the impact of giving 2005 the impact of giving 2005

A PUBLICATION OF THE FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS
accolades
THE THE IMPACT IMPACT
OF OF GIVING GIVING
2005
2005

accolades C O N T E N T S
“Bureaucracy Busters” becomes ”The Idea Bank”
“Bureaucracy Busters” has yielded more than 600
suggestions for university improvements since its launch
in March 2005.A coordinating committee shares the
suggestions with functional officers and vice chancellors,
who in turn address the ideas. Ongoing results are
posted online at uaa.alaska.edu/ideabank
New UAA, UAF collaborative doctorate
in psychology approved
At its June meeting in Fairbanks, the University of Alaska
Board of Regents unanimously approved a collaborative
doctoral program that partners psychology departments
in Anchorage and Fairbanks.The new clinical-community
psychology degree has an indigenous emphasis and will
begin accepting students in the fall of 2006.
UAA named “College with a Conscience”
by Princeton Review
UAA is one of 81 “colleges with a conscience,” chosen by
The Princeton Review, a New York-based education
services company. Colleges were selected for the degree
to which they engaged their surrounding communities,
and fostered student involvement both in and out of the
classroom, according to the Review.
UAA and Mayor Begich launch “Green and
Gold Fridays”
Receive discounts at numerous eateries and shops
around Anchorage on Fridays this fall by wearing green
and gold clothing in support of UAA.Visit
uaa.alaska.edu/greenandgold for more information about
participating venues and Mayor Begich’s proclamation.
UAA Accolades
The Impact of Giving 2005
Volume 4, Number 2
Published by the UAA Office of Advancement
Editors: Megan Olson, Heather Resz
Graphic Design: David Freeman
Photography: Clark James Mishler, Michael Dinneen,
Nicholas McIntosh
For more information about stories included
in UAA Accolades, to make a gift to UAA
or to order additional copies, please contact:
University Advancement
University of Alaska Anchorage
3211 Providence Drive . Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: (907) 786-4847
e-mail: development@uaa.alaska.edu
To learn more about UAA,
visit www.uaa.alaska.edu
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The Gift of Life
Kenai Peninsula medical
community supports new
paramedic training program
Consortium Library gifted
‘Blacks in Alaska History
Project’ archive
Math major Alaska’s third
student to receive prestigious
Goldwater Scholarship
Local theater, writing
workshops earn
international renown
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UAA partners to meet
Alaska’s need for speechlanguage
pathologists
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Mooses Tooth Pub &
Pizzaria contributes to
campus beautification
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Our Generous Donors
Thank You
On the Cover: Rahab Kiruku, 23, an international student from Africa, is
working on her bachelor’s degree in nursing science. The 2004 Parasca
International Student Scholarship covered all of her first-year tuition costs in the
nursing program and the Sylvia Berg Drowley Nursing Scholarship she received for
2005-06 school year will cover part of her tuition for the Fall 2005 semester.
“As an international student my tuition costs here at UAA are three times more than
the in-state rate. Coming from a developing country, paying for tuition is always a
challenge,” Kiruku said. “It is because of financial aid that I am able to continue with
my education here at UAA..”
F R O M T H E C H A N C E L L O R
A
s I reflect on my first year at UAA, I want to express my
appreciation for the generosity of this community. Thanks to so
many for the gifts of time, treasure, and talent. As we anticipate the
conclusion of UAA’s first-ever capital campaign at the end of 2005, it
is appropriate to reflect on the impact of giving to this university.
Students experience the impact of giving when they receive a
scholarship or an award or when they are learning and interacting in
up-to-date, new space. Modern tools, more research and enhanced
programs make UAA an even more desirable place to
live, learn, work, and play, creating a culture of
passionate learning.
Our gift is the ability to educate. Your gift can be
whatever you choose. Join us for a musical
performance or a play. Stroll through our lovely
campuses, attend a lecture, or take a class. Discover
this educational jewel in the heart of Anchorage and
on our community campuses. Because we are a relatively
young university, you will find that your gifts
will make a difference that you can see right away.
Mort and I would like to take this opportunity to
thank everyone who has made us feel at home in
Alaska. The family of campuses known as UAA has
an exciting future. Please join us as we build on the
achievements of the past and
create new traditions together.
This fall, as nature paints
Anchorage and Southcentral
Alaska green and gold, please join us in showing Seawolf pride by
wearing green and gold on Fridays. Look for discounts all over town
and events for students, families, and friends of all ages.
