />
School District and o<strong>the</strong>r schools nationwide use Mini-<br />
Society course materials <strong>to</strong> teach students about economics.<br />
Above: The Center for Economic Education at UAA designed<br />
and printed this comic book that traces <strong>Alaska</strong>’s economic<br />
his<strong>to</strong>ry. In its sixth printing, <strong>the</strong> book is an invaluable <strong>to</strong>ol for<br />
teachers <strong>of</strong> <strong>Alaska</strong> his<strong>to</strong>ry and economics.<br />
master’s degree as one <strong>of</strong> 19<br />
students who benefited from a<br />
$700,000 grant from <strong>the</strong> private,<br />
non-pr<strong>of</strong>it <strong>Alaska</strong> Council on<br />
Economic Education (ACEE).<br />
“The non-pr<strong>of</strong>it program and<br />
direc<strong>to</strong>r Steve Jackstadt <strong>of</strong>fered us<br />
opportunity,” Sugita said <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
Center for Economic Education.<br />
She said Jackstadt also hired<br />
adjunct economics instruc<strong>to</strong>r Ann<br />
Lyon <strong>to</strong> men<strong>to</strong>r new high school<br />
AP teachers.<br />
“The men<strong>to</strong>rship was invaluable,”<br />
Sugita said.<br />
According <strong>to</strong> Mor<strong>to</strong>n, ACEE is<br />
unique among <strong>the</strong> 50 o<strong>the</strong>r state<br />
councils operating under <strong>the</strong> National<br />
Council on Economic Education.<br />
Technology like calcula<strong>to</strong>rs - and slide<br />
rules – may have made <strong>the</strong> abacus<br />
obsolete, but it was a hot item at a Mini<br />
Society auction in June. The auction’s<br />
highest bidder holds <strong>the</strong> ancient<br />
counting device triumphantly.<br />
“It’s significant that <strong>the</strong> <strong>Alaska</strong> Council does programs like this,” he<br />
said <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> class he taught <strong>to</strong> train AP teachers. “I don’t think anyone<br />
in <strong>the</strong> country has a better program.” Students and <strong>the</strong>ir parents really<br />
seek out AP classes, Jackstadt said, but in order <strong>to</strong> earn <strong>the</strong> potential<br />
college credits <strong>of</strong>fered, students must first pass a placement test.<br />
<strong>Anchorage</strong> and UAA are fortunate <strong>to</strong> have economists like Mor<strong>to</strong>n<br />
teaching local teachers <strong>to</strong> better prepare students <strong>to</strong> do well on <strong>the</strong><br />
exam, he said.<br />
“The main business that we’re in is training teachers. And <strong>the</strong><br />
nearly 400 teachers we train each year are in <strong>to</strong>uch with 40,000<br />
students a year,” Jackstadt said.<br />
Juneau teacher Chris Carte said she <strong>to</strong>ok <strong>the</strong> class hoping she will<br />
be able <strong>to</strong> add <strong>the</strong> higher-level course <strong>to</strong> her school’s AP course<br />
<strong>of</strong>ferings. “There’s so much <strong>to</strong> it. It’s a lot different than <strong>the</strong> regular<br />
economics class,” she said. “There’s a whole lot <strong>of</strong> economics out<br />
<strong>the</strong>re. This helps you focus on sorting <strong>the</strong> wheat from <strong>the</strong> chaff.”<br />
Mini-Society provides children with an opportunity <strong>to</strong> actually<br />
experience self-created economic realities resulting from <strong>the</strong> building<br />
<strong>of</strong> a mini society in <strong>the</strong>ir classroom. Patty Gunnarson and Theresa<br />
Reich spend part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir summers teaching o<strong>the</strong>r grade school<br />
teachers <strong>to</strong> use <strong>the</strong> Mini-Society program in <strong>the</strong>ir classrooms.<br />
“Scarcity, opportunity costs – it’s <strong>the</strong> same thing in both classrooms,”<br />
Reich said during a multi-school Mini-Society event at<br />
Trailside Elementary School in June.<br />
The <strong>Anchorage</strong> School District’s Ignite Program teaches <strong>the</strong><br />
nationwide Mini-Society course as one <strong>of</strong> four elective units students<br />
study each year.<br />
Jackstadt said ConocoPhillips has funded <strong>the</strong> program for about 20<br />
years. “Any success we’ve had with Mini-Society is because <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
generosity,” he said. The last time <strong>the</strong> <strong>Anchorage</strong> School District was<br />
surveyed, about half its schools had one or more classrooms using <strong>the</strong><br />
economic education program. A few schools in Fairbanks and Kenai<br />
also teach Mini Society, Jackstadt said.<br />
Reich said <strong>the</strong> program relates economic ideas like scarcity <strong>to</strong> real<br />
life things like using <strong>the</strong> computer at home or getting time on <strong>the</strong><br />
swings at recess.<br />
“Economics is about choices,” she said.<br />
Mini-Society asks students <strong>to</strong> brain-s<strong>to</strong>rm business ideas, do market<br />
studies, design and vote on a currency for <strong>the</strong>ir country, and get a<br />
business license before <strong>the</strong>y can market and sell <strong>the</strong> product that fits<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir unique skill set, Reich said. The whole group votes on some<br />
things, like what <strong>the</strong> currency will look like and <strong>the</strong> name <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
imaginary country, she said.<br />
So <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong>ficial currency <strong>of</strong> Chocoslovakia is called “Chocobukz.”<br />
And <strong>of</strong> course, Pumpkinville’s money is called “Seeds.”<br />
“They decide as a society what <strong>the</strong>y want,” Reich said. Jackstadt<br />
said <strong>the</strong> center also designed and printed <strong>the</strong> comic-type book that<br />
traces <strong>Alaska</strong>’s economic his<strong>to</strong>ry for high school students. The s<strong>to</strong>ries<br />
were priviously published serially in <strong>the</strong> Tundra Times, he said.<br />
For its exemplary partnership with an external partner, <strong>the</strong> center<br />
was awarded <strong>the</strong> Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in 2003.<br />
Jackstadt has been <strong>the</strong> direc<strong>to</strong>r <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Alaska</strong> center since <strong>the</strong> ACEE<br />
signed a Memorandum <strong>of</strong> Understanding with UAA <strong>to</strong> provide <strong>of</strong>fice<br />
space, a secretary and a course release for a center direc<strong>to</strong>r in 1985.<br />
The center generates about 1,100 credit hours annually, he said.<br />
Founded in 1977, <strong>the</strong> state council is a partnership <strong>of</strong> leaders in<br />
Mini Society uses events like <strong>the</strong> live auction <strong>to</strong> teach students about economic<br />
concepts like supply and demand.<br />
business and education devoted <strong>to</strong> helping students in grades<br />
kindergarten through 12 learn more about economics.<br />
Supporters include ConocoPhillips <strong>Alaska</strong> Inc., BP, ExxonMobil,<br />
<strong>the</strong> Rasmuson Foundation, NANA Development Corp. and <strong>the</strong><br />
National Council on Economic Education. Jackstadt said ACEE puts<br />
up money for programs – about $200,000 each year – and sets <strong>the</strong><br />
center’s direction. The Center for Economic Education is located in<br />
Rasmuson Hall on <strong>the</strong> UAA campus. It <strong>of</strong>fers three main programs<br />
annually: Mini Society; Meaningful Economics Challenge; Exxon<br />
Spring Economics Forum. For more information, visit cee.alaska.edu<br />
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Monvelia T. Blair<br />
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Shane M. Blanchard<br />
Donna Oppegaard, 43, - pictured with scholarship donor Greg Wolf -<br />
received her bachelor’s <strong>of</strong> business administration in Global Logistics<br />
Management in Spring 2006 and will begin work on her Master’s <strong>of</strong><br />
Business Administration in Fall 2006. She said <strong>the</strong> $500 Greg Wolf Global<br />
Logistics Scholarship she received for <strong>the</strong> Spring 2006 semester was<br />
crucial in getting her degree.“Due <strong>to</strong> some unexpected financial<br />
troubles, I might not have been able <strong>to</strong> finish my last semester without<br />
<strong>the</strong> help <strong>of</strong> this scholarship,” she said.<br />
Eric A. Blomskog<br />
Fredrik and Louise<br />
Bockman<br />
Joan and Steven Boltz<br />
Elizabeth and<br />
Arthur Bolyan<br />
Katy and Anthony Boneta<br />
Linda Boochever and<br />
John Schwartz<br />
David Boone<br />
Phillip and Rebecca Boulo<br />
Marty M. Bounds<br />
Renee Bourgeois<br />
Levi and Kelly Bouwman<br />
Katya L. Bowen<br />
Colin and Michelle Boyden<br />
Donna G. Bozeman<br />
Larry and Sherry Bradley<br />
Cathy L. Branche<br />
Katharine J. Brandenburg<br />
Terri and Winfred Brandon<br />
Nadine and Stephen<br />
Brannen<br />
Tataboline Brant and<br />
Robert Meyerowitz<br />
Nancy Bravo-Meyer and<br />
Mark P. Meyer<br />
Sally and Trevor Bremner<br />
Mona M. Bremont<br />
Carolyn and Robert Bresky<br />
Carmel H. Brevik<br />
William Brewing<strong>to</strong>n<br />
Barbara E. Britch<br />
E. Brock and Carolyn Lee<br />
John Brockel<br />
Richard Brooks<br />
Teresa and Bruce Brown<br />
Daphne Brown<br />
and Jonathan Steele<br />
Thomas and Susan Brown<br />
Gareth T. Brown<br />
R. Hayes Brown Jr.<br />
Alison Browne<br />
David and Pensri Brunelle<br />
Karen and Mark Bryant<br />
Temae Bukowitz<br />
Angelina Burney<br />
Joseph A. Burt<br />
Gordon S. Bur<strong>to</strong>n<br />
Gerald and Lindsay Busch<br />
Debra D. Bushnell<br />
Bruce and Linda<br />
Bustamante<br />
Christine M. Butler<br />
Robin and John Cacy<br />
Abigail Calkin and<br />
Robert Giese<br />
Debra Call and<br />
Willard Gump<br />
Wayne K. Campbell<br />
The Canale Family<br />
Vickie M. Cantrell<br />
Michael Carey and<br />
Margaret Brown-Carey<br />
Steve Carhart and<br />
Vicki Bussard<br />
Kurt A. Carlson<br />
Dorekay E. Carlson<br />
LaVonne Carole<br />
Julie S. Carpenter<br />
Diane and Robert Carpenter<br />
Christina E. Carter<br />
Doris A. Carter<br />
Nuno V. Castro<br />
Carl A. Ca<strong>to</strong>ne<br />
John P. Ceffalio<br />
James D. Cehula<br />
Linda M. Cerro<br />
Glen D. Chambers<br />
Sharon D. Chambers<br />
Joe Chaplin<br />
Barbara L. Charbonneau<br />
Cherie and Steven Chasteen<br />
Rosemarie M. Pawluk<br />
Jeanette L. Chettfour<br />
Bill G. Childers<br />
Dennis and Sandra Clark<br />
James and Virginia Clark<br />
16 Accolades<br />
Accolades 17
Paul and Lynn Clay<br />
Tammy Clay<strong>to</strong>n<br />
Scott M. Clemetson<br />
Randal and Karen Cler<br />
Roxanne and Wayne Cobb<br />
Michelle and Jeffrey Coe<br />
KaLynn C<strong>of</strong>fey<br />
Cecil Colley<br />
Megan E. Collins<br />
Terri Collins<br />
Ulysses and Mapril Combs<br />
Wilson and Susan Condon<br />
Phaedra and<br />
Michael Connell<br />
Timothy Connolly and<br />
Joann Bantz<br />
Susan and Charles Connor<br />
Donna M. Conrad<br />
Margaret Cook<br />
Chris<strong>to</strong>pher and<br />
Margaret Cooke<br />
Sonia and Tracy Cooke<br />
Holly and John Cooley<br />
Donna M. Coonrad<br />
John E. Copeland<br />
Arthur and J. Lynn<br />
Copoulos<br />
Jacqueline Cordova<br />
Francisco and Julina<br />
Cordova<br />
Raymond and Joann Carol<br />
Coughlin<br />
Alexis L. Cowell<br />
Gary J. Cox<br />
De Ett A. Coyle<br />
Marlyce A. Cozart<br />
Carol and Brian Craig<br />
Nancy F. Crans<strong>to</strong>n<br />
Douglas G. Creek<br />
Vic<strong>to</strong>ria and Tim Cronquist<br />
Matt and Cindy Crow<br />
Mark and Debby Cruver<br />
Alan and Fran Curll<br />
Joel A. Cusick<br />
Josephine Dagon<br />
Michael D. Dahl<br />
Mike Dahl<br />
Joanne Dallas<br />
Janet E. Daniel<br />
Jason C. Daniels<br />
Ophelia and Thomas<br />
Dargan-Steed<br />
Renee M. Darrenkamp<br />
Nancy and Lowell<br />
Darring<strong>to</strong>n<br />
George R. Darrow<br />
Richard and Virginia Daum<br />
Shanna L. Davidson<br />
Shirley and Robert Davis<br />
Cynthia J. Davis<br />
M. Lorraine Davis<br />
Hea<strong>the</strong>r Davis-Durtschi<br />
and Mike Durtschi<br />
Phyllis and Jon Dawson<br />
Roger and<br />
Barbara De Longchamp<br />
Miriam Dean and<br />
Edward Keegan<br />
Charles and Gladys Decker<br />
Elsa and Steven DeHart<br />
Anonymous<br />
Georgia DeKeyser<br />
Julia DeLapp and<br />
Benjamin Pauley<br />
Moria and LeRoy Dennis<br />
Hugh R. Denny<br />
Dale and Carolyn Depalatis<br />
Susan A. Derrera<br />
Wendi M. Deschamps<br />
Joan Diamond and<br />
Robert Palmer<br />
Lewis and Jacqueline<br />
Dickinson<br />
Mary J. Dillard<br />
Bonnie C. Dillard<br />
Nara Luvsandagva, 27, received a $1,000 Darla "Dolly" Bar<strong>to</strong>n Nursing Scholarship <strong>to</strong> help her<br />
<strong>to</strong>ward a bachelor's <strong>of</strong> science in nursing. "Paying out-<strong>of</strong>-state tuition has been difficult for me and this<br />
scholarship alleviated this financial burden and let me complete my pre-nursing classes," she said.<br />