Your pride in this university is also a gift. Thank you.
As we anticipate the conclusion of UAA’s first-ever capital
campaign at the end of 2005, it is appropriate to reflect
on the impact of giving to this university.
Elaine P. Maimon, PhD
Chancellor
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The Gift of Life
Kenai Peninsula medical community
supports new paramedic program
T
he opportunity to put together a degree-level paramedic
program was a dream come true for Paul Perry, a 22-year
paramedic and longtime course instructor.
And it was a fortunate day for the state in November 2004 when
representatives from Kenai Peninsula College and Central Emergency
Services approached Perry about adding a new associate’s degree in
Paramedical Technology to the University of Alaska system.
“When they came to me, I don’t think they knew we were going to
have to rewrite the program,” Perry said. “Basically, we rewrote the
entire UAA paramedic curriculum based on the federal DOT
curriculum.”
But just nine months after that inaugural conversation, the first class
of eight men and seven women started class on Aug. 29 at the Kenai
Peninsula College’s Kenai River Campus. Perry is the primary instructor
for the new program.
The degree-level paramedical program is the first of its kind in the
state and is already building a national reputation for excellence,
he said.
“We had to do something that would draw our people here rather than
sending them out to Denver and other paramedic programs,” he said.
Kenai Peninsula College Director Gary Turner said without the help
of regional and community organizations the college couldn’t offer
paramedical training.
“We have had an unbelievable response in bringing this program to
life,” he said.
Left: Paramedic students Kathy Bender, Mandi Castillo, and Vickie
Kipp practice spinal immobilization with Heather Perry, daughter
of instructor Paul Perry.
Above; Kathy Bender holds a patch designed by Kenai Peninsula
College EMT-3 class and paramedic students to wear on their
uniforms and lab-coats.
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Train Alaskans
to teach Emergency Medical Technician I, EMT II and EMT III classes
In Alaska, there are roughly 40 open positions for paramedics, Perry and start the paramedic training.
said. In fact, it’s part of the nationwide health care shortage, he added. Maybe that’s why Nikiski was the first fire department to donate
But in the Last Frontier, high demand is compounded by cold, dark equipment and offer students the chance to get hands-on experience
winters that stretch half the year.
riding along on real-life emergency calls.
Next, Central Emergency Services stepped up to
help and the college purchased new paramedic
equipment for the class, including a state-of-the-art
SimMan Manikin, which includes features like blood
pressure, lung sounds and 2,500 different cardiac
rhythms.
But still missing was an ambulance for students to
use in training, Perry said.
That’s when now-retired Nikiski Fire Chief Dan
Gregory approached Perry about donating one of the
department’s surplus ambulances.
As a former manager, Gregory said he knows firsthand
the difficulties of hiring and retaining qualified
paramedics.
“We’ve hired different people and it doesn’t always
work out,” he said. “The lifestyle is so different here.”
That’s why he pushed to donate one of Nikiski’s
surplus ambulances to the program, he said.
Austin McLeod,Aliesha Christner, Zack Schindler and Mike Oliver log-roll Heather Perry after strapping
her to a long spine board. Spinal immobilization is one of 26 EMT-1 skills students must master.
“We have a lot of talent here locally,” Gregory said.
“We just needed a training outlet.”
KPC director Turner said talks with the emergency services community
on the Kenai Peninsula suggested a solution: Train Alaskans in
emergency medicine.
Previously, people seeking degree-level paramedical training had to
leave the state, he said.
Now the tide has turned and Alaskans are returning home to
complete their paramedic training.
One student in the first class had moved his family from Alaska to
Oregon to get his paramedical degree. But they were able to move
home thanks to the opportunity to complete an associate’s degree in
paramedical technology in state, Perry said.
Another classmate, who lives in Delaware, heard about the program
and called Perry to ask about enrolling. He filled the last slot in this
year’s class.
Pulling together
Perry was working for the Nikiski Fire Department when he began
rewriting the curriculum and trying to gather the equipment he’d need
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“Our goal is to put together
the top-quality paramedic
program in the country.”
— Paul Perry
Perry said having an ambulance to use for training will add depth
to students’ skills.
In part, it is Zoll Medical Corp.’s donation of a $32,000 cardiac
monitor that is turning heads nationally.
“It’s the Cadillac of cardiac monitoring and emergency cardiac
resuscitation,” Perry said.
Turner said one of his goals in building the program from the
ground up was to create a program that would graduate students ready
for work.