"With all <strong>the</strong> help, I was able start my nurisng program this summer."<br />
Daniel Dolfi<br />
Elizabeth A. Donahue<br />
Yuanfang Dong<br />
Dawn Dooley<br />
Karen R. Dorcas<br />
Gale M. Springer<br />
Daniel and<br />
Barbara Dougherty<br />
Ca<strong>the</strong>rine P. Ducasse<br />
An<strong>to</strong>nio Duran<br />
Larry and Janice Durfee<br />
Gregory and<br />
Shari Durocher<br />
Darin R. Eagle<strong>to</strong>n<br />
Laura Eakes<br />
Brenda and James Eason<br />
David Edge<br />
Janet and<br />
Thomas Edring<strong>to</strong>n<br />
Lorraine B. Elder<br />
Shonti Elder and Bill Frey<br />
Nancy L. Eliason<br />
Susan A. Elliott<br />
Mark A. Ellison<br />
Robert and Heidi Ely<br />
Martha G. Engebretsen<br />
Stephen England<br />
Elaine M. Enriquez<br />
Rachel Epstein<br />
Richard C. Ervin<br />
Jacqueline and<br />
Frank Espinoza<br />
Sandra L. Estenson<br />
Cheryl A. Estes<br />
Dawn M. Estes<br />
Anita J. Evans<br />
Molly Evans<br />
Miguela M. Bar<strong>to</strong>laba<br />
Dale and Isabelle Evern<br />
Dolly M. Farnsworth<br />
JudyAnn and Peter Farris<br />
Andrew P. Feild<br />
Hannah G. Felix<br />
Andrew Felsh and<br />
Jeanne Shaver<br />
Kenneth R. Fennell<br />
Anne Fiedler and<br />
Douglas Washburn<br />
Johana L. Fimpel<br />
Ca<strong>the</strong>rine M. Finazzo<br />
Sylvia and Thomas Fink<br />
Hazel J. Finkbiner<br />
Steven Finneran and<br />
Carolyn Phillips<br />
Kathryn J. Finnigan<br />
James E. Fisher<br />
Kirk and Mary Fisher<br />
Joan E. Fisher<br />
Danielle and William Flagg<br />
Jana K. Fleming<br />
Rawn S. Fletcher<br />
Betty J. Florcke<br />
Andrew M. Flores<br />
Harry L. Fluharty<br />
Linda S. Foley<br />
Oliver F. and<br />
Helen G. Foreman<br />
Kathleen and<br />
Chris<strong>to</strong>pher Fornecker<br />
Suzanne M. Forster<br />
Janet and Lester Fortune<br />
Mat<strong>the</strong>w S. Fosberg<br />
Travis and Marlo Foster<br />
Deborah J. Fowler<br />
Chairita and<br />
Carl<strong>to</strong>n Franklin<br />
Lamont and Wendy Frazer<br />
Deborah and Jack Freeman<br />
Sarah and Greg Freeman<br />
Wyn M. Syren<br />
Cami and Brian Fulkerson<br />
Janina and Shawn Fuller<br />
Richard D. Fuller<br />
Mary Funner<br />
Ronald Gallagher<br />
Irma J. Gallagher<br />
Barry and Karen Galloway<br />
Deanna L. Gamble<br />
Kevin and Irene Gardner<br />
Larry D. Garner<br />
Lincoln L. Garrick<br />
Marshall and Eileen Garry<br />
Nikki M. Gasper<br />
Maya and Jim Gauvreau<br />
David J. Geer<br />
Robert and Rebecca Gerik<br />
Maybelle H. German<br />
Bonnie and Kenneth Getty<br />
Sharon and<br />
Ronald Gherman<br />
Ralph and Joann Gibbons<br />
Sally Gibert<br />
Steven Rieger and<br />
Karen Gibson<br />
Andrew and<br />
Amber Gichard<br />
Jason Gillette<br />
Bernadette A. Gilroy<br />
William and<br />
Cynthia Glucksman<br />
Nancy Godorth<br />
Steven and<br />
Barbara Goggans<br />
Elizabeth Gogolowski<br />
Patricia and<br />
William Gohring<br />
Lisa and Rex Good<br />
Jerry N. Goodman<br />
Sadie Goodman Robertson<br />
Martha Gould-Lehe and<br />
John Lehe<br />
Kathleen Grace<br />
Dee Gratrix<br />
Dirk Greeley and<br />
Alison Till<br />
Sanna S. Green<br />
Amy Grove<br />
Janet Guarini<br />
Rosemary J. Gute-Gruening<br />
Ronald and Eleanor Hadden<br />
James E. Haga<br />
Cathleen and Ned Hahn<br />
Hea<strong>the</strong>r C. Hall<br />
Chris<strong>to</strong>pher and<br />
Deadra Hall<br />
Nan S. Hallock<br />
Laurie and Timothy Halter<br />
Dianne and<br />
Clay<strong>to</strong>n Halverson<br />
Connie and Peter Hamlett<br />
Brandy Hand and<br />
Jus<strong>to</strong>n Dixon<br />
Peter A. Hannon<br />
Dale and Hansen<br />
Mary A. Nelson<br />
Donald and Sandra Hanson<br />
Annette M. Hard<br />
Joel Hard<br />
Anonymous<br />
Anthony B. L. Harduar<br />
Amy E. Harmon<br />
Michael and Jane Harper<br />
Michael S. Harr<br />
Shelly and Van Harry<br />
Elizabeth and<br />
Jeremiah Hartley<br />
Robin L. Hartlieb<br />
Brian and Kristy Harman<br />
Lisa M. Corbin<br />
Genevieve A. Hartz<br />
Loretta E. Harvey<br />
Kim Hastings-Randell<br />
David and Jeannie Haugen<br />
Lorrie and<br />
Timothy Hawkins<br />
Wendy K. Hawn<br />
Manon and Eugene Heck<br />
Robert A. Hedin<br />
Mark and<br />
Meredith Hedlund<br />
Diana L. Hedstrom<br />
Bonnie and<br />
Floyd Heimbuch<br />
Joyce M. Helens<br />
La Rue M. Hellenthal<br />
Julie Hendricks<br />
Carolyn M. Henry<br />
Jill and James Herbert<br />
Pearlene F. Hernandez<br />
Dave Herndon<br />
Daniel Herring and<br />
Candace McKenzie<br />
Larsen A. Hess<br />
Jeanette M. Hickok<br />
Pat Hicks<br />
Elaine R. Hicks<br />
Jeffrey L. Higgins<br />
Heath E. Hilyard<br />
Leah J. H<strong>of</strong>fman<br />
Lucia J. H<strong>of</strong>meister-Grow<br />
Terri L. Hokanson<br />
Susan and Timothy Holder<br />
Bradford C. Holifield<br />
Patricia and Neil Holland<br />
Natalie M. Holland<br />
Amy E. Holonics<br />
Russell W. Hood<br />
Steven Horn and<br />
Lisa Parker<br />
Morris and Lorrie Horning<br />
Thomas N. Hor<strong>to</strong>n<br />
Michelle Hough<br />
Tim and Mary Hudson<br />
Constance E. Graffis<br />
Dora J. Hughes<br />
Birgitta M. Humphrey<br />
Anonymous<br />
Stephanie L. Huru<br />
Lynda Hyce<br />
Grace M. Ingrim<br />
Jaylyn G. Ireland<br />
Wayne Irion<br />
Gail V. Irvine<br />
Cricket M. Ives<br />
Hisakazu Iwasaki<br />
Jean C. Jackson<br />
Wil<strong>to</strong>n and Karen Jackson<br />
Lydia A. Jackson<br />
Debbie Jamieson<br />
Tracey Janssen<br />
Thomas A. Janvrin<br />
Be<strong>the</strong>l K. Jarrell<br />
Virgil R. Jefts III<br />
Fred G. Jenkins<br />
Marie H. Moody<br />
Patricia H. Jensen<br />
Julia C. Jessal<br />
Karey Jessee<br />
Amy Johns<br />
Margy Johnson<br />
Lisa and Jay Johnson<br />
Paula and<br />
Richard E. Johnson<br />
Priscilla A. Johnson<br />
Brenda M. Oelrich<br />
Susan J. Johnson<br />
Tyler and Ariane Johnson<br />
Cheryl A. Jones<br />
Corey Jones<br />
Pamela and Vic<strong>to</strong>r Jones<br />
Philip and Eileen Jordan<br />
Margaret S. Joyner<br />
Virginia W. Juettner<br />
C. Magro and<br />
C. Leonard Karge<br />
Theodore L. and<br />
Marjorie R. Kassier<br />
Marilyn and<br />
David Kebschull<br />
Maggie Kelly<br />
James A. Kemplen<br />
J<strong>of</strong>fia and Kenyatta<br />
Chester and Shirley Kern<br />
Rosemary Kershaw<br />
William C. Kiger<br />
John and Barbara Killian<br />
Hwa and Chuck Kim<br />
Richard A. King<br />
Pamela D. King<br />
Donald Kinney and<br />
Suzanne Lombardi<br />
Robert and Robin Kirk<br />
Keiko Kishaba<br />
Rhonda R. Kitter<br />
Mia Klinkner<br />
Andrew D. Kliskey<br />
Mary and Tom Klopfer<br />
Joanna M. Knapp<br />
Sandra L. Knight<br />
Jessica D. Knowles<br />
Jonny and Francis Knutson<br />
Karole A. Kohl<br />
John and Karol<br />
Kolehmainen<br />
Cindy A. Koplin<br />
Rosanna and Koppelmann<br />