“Our goal is to put together the top-quality paramedic program in the
country,” he said. “When we graduate a student, and they go to work, we
want the business to say, ‘Yep, that student has the skills we need.’”
What’s required
Students who apply to the program face some of the toughest
entrance criteria in the nation, Perry said.
Still with just 30 days to apply last year, some 20 people vied for
the program’s 15 slots. Perry said he expects that number to reach as
high as 100 in the next year.
To apply, students must be current EMTs, complete two semesters
of college-level anatomy and physiology with labs, pass a federal
background check, entrance exam, and complete an oral interview.
General education requirements for the associate’s degree also include
English, math and communications credits.
Perry said students must complete all of the program’s other
requirements before they can register for the final out-of-state ridealong
component.
The degree program already has earned approval from the
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.
Besides class time and ride-alongs, students also will spend time
Naomi Rice and Liz Parson use the state-of-the-art SimMan Manikin to practice a full
cardiac arrest scenario.They start by using CPR and basic airway management techniques,
and then move into advanced level skills, such as intravenous placement, intubation,
manual defibrillation and medication administration.
weekly in clinical rotation at Anchorage’s three hospitals as well
as the Soldotna hospital and the Kenai Medicenter, Perry said.
“These students will spend a large amount of time – at least
one day a week – in a hospital room treating real patients,”
he said.
In the final phase of the training, students travel to the Lower
48 where they will work for two months with ambulance
companies in Oregon and Texas as paramedics.
“When they come home, they’ll take their tests for licensure
and we’ll have some of the best paramedics in the state,” Perry
said. “There is no doubt in my mind.”
While still cheaper than other places in the country, students
still should expect to spend $10,000 completing the paramedic
part of their degree, he said.
Turner said, in his three years as director of the Kenai College,
he’s never seen such a huge outpouring of support.
“They see that there is a need, and they open up their wallets
and their hearts,” he said. “We have an unbelievable list of
donations and equipment.”
For more information, visit kpc.alaska.edu.
Donations to the new paramedical program
at Kenai Peninsula College include:
Zoll Medical:
■ M-Series Cardiac Monitor/Defibrillator/Pacer/
12 Lead/ETCO2/SPO2
Nikiski Fire Department:
■ Ambulance and gurney
■ Initial EMT I equipment
■ Expired medications used for advanced classes
■ Ride-alongs for EMTs
Central Emergency Services:
■ EMT I equipment
■ Ride-alongs for EMTs
Kenai Fire Department:
■ Ride-alongs
Central Peninsula General Hospital:
■ Clinical rotations in the emergency department,
labor and delivery ward and ICU
Southern Region EMS in Anchorage:
■ Six Resuscitation Annie’s
■ IV Poles
■ EMT I, II and III equipment
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G
eorge Harper’s one-of-a-kind collection documenting
the history of African Americans in Alaska will
be permanently housed in the archives and manuscripts
section of the Consortium Library on the campus of the
University of Alaska Anchorage.
Harper, president and co-founder of the Blacks in
Alaska History Project Inc., was the first person known to
make a systematic attempt to document the history of
blacks in Alaska.
“It’s a unique collection,” said Steve Rollins, dean of
the Library. “George had this in his will. He’d planned for
this. We inherited it as part of his estate planning.”
This year, Harper's Blacks in Alaska's Past Exhibit:
“Blacks in the Gold Rush” was on display around
Anchorage during Black History Month in February.
Rollins said he plans to use Harper’s collection to put
George Harper
together other exhibits about African American’s
contributions to Alaska history.
“This is a very good example of how
someone can contribute to the university
without what most people think of as a
donation – cash,” Rollins said.
The archive includes records, photographs,
exhibits, reference materials and
other papers documenting the activities of Harper and the Blacks in Alaska
History Project in bringing to light African American’s role in Alaska
history. The George Harper Photograph Collection alone includes more than
1,000 prints and negatives.
Harper was born in Atlanta, Ga. in 1930 and died in Anchorage Jan. 21,
2004, at the age of 73.
He graduated from high school in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1948; before
joining the U.S. Navy. Harper received a bachelor of science degree from
Chase College in 1960 and then pursued a career in computer programming.
Harper first visited Alaska in 1980, and he later moved to Anchorage in
1981. He worked as a computer programmer for the Bureau of Land
Management until his retirement in 1992. During retirement, Harper spent
most of his time and money working for the nonprofit Blacks in Alaska
History Project, which he co-founded in 1995.