Cassandra and<br />
David Kosinski<br />
Elmer and Vera Koskela<br />
Michael and Fraya Krukar<br />
Paul Krumrey<br />
Erika L. Kubik<br />
Shirley Kuczek<br />
Mary and Stephen Kuffner<br />
Karen Kulin<br />
Anonymous<br />
David and Pamela Kyzer<br />
Josephine LaChance<br />
Terry and Peggy LaGrone<br />
Steve A. Lambert<br />
Richard B. Lanc<strong>to</strong>t<br />
Virginia M. Landry<br />
Martin Langlois and<br />
Jean Brinich<br />
Dorothy B. Langworthy<br />
Jon Larson and<br />
Gina Angelone<br />
Rhonda and Terry Larson<br />
Ann and Delbert Larue<br />
Anthony. and<br />
Mary Lastufka<br />
Tuomo and<br />
Jennifer Latva-Kiskola<br />
Marie Lavigne<br />
Donna M. Law<br />
Dorothy Law Doubleday<br />
Janie Leask<br />
John and Claire LeClair<br />
Ted Lee and<br />
Ca<strong>the</strong>rine Murphy<br />
Randal J. Lee<br />
Tracy Lee<br />
Haechung Lee<br />
James and Stephanie Lee<br />
Chipp and<br />
Jacqueline Leibach<br />
Annette J. Leier<br />
Nancy L. Lesh<br />
Barry Levine<br />
Sarah R. Lewis<br />
Mary Leykom<br />
Kimberly A. Hartsock<br />
Diane D. Lind<br />
Cheryl M. Lipps<br />
Carolyn M. Long<br />
Douglas Lottridge<br />
Debra Y. Lovaas<br />
Cheryl and<br />
Mark Lovegreen<br />
Susan Low<br />
Kevin and Elena Lowery<br />
William M. Luck<br />
Chris<strong>to</strong>pher A. Lund<br />
Michael and Joan Lynch<br />
Susan S. Lyons<br />
Carolyn and Monte Lyons<br />
Patricia L. Macklin<br />
Dawn L. Madara<br />
John Madler<br />
Jim and LeAnn Magnuson<br />
Gabriel Mahns and<br />
Maiko Nagaoka<br />
Bob and Kathie Maloney<br />
Alexandra and<br />
Patrick Maloney<br />
Tatsuo Manabe<br />
Naomi Manabe<br />
Lester and Dorothy Mann<br />
Cheri and<br />
Michael Mansfield<br />
Melissa A. Marks<br />
Vic<strong>to</strong>ria Marmora<br />
Cathlene C. Marshall<br />
Kurt Martens<br />
Ervin P. Martin<br />
James and Cindi Martin<br />
Nancy S. Martin<br />
Barbara and G. Martin<br />
Glenn F. Massay<br />
William and Norita Matara<br />
Silverio and<br />
Kathleen Mattero<br />
Lou and Scott Mattison<br />
Willard and Karen Maxell<br />
Sue and Thomas May<br />
Claude and Evelyn Mayer<br />
John Maynard and<br />
Martha Boersch<br />
Michelle D. Maynor<br />
Edward J. McCallum<br />
Jane A. McCarty<br />
Tadd E. McCauley<br />
Julie and<br />
Patrick McChesney<br />
Johnny McClain<br />
Barbara L. McClin<strong>to</strong>ck<br />
Mark McCloud and<br />
Rebara Karmen McCloud<br />
Robert McCoy<br />
Vernie McCrohan<br />
Gloria M. McCutcheon<br />
Daniel L. McDaniel<br />
Janet E. McDermott<br />
Piper McDevitt-Warren and<br />
Michael Warren<br />
Rickey J. McElfish<br />
Paul and Hea<strong>the</strong>r McEwen<br />
Judith O. Jones<br />
Gail McGuill and<br />
James Bragg<br />
Brian and Beverly McKay<br />
Sally L. Mead<br />
Linda and Roger Mechon<br />
Michael and Sherryl Meek<br />
Jenae and James Meinel<br />
Jeanne E. Meinert<br />
Melissa Mendez<br />
Susan K. Metcalf<br />
Deborah and<br />
Michael Methvin<br />
Michael D. Metteer<br />
Angela Meyer<br />
Jennifer M. Meyer<br />
Betty J. Meyer<br />
Jennifer A. Meyer<br />
Alex and Carol Meza<br />
Daniel M. Mielke<br />
Joan Tovsen, 55, received <strong>the</strong> Atwood Scholarship for <strong>the</strong> spring 2006 semester <strong>to</strong> aid in her pursuit <strong>of</strong> a<br />
degree in journalism and public communications with an emphasis in public relations.“ As a nontraditional<br />
student returning <strong>to</strong> UAA, finances are challenging. When I placed my s<strong>to</strong>re in s<strong>to</strong>rage, <strong>the</strong> cash register<br />
ceased <strong>to</strong> ring. For two years, I have attended UAA full-time with student loans, small grants and very<br />
part-time work. The Atwood scholarship is very much appreciated and will help me complete my degree<br />
in journalism. Thank you so much. I wish Bob and Elaine Atwood were still with us <strong>to</strong> thank personally.<br />
My sincere gratitude goes <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> Atwood Foundation and Bob Reeves, a delightful gentleman with great<br />
insights in<strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> his<strong>to</strong>ry and culture <strong>of</strong> our community. Thank you from my heart.”<br />
Nicole A. Mikes<br />
Susan Miller<br />
Candice Y. Miller<br />
Mitzi and Clark Mishler<br />
Joann C. Mitchell<br />
Anonymous<br />
Phillip and<br />
Barbara Mitchell<br />
Kim M. Moats-Barnes<br />
Kenrick J. Mock<br />
Kristina E. M<strong>of</strong>fett<br />
Kade and Jamie Monlezun<br />
Ka<strong>the</strong>rine and<br />
Ronald Moon<br />
18 Accolades<br />
Accolades 19
Ronald and Connie Moore<br />
William B. Moore<br />
Roberta H. Morgan<br />
and Ronald M. Cupples<br />
Linda Morgan Marley and<br />
Steve Marley<br />
Joyce and John Morrison<br />
Sunshine and<br />
Michael Morrison<br />
Kurt and Margie Mueller<br />
Margaret T. Mullen<br />
Jennifer A. Munro<br />
Dena Munroe<br />
Seigo Murakami<br />
Mat<strong>the</strong>w A. Murray<br />
Phillip and Nicole Murray<br />
Nancy N. Neely<br />
Dale and Elaine Nelson<br />
David and Theresa Newell<br />
David P. Newell<br />
Suzanne and Richard<br />
Newkirk<br />
Kelly and Dale Nichols<br />
Mearl A. Nichols<br />
Douglas North and<br />
Ellen Cole<br />
Peter Nor<strong>to</strong>n<br />
David and Marilee Nufer<br />
Michelle Nurmi and<br />
Michael Broadhead<br />
Charles and Bonnie Nygard<br />
Susan and Randall Oakley<br />
Scott and Angela Oberlitner<br />
Robert and<br />
Karen Obermann<br />
Leo E. Obermiller Sr.<br />
Megan O'Brien<br />
Charles L. O'Connell<br />
Susan and David Oesting<br />
Alvin and Gloria Okeson<br />
Shari Olander and<br />
Willy Tonguet<br />
Judith K. Olson<br />
Merritt C. Olson<br />
J.L. Olver<br />
Maureen O'Malley and<br />
Michael Nave<br />
Melanie and Jim O'Rourke<br />
Juliana L. Osinchuk<br />
Vicki and Ronald Otte<br />
Diane K. Owens<br />
Jean Paal<br />
Lee R. Page<br />
Philip and Mary Pandolfi<br />
Laura R. Fleishauer<br />
Kimberly L. Parcells<br />
Earl T. Pargeter Jr.<br />
David and Janet Parker<br />
Dayna L. Parker<br />
Carolyn L. Pas<br />
Denny Patella<br />
Stephanie and<br />
Wins<strong>to</strong>n Pat<strong>to</strong>n<br />
Bob Pearson<br />
Linda Pearson<br />
Theodore and Claire Pease<br />
Wanda F. Peel<br />
Michael G. Peltier<br />
Teri and Clifford Penn<br />
Lisa and Penny<br />
Jill and Bradley Perkins<br />
Keith and Suzanne Perrins<br />
Disa J. Perry<br />
Jamar and Tasha Perry<br />
Kenneth J. Pesta<br />
Colleen M. Peterson<br />
Alice Petrivelli<br />
David C. Pfeiffer<br />
Jacqueline Pflaum<br />
Jean B. Phillips<br />
Noi Phonphan<br />
Alan R. Piccard<br />
John W. Piercey<br />
Steven and Tracy Pifer<br />
David Pike<br />
Rosemary R. Avery<br />
Anne W. Pitkin<br />
Bobby L. Pitts<br />