He created his first Black History Month exhibit in 1989, and for its 50th
anniversary in 1992, Harper created an exhibit honoring Black U.S. Army
Engineers who constructed the Alaska Highway during World War II.
His research also rediscovered Captain Michael Healy’s contribution to
the Territory of Alaska.
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Consortium Library gifted
‘Blacks in Alaska History
Project’ archive
Before George Harper
created an exhibit about
him, and the U.S. Coast
Guard Cutter launched
its icebreaker, Healy, few
people in the United States had heard of Captain Michael Morris Healy.
Healy was born in September 1839 on a plantation across the
Ocmulgee River from Macon, Ga., the fifth of 10 children born to
Michael Morris Healy, who emigrated from Ireland to Georgia in 1818,
and Mary Eliza Clark Healy, the daughter of a French-Spanish cotton
baron and an African slave woman from Mali.
Healy sailed Alaska’s waters for more than 20 years. He was the
captain of Coast Guard Revenue Cutter Bear from 1886 to 1895.
In 1890, it was Healy who proposed to Dr. Sheldon Jackson,Territorial
Commissioner of Education, transporting reindeer to Alaska from Siberia
to provide food and hide for clothing for Alaska Natives.
The next year, using his own money, Healy transported 16 reindeer
from Siberia to the Seward Peninsula. In 1892, another 171 reindeer
were added and Teller Reindeer Station was established.
Photo of Michael Healy courtesy Alaska State Library -01-3278.
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n online partnership between the University of Alaska
“For a first year program, speech-language pathology has been
Anchorage and East Carolina University has increased access to incredibly successful,” Snyder said. “I’m very supportive of this
treatment for the estimated 13,000 Alaskan schoolchildren with speech program.”
and other communications difficulties.
Advances in distance delivery technologies make the long-distance
The innovative speech-language pathology program aims to erase partnership possible, Coe said. After reviewing the Web sites of
Alaska’s historic shortage of speech-language pathologists by
dozens of university speech-language pathology programs, several
providing a way for people – including those in rural locations – were chosen for phone interviews.
to get training in state.
Whether students live in Anchorage, Anvik or Arctic UAA partners to meet Alaska’s need
Village, they can enroll in the graduate-level online
program and complete their degree from home. for speech-language pathologists
Speech-language pathology is the study and treatment
of a wide variety of communication disorders,
ranging from organic disorders such as stuttering to
communication problems derived from brain injuries.
In its first year, four students from Alaska and 10
from East Carolina enrolled in the online program. The
university’s College of Education staff worked with the
Alaska Department of Education and Early
Development to develop and fund the innovative
training program.
Still, demand is so high that UAA is partnering with
a second university to provide more opportunities for
Alaska students to receive training.
“While ECU is accepting a significant number of
students, we need an additional university program to
meet all the demands,” said Carolyn Coe, an assistant
professor in the College of Education at UAA who is
coordinating the program in Anchorage.
Though there is a nationwide shortage of speech-lan-
Director of University of Alaska Anchorage’s affiliated speech-language pathology program, Carolyn Coe (right)
guage pathologists, Alaska has been especially
explains the components of the SICF-R test to student clinician Beverly LeMaster, of Aniak, (left) and Julie Ray,
co-director of UAA’s summer language therapy clinic, (center). SICD-R is a test of communication abilities for
hard hit because the state had no university training young children that clinical students learn to administer as part of a graduate-level program in speech-language
pathology offered in partnership by the UAA and East Carolina University.
program in speech-language, Coe said.
In an innovative move, UAA teamed with a well-established
UAA eventually picked East Carolina’s School of Allied Health
program to provide the opportunity for Alaska students statewide. Coe Sciences, which has operated its speech-language pathology program
said the Greenville, N.C., program was selected after a nationwide search. since 1997. Officials from the two schools signed a five-year
College of Education Dean Mary Snyder said Coe’s hard work has memorandum of agreement in July 2004.
been instrumental to the program’s success. Based on the success of Dr. Jeff Bailey, chairman of the Department of Counselor and
this program, a second graduate-level partnership was created with the Special Education, has been heavily involved in promoting and
University of Northern Colorado, she said.
supporting the program. He reports that “There’s a huge level of
Since demand for the training is so strong, the department is
interest and demand out there.”
considering offering either an undergraduate degree or minor in
About 19 students, with interest in starting graduate work in fall
speech-language pathology.
2005, are enrolled in prerequisite courses at UAA.