Joan K. Plank<br />
Christina K. Platt<br />
James Plumley<br />
and JE Petroske<br />
Shelley Larson, 33, graduated in August 2006 with a bachelor’s <strong>of</strong> science in nursing and minor in<br />
geron<strong>to</strong>logy. Larson is a 2005-06 <strong>Alaska</strong> Kidney Foundation Scholarship recipient.“Scholarships have<br />
enabled me <strong>to</strong> enjoy my experience at UAA School <strong>of</strong> Nursing, make lasting friendships, and achieve<br />
academic success.” Larson was recently inducted in<strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> International Nursing Honor Society, Sigma<br />
Theta Tau. Her pr<strong>of</strong>essional goals are <strong>to</strong> gain employment at <strong>the</strong> <strong>Alaska</strong> Native Medical Center and<br />
fur<strong>the</strong>r nursing research regarding <strong>Alaska</strong> Native Elders.<br />
Robert Poe and<br />
Terzah Tippin Poe<br />
Kyle Horne and Mary<br />
Pomeroy-Horne<br />
Pam Porter<br />
Linda and Donald Porter<br />
Michael and Pradeep Prater<br />
S. Byron Pres<strong>to</strong>n<br />
Michael R. Price<br />
Nina E. Prockish<br />
Capri I. Aga<br />
Miles Pruner<br />
Mary Ellen and<br />
Robert Purcell<br />
Steven L. Pyle<br />
Carole C. Quam<br />
Pamela J. Husson<br />
George and Carolyn Rakos<br />
Judith D. Ramos<br />
Charlotte A. Palaniuk<br />
Janet and Dennis Randa<br />
Judith K. Redmond<br />
Don Reed<br />
Jennifer D. Reeves<br />
Michael and Connie Reinart<br />
Marian and Reindorf<br />
Robert and Mildred Renkert<br />
Jim F. Renkert<br />
John and Lucile Rense<br />
Helen D. Rettie<br />
Quentin B. Reuer<br />
Roberta L. Rice<br />
Alice Richard<br />
Charles Richardson<br />
Jennifer L. Richerson<br />
Cynthia and<br />
Martin Richman<br />
William P. Ridgway<br />
George and Marcia Riley<br />
Ronald and<br />
Genevieve Risch<br />
Roxanne Risner<br />
David Roberson<br />
Sharon and Alan Roberts<br />
Peggy A. Robinson<br />
Virginia and<br />
H.E. Robinson<br />
Amy M. Robinson<br />
Chris and Nel Roche<br />
Wayne M. Rockne<br />
Fara and Dennis Roe<br />
Mark and Kristi Roehl<br />
John and R'Nita Rogers<br />
Penny and Jerry Rohacek<br />
Raina Rooney<br />
Beatrice K. Rose<br />
Burt Rosenbluth and<br />
Darcy Mollett<br />
Justin and Ross<br />
Kenneth Rowedder<br />
Kenneth A. Ruby<br />
Donna Rulien<br />
Gregory Russell<br />
Herbert G. Russell<br />
Dorothy and Robert Ruth<br />
Agatha G. Rutka<br />
Douglas M. Salik<br />
Cheryl J. Samples<br />
Alice and<br />
Timothy Samuelson<br />
Frank N. Sanders<br />
Rita and Sanders<br />
Paul F. Sandh<strong>of</strong>er<br />
Marjorie M. Saul<br />
Eva L. Saulitis<br />
Brian and Pamela Saylor<br />
Martin and Marian Schafer<br />
Eugene B. Scheer<br />
Charles and<br />
Vicki Scherbaum<br />
Anne and Randall Schlapia<br />
John A. Schlomer<br />
Sharon and Wyane Schmidt<br />
Kelly and Terry Schnese<br />
Patricia G. Schnitzer<br />
Denise and Jerry Scholze<br />
Cynthia and David Schraer<br />
Forrest E. Schroeder-<br />
Einwiller<br />
Anonymous<br />
Chris M. Schutte<br />
William Searle<br />
Jack and Debby Sedwick<br />
Paul Seibel and<br />
Judith Green<br />
Julie and Thomas Semmens<br />
Keita and Elizabeth Senaga<br />
Lisa Servent<br />
Richard E. Sewell<br />
Roy D. Shaffer<br />
Paulette R. Novy<br />
Kaira G. Shaw<br />
Bobby Shaw<br />
Robert Shefchik and<br />
Barbara Sundberg<br />
John C. Sheldon<br />
Laura Sheldon<br />
Barbara K. Sherman<br />
Lenora E. Sherwood<br />
Lor Vel J. Shields<br />
Kimberly A. Shillinger<br />
Gary R. Shinn<br />
Leslie and Tobin Shipp<br />
Don Shockey<br />
Mary Shreves and<br />
John Anderson<br />
Earl and Annette Shuman<br />
Joan Siegel and<br />
Joel Solonche<br />
Carol M. Silva<br />
Jennifer and<br />
Edwin Simeon<strong>of</strong>f<br />
Bernard and Marion Simon<br />
Adam C. Simonds<br />
Bardon Simons<br />
and Andayline Fernandez<br />
Peggy and Chester Sim<strong>to</strong>n<br />
Elizabeth A. Sirles<br />
Sarah and Brandon Skeel<br />
George and<br />
Elizabeth Skladal<br />
Jayson and<br />
Mary Beth Smart<br />
Steven and Jane Smith<br />
Kerry and Chris Smith<br />
Christy Smith and<br />
Lawrence Weiss<br />
Ruth and Gordon Smith<br />
Gregory and JoAnne Smith<br />
Gregory N. Smith<br />
Margaret S. Smith<br />
Collin M. Smith<br />
James and Ramola Smith<br />
Kathryn H. Smith<br />
Mary and Thomas Smith<br />
Shawn and<br />
Casey Snisarenko<br />
Michael K. Snyder<br />
Richard and Gail Snyder<br />
Shook-Ming So<br />
Andrea and Mitchell Soland<br />
Charles Somerville III<br />
Sheila and Jerome Soukup<br />
Cynthia and<br />
Mario Spagnoli<br />
George and Roberta Spartz<br />
Sarah M. Spencer<br />
Timothy J. Spernak<br />
Joellynn P. Spivey<br />
Pete Sprague<br />
Steven W. Spranger<br />
Anonymous<br />
William A. Stark<br />
Claudia and Ronald Starr<br />
Sharon Starry<br />
Judy and Peter Staveley<br />
Marie C. Steele<br />
Karen and Paul Steinman<br />
Pete Stelling and<br />
Jackie Caplan-Auerbach<br />
Donna and Chris Stephens<br />
John and Ca<strong>the</strong>rine Stepp<br />
Ben and Elizabeth Stevens<br />
Kathryn and<br />
Thomas Stevens<br />
Anonymous<br />
Sharon and Stiassny<br />
Anna and Mark Stiller<br />
Hannah C. Stiver<br />
Anastasia M. S<strong>to</strong>cker<br />
Julie A. S<strong>to</strong>neking<br />
Thomas and Janice S<strong>to</strong>rm<br />
Joel C. S<strong>to</strong>ut<br />
Roxanne and Norman<br />
S<strong>to</strong>wers<br />
Ca<strong>the</strong>rine M. Straub<br />
Jane E. Straus<br />
Linda C. Stromquist<br />
Margaret Stutzer<br />
Faye and Joseph Sullivan<br />
David G. Summerfeldt II<br />
Martin F. Summers<br />
Jeanne and<br />
Robert Sundberg<br />
Kathleen M. Sutcliffe<br />
Stephen and<br />
Shara Su<strong>the</strong>rlin<br />
Laurie Svec<br />
Joy and James Swartz<br />
Barbara E. Swartz<br />
Krisjon M. Tabisola<br />
William W. Talmage<br />
Laurie A. Tanner<br />
Anna C. Tappel<br />
Alex and Pearl Tatum<br />
Suzanne and Robert Taylor<br />
Lawrence P. Terch III<br />
Gary and Virginia Test<br />
William and Karen Theuer<br />
Charlot E. Thickstun<br />
Jean and Michael Thomas<br />
Carol and Jay Thomassen<br />
Mark W. Thompson<br />
Priscilla J. Thorsness<br />
Yvonne F. Thrasher<br />
Della and Lance Throp<br />
Barbara J. Thurs<strong>to</strong>n<br />
Barbara and<br />
Leonard Tillman<br />
Sally Til<strong>to</strong>n<br />
John and Ruthann Timmer<br />
Julie E. Tisdale<br />
Kathleen A. Tocke<br />
Taisuke Toda<br />
Alden Todd ◆<br />
Pearl and Max Todhunter<br />
Marthon G. Tolman Jr.<br />
Tabetha M. Hous<strong>to</strong>n<br />
Galina and<br />
William Tomisser<br />
Ruth Tong<br />
Karen L. Toohey<br />
Candelario and<br />
Maria Torres<br />
Brian and Karrie Trautman<br />
Philip J. Treuer<br />
Kenna Sue and<br />
Howard Trickey<br />
Barbara and Gene Tromly<br />
Fay and Richard Trudell<br />
Ted B. Trueblood<br />
Marti and James Tryck<br />
Ruth A. Twe<strong>to</strong><br />
Christi Tyler<br />
Chris<strong>to</strong>pher and Erin Ulmer<br />
Linda and Roy Uttech<br />
Roland and<br />
Christine Vandenberg<br />
Stan and Donna Vaughn<br />
Irene and Joseph Venes<br />
Pam Ventgen<br />
Caroline Venuti<br />
Yvette L. Vergnetti<br />
Tina L. Verheyen<br />
Patricia and Martin Vic<strong>to</strong>r<br />
Lydia and Arthur Vinson<br />
Sally J. Vonada<br />
Carolyn and Frederick Voss<br />
Michael Votava<br />
Benjamin F. Waldrop Jr.<br />
Jean Wall<br />
Linda and Dennis Wallace<br />
Lisa and David Wallach<br />
Bettie G. Wallace<br />
Delia M. Wallis<br />
Daniel Walter<br />
John Walter<br />
Margaret and Carl Walter<br />
Dorothy Walukiewicz<br />
Christine and<br />
William Wascisin<br />
Karol and Eric Wea<strong>the</strong>rby<br />
Roberta and<br />
Howard Weaver<br />
Nathan Webb<br />
Lu Ann S. Webb<br />
Sandra and Larry Weihs<br />
John and Rita Wells<br />
Gary and Mary Wells<br />
Steve Welsh<br />
Janet Welsh<br />
Stacy and Gary Wesolowski<br />
Robin K. We<strong>the</strong>rell<br />
Lory Wetzel<br />
Jeanine M. Wheeler<br />
Coleen White Fett and<br />
Shane Fett<br />
James and Mary Whitehurst<br />
Dwain and Lenora Whitley<br />
Chuck and April Whitlock<br />
Bonnie and James Wickes<br />
Edward G. Wickham<br />
Jill D. Widdicombe<br />
Tim Wiepking and<br />
Barbara Brown<br />
Warren and Diana Wilcox<br />
Norman and<br />
Kathleen Wilder<br />
Sally and Greg Wiley<br />
Diane Wilke<br />
Daniel Williams<br />
Jack and Carol Williams<br />
Barbara and<br />
Randy Williams<br />
Carol Wilson<br />
William and Janet Wilson<br />
Allison C. Wilson<br />
Dorothy and<br />
Michael Wilson<br />
Shelly Wilson-Schoessler<br />
Donald Wingate and<br />
Nancy Bruno<br />
Colleen Winkelman<br />
C. Harold Wirum<br />
James M. Wojciehowski<br />
Mark and Miok Wolbers<br />
Gerald W. and<br />
LaVonne E. Wolf<br />
John G. and<br />
Margaret Wolfe<br />
Kathleen and<br />
Thomas Wood<br />
David and Aimee Woodley<br />
Mary E. Woodring<br />
Mary Anne and<br />
Travis Woods<br />
Andrew J. Workman<br />
Alice Wright and<br />
George Crawford<br />
June and Dudley Wright<br />
Sarah A. Wright<br />
Sun and Clarence Wright<br />
Phyliss and Rand Wulf<br />
Mat<strong>the</strong>w C. Wyeth<br />
Dave and Joanne Wyrick<br />
Sergey A. Yagodin<br />
Ji-Liang Yang<br />
Gayle and Young<br />
Jim and Velenak<br />
Judy A. Besh<br />
Chris and<br />
Corinne Zimmerman<br />
Dorothy and<br />
Benjamin Zvolanek<br />
Supporters who have<br />
passed away are gratefully<br />
acknowledged and marked<br />
with a ◆<br />
CORPORATE DONORS<br />
LEADERSHIP CIRCLE<br />
$50,000 +<br />
<strong>Alaska</strong> Airlines*<br />
<strong>Alaska</strong> Native Tribal<br />
Health Consortium<br />
<strong>Alaska</strong> Regional Hospital<br />
Alyeska Pipeline Service<br />
Company<br />
Bartlett Regional Hospital<br />
ConocoPhillips <strong>Alaska</strong>*<br />
Costco Wholesale<br />
Denali Center<br />
Fairbanks Memorial<br />
Hospital<br />
Estate <strong>of</strong> Marie George<br />
Estate <strong>of</strong><br />
Mary Jean McManamin<br />
First National Bank <strong>Alaska</strong><br />
JL Properties<br />
Micros<strong>of</strong>t Corporation<br />
Primavera Systems<br />
Providence Health System<br />
in <strong>Alaska</strong><br />
Providence Kodiak Island<br />
Medical Center<br />
Rebounders Booster Club<br />
Safeway*<br />
Totem Ocean Trailer<br />
Express<br />
Valley Hospital<br />
VECO<br />
Weidner Investment<br />
Services<br />
Wells Fargo*<br />
Yukon-Kuskokwim Health<br />
Corporation<br />
AURORA CIRCLE<br />
$10,000 - 49,999<br />
3 Point Booster Club<br />
<strong>Alaska</strong> Kidney Foundation<br />
<strong>Alaska</strong> Sales & Service*<br />
<strong>Alaska</strong>n <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Year<br />
Alex Hills Associates<br />
Anaconda Sports*<br />
<strong>Anchorage</strong> Chrysler Dodge<br />
Center*<br />
<strong>Anchorage</strong> Daily News<br />
<strong>Anchorage</strong> Economic<br />
Development Corporation<br />
<strong>Anchorage</strong> Marriott*<br />
ARAMARK*<br />
Army National Guard*<br />
Aspen Hotels <strong>of</strong> <strong>Alaska</strong>*<br />
AT&T Alascom*<br />
Avis Rent A Car*<br />
Ben<strong>to</strong>n Bay Athletic<br />
Lions Club*<br />
Blockbuster Video*<br />
Blueliner Booster Club*<br />
BP<br />
Cellular One*<br />
ChevronTexaco Products<br />
Company*<br />
CIRI<br />
Clarion & Hawthorne<br />
Suites*<br />
Construction Industry<br />
Progress Fund<br />
Davis Construc<strong>to</strong>rs<br />
and Engineers<br />
Egan Memorial Cancer<br />
Foundation<br />
Electrical Sales Agents<br />
ERA Aviation*<br />
Hunter A. Scholz, 35, is working <strong>to</strong>ward an associate’s degree in welding /nde. He said <strong>the</strong> $300<br />
Acuren UT scholarship he received for <strong>the</strong> spring 2006 semester couldn’t have come at a better time.“I<br />
used <strong>the</strong> money for bills, nothing <strong>to</strong>o exciting, but as a student fa<strong>the</strong>r <strong>of</strong> four, I can assure you <strong>the</strong> award<br />
was greatly appreciated.”<br />
Flint Hills Resources<br />
<strong>Alaska</strong><br />
GCI*<br />
Hil<strong>to</strong>n <strong>Anchorage</strong>*<br />
Holiday Stations<strong>to</strong>res*<br />
Horizon Services Group<br />
Hotel Captain Cook*<br />
K & L Distribu<strong>to</strong>rs*<br />
KeyBank*<br />
Municipality <strong>of</strong> <strong>Anchorage</strong><br />
Nerland Agency Worldwide<br />
Partners*<br />
Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Dynasty Mines<br />
NYE Frontier Family <strong>of</strong><br />
Dealerships*<br />
20 Accolades<br />
Accolades 21
S E A W O L F S P O R T S<br />
Osborne Construction<br />
Pepsi-Cola*<br />
PND Inc. Consulting<br />
Engineers<br />
Princess Cruises and Tours*<br />
Prudential Jack White/Vista<br />
Real Estate*<br />
Pythian Sisters Friendship 2<br />
Rho Zeta Chapter<br />
Kappa Delta Pi<br />
Shera<strong>to</strong>n <strong>Anchorage</strong> Hotel*<br />
Siemens Building<br />
Technologies<br />
Spenard Builders Supply*<br />
Subway <strong>of</strong> <strong>Alaska</strong>*<br />
The Official ACS<br />
Direc<strong>to</strong>ry*<br />
Thomas H. Maren<br />
Foundation<br />
Tryck Nyman Hayes<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Washing<strong>to</strong>n<br />
USKH<br />
Vi<strong>to</strong>'s Au<strong>to</strong> Sales*<br />
Wendy's North-Wend<br />
Foods*<br />
GOLD CIRCLE<br />
$5,000 - 9,999<br />
10th & M Seafood*<br />
<strong>Alaska</strong> Distribu<strong>to</strong>rs*<br />
Alcan Electrical<br />
& Engineering<br />