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Nolting named Goldwater Scholar
Math major is Alaska’s third student
to receive the prestigious award
U
niversity of Alaska Anchorage Goldwater Scholar Ben Nolting
may be as humble as he is brilliant.
He is the third UAA student in the past six years to receive the
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. The prestigious scholarship is
awarded to students annually for outstanding achievement in the fields
of engineering, mathematics, and the natural sciences.
“My scholarship is more a reflection on the outstanding quality of
the entire UAA math department than it is an individual achievement,”
Nolting said.
The prestigious national award is one of several scholarships
Nolting has received that provide him the opportunity to study math at
the university level.
Associate professor of mathematics at UAA Dr. Kamal Narang
said in almost 25 years of teaching he’s only had two students of
Nolting’s caliber in terms of talent, dedication, and willingness
to learn.
“This achievement not only brings well-deserved recognition to
Ben, but also to the UAA mathematics program,”
Nolting is the second student from the UAA math department to be
named a Goldwater Scholar. The first was Craig Jackson, who won a
scholarship six years ago at UAA and is now earning his doctorate at
the University of Chicago. UAA’s Alissa Pempek also received the
Goldwater in 2003 for her work in the area of geomatics.
Nolting said he owes the entire math department a great deal of
thanks, but one professor stands out.
“Dr. Kamal Narang was the person who encouraged me to apply
and helped me through the application process,” he said.
Narang said it is difficult for math majors like Nolting to win a
Goldwater Scholarship because they have to show strong evidence of
undergraduate research.
Of the 320 students selected on the basis of academic merit for the
2005-06 academic year, only 27 are math majors. Selected from a field
of 1,091 applicants, the scholarship covers the cost of tuition, fees,
books and room and board up to a maximum of $7,500 per year.
To win the scholarship, Nolting also had to write a paper outlining
his plan for future research on the new homotopy analysis method in
nonlinear dynamics and how it can be refined to be a better tool
for scientists.
The Barry M. Goldwater Excellence in Education Foundation is a
federally endowed agency established by Public Law 99-661 in 1986.
The scholarship program honors Sen. Goldwater and was designed to
foster and encourage outstanding students to pursue careers in the
fields of mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering. The
Goldwater Scholarship is the premier undergraduate award of its type
in these fields. Over the last 17 years, the foundation has awarded
4,562 scholarships worth approximately $45 million.
Awards are granted on the basis of academic merit, research experience,
and letters of recommendation. Applicants also must submit a
paper outlining a plan for future research in their area of expertise.
“My scholarship is more a
reflection on the outstanding
quality of the entire UAA
math department than it is
an individual achievement”
– Ben Nolting
Students who apply for the scholarship must be at least sophomores
and plan to obtain doctoral degrees. Nolting said he plans to pursue a
doctorate in applied mathematics with an emphasis in nonlinear
dynamics. His eventual goal is to conduct research and to teach at a
university, he said.
The University of Alaska Scholar also was selected as a member of
the 2005 undergraduate research team at the Penn State Center for
Mathematical Biology. He spent the summer in Erie, Pa., working
with Drs. Joseph Previte and Joseph Paullet of Penn State University
on research in biological population modeling.
Nolting, a 2000 graduate of Colony High School, also won a
$10,000 Toyota Scholars Program scholarship that year.
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President George W. Bush stands with University
of Alaska Anchorage professor Herbert Schroeder,
one of nine individuals to receive the 2004
Presidential Award for Excellence in Science,
Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring.
T
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D
UAA graduates join Alumni
Association for free
he UAA alumni association has eliminated its annual dues and is
now accepting membership from all UAA alumni. The alumni
board of directors approved the change June 29. All benefits of the
alumni association, except some special services that require a fee, e.g.
Consortium Library electronic journal access, are available to all
alumni who annually update their name, address, phone and/or e-mail
contact information.
Thanks to all alumni association members who have purchased
memberships over the years, especially those who have pledged
lifetime memberships. The board has established the Green and Gold
Alumni Society within the association to recognize the outstanding
contributions of those who have cumulatively donated $1,000 or more
- including former membership dues, gifts to the alumni association,
alumni association scholarship gifts, Tradition Walk donations and
Foucault Pendulum degree purchases. This privileged group will
r. Herbert Schroeder, University of Alaska Anchorage, was one of nine
individuals and five organizations to receive the 2004 Presidential Award
for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring.
Schroeder was honored for his work creating programs that integrate science
and technology with local cultures at all educational levels.