All Seasons ARGO<br />
& Equipment<br />
Alyeska Resort*<br />
<strong>Anchorage</strong> Fracture &<br />
Orthopedic Clinic<br />
<strong>Anchorage</strong> Homer Builders<br />
Care Endowment<br />
Capital Office<br />
Systems/Supply*<br />
DOWL Engineers <strong>Alaska</strong><br />
Testlab<br />
Gray Line <strong>of</strong> <strong>Alaska</strong>*<br />
Horizon Lines*<br />
Horizons Cafe & Catering*<br />
Leo Rhode Charitable Trust<br />
McKinley Capital<br />
Management*<br />
Millennium <strong>Alaska</strong> Hotel*<br />
NANA Regional Corp.<br />
PDC, Inc. Consulting<br />
Engineers<br />
Reebok International*<br />
Round Table Pizza*<br />
Seibu <strong>Alaska</strong><br />
Shol<strong>to</strong>n Foundation<br />
Sourdough Mining*<br />
The <strong>Alaska</strong> Club*<br />
The Superior Group<br />
Totem Inn<br />
UAA Book S<strong>to</strong>re*<br />
Union Pacific Matching<br />
Gifts Program<br />
US Travel <strong>Alaska</strong>*<br />
Valdez Harbor Inn<br />
Westmark <strong>Anchorage</strong><br />
Hotel*<br />
GLACIER CIRCLE<br />
$2,500 - 4,999<br />
Active Ankle Systems*<br />
<strong>Alaska</strong> Bar Foundation<br />
<strong>Alaska</strong>n Memories*<br />
Stephen Casey, 20, received <strong>the</strong> Tony Prockish Memorial Scholarship and <strong>the</strong> Norbert Muller<br />
Scholarship for Spring 2006. Casey is pursing his associate <strong>of</strong> applied science degree in<br />
au<strong>to</strong>motive technology.“Receiving <strong>the</strong> Tony Prockish Memorial and Norbert Muller Scholarships<br />
allowed me <strong>to</strong> complete my education and receive my degree in excellent standing financially<br />
and academically.”<br />
<strong>Anchorage</strong> Convention<br />
& Visi<strong>to</strong>rs Bureau*<br />
Bagoy's Florist*<br />
Coca Cola Bottling<br />
Company*<br />
Cruise West*<br />
Doyon Universal Services<br />
Fri<strong>to</strong> Lay*<br />
Full Swing Golf <strong>of</strong> <strong>Alaska</strong>*<br />
Glacier Sound Inn<br />
Hill<strong>to</strong>p Youth*<br />
IKON Office Solutions<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Alaska</strong>*<br />
Kiewit Building Group<br />
Knik Construction<br />
Magic Bus*<br />
Muffin Man Cafe 817*<br />
RE/MAX Properties<br />
Rise <strong>Alaska</strong><br />
Roger Hickel Contracting<br />
Sea Galley Restaurant*<br />
Stellar Designs*<br />
Super Signs*<br />
The Nor<strong>the</strong>rn Light*<br />
Triad Engineering*<br />
US Arctic Research<br />
Commission<br />
CHANCELLOR'S<br />
CIRCLE<br />
$1,000 - 2,499<br />
Action Security<br />
<strong>Alaska</strong> Central Chapter ICC<br />
<strong>Alaska</strong> Cus<strong>to</strong>mer Service<br />
Association<br />
<strong>Alaska</strong> Hospitality Alliance<br />
<strong>Alaska</strong> Rock Gym*<br />
<strong>Alaska</strong> School Activities<br />
Association*<br />
<strong>Alaska</strong> Signs & Barricades<br />
<strong>Alaska</strong> Society <strong>of</strong><br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Land<br />
Surveyors<br />
Allen & Petersen<br />
AMC Engineers<br />
American Society <strong>of</strong> Civil<br />
Engineers<br />
American Society <strong>of</strong><br />
Mechanical Engineers<br />
<strong>Anchorage</strong> International<br />
Rotary Club<br />
<strong>Anchorage</strong> Republicans<br />
Women's Club<br />
<strong>Anchorage</strong> Sand and Gravel<br />
Apple Computer*<br />
ASPRS <strong>Alaska</strong> Region<br />
Bruce Pozzi Public<br />
Relations*<br />
CH2M Hill<br />
Chilkoot Charlies’<br />
Corners<strong>to</strong>ne Construction<br />
Craig Taylor Equipment<br />
Criterion General<br />
Cruz Construction<br />
DiTomaso<br />
Emulsion Products<br />
ESS Support Services<br />
Worldwide<br />
Exclusive Paving<br />
Finely <strong>Alaska</strong>n<br />
GPS <strong>Alaska</strong><br />
Habitat Housewares<br />
Hawk Construction<br />
Consultants<br />
Holland America Line<br />
Holland Consulting<br />
Intercollegiate Studies<br />
Institute<br />
Ken Brady Construction<br />
Company<br />
Koniag<br />
Linford <strong>of</strong> <strong>Alaska</strong><br />
M - B Contracting<br />
Meridian Management<br />
National Association <strong>of</strong><br />
Social Workers<br />
National Association <strong>of</strong><br />
Women in Construction<br />
Olgoonik Corporation*<br />
Portfolio<br />
Quality Asphalt Paving<br />
Rain Pro<strong>of</strong> Ro<strong>of</strong>ing<br />
Ramona Munsell<br />
& Associates<br />
Royal Caribbean<br />
International & Celebrity<br />
Cruises<br />
Sheri Stears Scholarship &<br />
Employee Recognition<br />
Award Funds<br />
Skinny Raven Sports*<br />
Snow Goose Restaurant<br />
& Brewery<br />
Swalling Construction<br />
Sysco Food Services<br />
<strong>of</strong> Seattle<br />
Tam Construction<br />
<strong>University</strong> Redi-Mix<br />
Concrete Products<br />
Valdez Community<br />
Hospital Auxiliary<br />
West Construction<br />
Corporate sponsors are<br />
denoted by an asterisk*<br />
The following companies<br />
matched gifts <strong>to</strong> UAA made<br />
by <strong>the</strong>ir employees.<br />
<strong>Alaska</strong> Airlines<br />
Alyeska Pipeline Service<br />
Company<br />
AstraZeneca<br />
BP<br />
ChevronTexaco<br />
Chugach Electric<br />
Association<br />
ConocoPhillips<br />
ExxonMobil<br />
GlaxoSmithKline<br />
LabCorp<br />
Maytag<br />
Northrop Grumman<br />
State Farm<br />
Union Pacific<br />
We account for, acknowledge<br />
and steward our donors on a<br />
fiscal year giving basis,<br />
July 1 – June 30. The above<br />
also reflects pledges and<br />
in-kind donations.<br />
Although every effort has<br />
been made <strong>to</strong> ensure <strong>the</strong><br />
accuracy <strong>of</strong> this report, we<br />
acknowledge that errors may<br />
have occurred. If you have<br />
questions about <strong>the</strong> list,<br />
please contact Tlisa<br />
Northcutt, Donor Relations<br />
Manager at 907.786.1211.<br />
2005-06 UAA Athletics Season Highlights<br />
Men’s Basketball<br />
■ Qualified for 12th NCAA Tournament in school his<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
■ Senior guard Kemmy Burgess named honorable mention All-American<br />
and UAA Athlete <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Year<br />
■ Senior Eagle River native Adam Fitt-Chappell named Great Northwest<br />
Athletic Conference’s NCAA Sportsman <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Year<br />
Women’s Basketball<br />
■ Rebecca Kielpinski named Freshman All-American and was only<br />
non-senior <strong>to</strong> make GNAC All-Conference Team<br />
■ Tim Moser hired as new head coach in March 2006<br />
Cross Country<br />
■ Both men’s and women’s squads qualified for NCAA Championships –<br />
a first in both school and conference his<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
■ David Kiplagat earned GNAC Freshman <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Year honors<br />
■ Head coach Michael Friess swept men’s and women’s GNAC Coach <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> Year honors<br />
Gymnastics<br />
■ Sophomore <strong>Anchorage</strong> native Jessica Portlock named Mountain Pacific<br />
Sports Federation Gymnast <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Year and won all-around at league<br />
championships<br />
■ Freshman Lauren Agostino places eighth in all-around at NCAA Div. I<br />
West Regional, <strong>the</strong> second-best finish ever for a Seawolf at <strong>the</strong> meet<br />
■ Seawolves hosted national power Nebraska and rival Seattle Pacific in<br />
first-ever home tri-meet<br />
Hockey<br />
■ Head coach Dave Shyiak completed first season on Seawolf bench as<br />
fourth coach in school his<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
■ Seawolves placed 10 student-athletes on WCHA All-Academic Team,<br />
including five repeat selections from last season<br />
Skiing<br />
■ UAA skiers nearly equaled <strong>the</strong>ir best-ever finish at NCAAs with a<br />
sixth-place effort – <strong>the</strong> 22nd consecutive year <strong>the</strong> Seawolves have finished<br />
<strong>to</strong>p 10 at Nationals<br />
■ Seawolves claimed six All-America awards (4 Nordic, 2 Alpine)<br />
■ Sophomore Alpine racer Daniela Anguita represented Chile at 2006 Winter<br />
Olympics in Torino, Italy<br />
Track & Field<br />
■ <strong>Anchorage</strong> native Mary Pearce (400 meters) and Mandy Kaempf (5000<br />
meters) became first track & field All-Americans in school his<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
■ Pearce chosen Women’s Athlete <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Meet after winning <strong>the</strong> 200- and<br />
400-meter races at <strong>the</strong> GNAC Championships<br />
■ Junior high jumper Eric Draper and Pearce named GNAC Men’s and<br />
Women’s Newcomers <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Year<br />
Volleyball<br />
■ Michelle Earl completed first season as Seawolves’ head coach<br />
■ Posted season sweep <strong>of</strong> arch-rival <strong>Alaska</strong> Fairbanks<br />
Pho<strong>to</strong>s by Michael Dineen<br />
Jessica Portlock<br />
Kemmy Burgess<br />
22 Accolades<br />
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G E N E R O U S D O N O R S<br />
A Teaching Legacy<br />
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hree teacher education students at <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Alaska</strong> <strong>Anchorage</strong> were<br />
picked <strong>to</strong> receive Fall 2006 semester<br />
Sheri Stears Education Scholarships.<br />
Hea<strong>the</strong>r Johnson received $500 for two<br />
semesters. And Ca<strong>the</strong>rine Taylor and Michelle<br />
Musgrove each received $500 for one semester.<br />
Stears, 45, worked with her family and UAA<br />
<strong>to</strong> create <strong>the</strong> Sheri Stears Education Scholarship<br />
before her death from cancer Dec. 18, 2002.<br />
Recognizing that she had a terminal illness, her<br />
bro<strong>the</strong>r Dan Stears said she wanted a<br />
scholarship <strong>to</strong> be developed for students<br />
pursuing a career in education.<br />
“She believed that all students should have<br />
access <strong>to</strong> a quality education, which would provide<br />
<strong>the</strong>m <strong>the</strong> skills and opportunities <strong>to</strong> succeed later in life,” he said.<br />
Stears spent 23-years with <strong>the</strong> <strong>Anchorage</strong> School District - first as<br />
an English teacher and gymnastics coach at Service High School, <strong>the</strong>n<br />
as an assistant principal at Bartlett High School and finally as principal<br />
<strong>of</strong> Clark Middle School.<br />
“This scholarship will allow <strong>Alaska</strong> school districts <strong>the</strong> opportunity<br />
<strong>to</strong> work cooperatively with UAA in developing our finest students <strong>to</strong><br />
become <strong>the</strong> future educa<strong>to</strong>rs <strong>of</strong> <strong>Alaska</strong>,” <strong>the</strong> Stears family said.<br />
Pho<strong>to</strong> courtesy <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Stears family<br />
Scholarship recipient Johnson was a student at Bartlett when Stears<br />
was <strong>the</strong> assistant principal <strong>the</strong>re. She said she made a point <strong>of</strong> asking<br />
her high school friends for <strong>the</strong>ir memories <strong>of</strong> Stears.<br />
The Stears scholarship is open <strong>to</strong> College <strong>of</strong><br />
Education students pursuing an undergraduate<br />
education degree or a master’s <strong>of</strong> arts in teaching<br />
who have a cumulative GPA <strong>of</strong> 3.0 or higher.<br />
Due <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> high quality <strong>of</strong> this year’s<br />
applicants, <strong>the</strong> Stears family decided <strong>to</strong> also<br />
award $500 one-semester scholarships <strong>to</strong><br />
Musgrove and Taylor.<br />
Sheri Stears was <strong>the</strong> 2001 <strong>Alaska</strong> Middle<br />
School Principal <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Year. That fall, <strong>the</strong><br />
National Association <strong>of</strong> Secondary School<br />
Principals also named her one <strong>of</strong> its <strong>to</strong>p three<br />
middle school principals in <strong>the</strong> nation.<br />
The family has increased <strong>the</strong> 2007 scholarship<br />
Sheri Stears <strong>to</strong> $2,500.<br />
Dan Stears said his sister's vision was <strong>to</strong> invest<br />
in <strong>the</strong> educational excellence <strong>of</strong> UAA <strong>to</strong> train <strong>Alaska</strong>'s finest students<br />
<strong>to</strong> become educa<strong>to</strong>rs in local school districts.<br />
The family's goal is <strong>to</strong> work with UAA and <strong>Alaska</strong> school districts<br />
<strong>to</strong> provide a self-sustaining scholarship fund through <strong>the</strong> donations <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> family and o<strong>the</strong>rs, he said.<br />
“Sheri was, and will always be, a true leader and an inspiration <strong>to</strong><br />
all that knew her,” Dan Stears said.<br />
For more information, about this scholarship contact <strong>the</strong> Office <strong>of</strong> Student<br />
Financial Aid, (907) 786-1586 or at financial.aid@uaa.alaska.edu.<br />
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