UAA mentor receives national honor
Supported and administered by the National Science Foundation, each
Presidential Award for Excellence includes a $10,000 grant and a brief meeting
with President George W. Bush.
The national awards program honors individuals and institutions that enhance
the participation of underrepresented groups – such as women, minorities and
people with disabilities – in science, mathematics and engineering education at all
levels. Since its inception in 1996, the program has recognized 87 individuals and
67 institutions.
Schroeder also directs the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program at
UAA. This fall, 100 students are expected to enroll.
He said he mentors students and works to expand their educational opportunities “so we have
Native people making decisions about things that impact the Native population.”
From the late 1970s to 1985 there were three Alaska Native graduates of the UAA School of
Engineering, Schroeder said. Thanks to the Alaska Native engineering program that Schroeder
heads, in one recent year alone, there were 14 Native graduates.
Left, a family celebrates homecoming at the
University of Alaska Anchorage.
Below, winners of the 2004 University of
Alaska Anchorage Alumni Awards are (left
to right) Susan Bramstedt, Cathleen Hahn,
Heinz Noonan and Rhoda Brown.
receive separate updates on how their donations are benefiting the
association, as well as special event invitations.
Join now and help spread the word! For more information, visit
uaa.alaska.edu/alumni or call (907) 786-1941.
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n 1941, a forester in a remote
mountain valley of China’s
Szechwan province stumbled across a
living relic — a 450-year-old dawn
redwood, a delicate conifer previously
known only by ancient fossils and
thought to be extinct for nearly 20
million years.
Through a gift by Anchorage
entrepreneur and tree lover Matt Jones,
visitors to the UAA campus now can
get a taste of that forester’s surprise
and delight. The co-owner of the
Moose’s Tooth Brewpub and the Bear
Tooth Theatrepub, Jones recently
donated two dawn redwoods —
together with 266 other trees from 26
beautiful, unusual and interesting
Pat Leary and Matt Jones
species and varieties — to be planted
on and around the UAA campus.
Jones said his love of trees stems largely from his
extensive travels through the United States and Canada.
“I’ve always been interested in what trees grow where,” he
explained. “Traveling through the Rockies and up through British
Columbia, for example, you see lots of trees in similar ecosystems that
should be able to grow here, without becoming invasive nuisances.”
The owner of an 80-acre tree farm near Sutton, Jones regularly
places orders for new trees he wants to “experiment” with, testing
their viability in Alaska’s soil and climate. When he realized he would
have extra seedlings on his hands this year, he thought of UAA.
“You look at other universities around the country, especially on the
East Coast, and you’re really struck by the great old trees they have
around campus,” he said. “Having those grand, stately old trees —
some of them 100, 150 years old — really adds something to the campuses
and the communities that I think has been missing up here to a
certain extent.”
Jones’ trees will be added to the 54 species and varieties that
already make the UAA campus the most species-diverse public land
in Alaska.
Tree lover donates to UAA’s landscape
“We love our trees, no doubt about it,” said Pat Leary, UAA’s
landscaping horticulture supervisor. “The first reason, obviously, is to
beautify the campus. Planting a nice, wide variety of trees is one of
the best ways to do that. But beyond that, we like our trees to serve an
educational purpose as well. Tree lovers from all over come here to
take ‘tree tours’ of our campus. Our trees turn the university itself into
a giant classroom.”
Metasequoia glyptostroboides. Abies balsamea. Artemisia Cana.
The names are as a beautiful as the trees they describe: the dawn redwoods,
balsam firs, silver sage brush and other species and varieties of
trees Jones gifted added to UAA’s living, growing collection.
Interested in learning more? Visitors may arrange for a “tree tour” of
UAA by contacting Pat Leary, landscaping horticulture supervisor, at
(907) 786-6999.
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A
t the southern tip of the Kenai
Peninsula, a narrow finger of land juts
4.5 miles out into Homer’s Kachemak Bay.
The southernmost point on Alaska’s road
system may seem an unlikely location for
Alaska’s premier writing event; but that’s what the Kachemak Bay
Writers’ Conference has matured into.
Sponsored by the Kachemak Bay Campus of Kenai Peninsula
College, campus and program director Carol Swartz first organized the
conference in 2002 at the Land’s End Resort. The campus is one of
several sites that are part of the University of Alaska Anchorage system.
“Our campus could not have organized and sponsored such a
literary and community event attended by individuals from throughout
Alaska and the Lower 48 without the tremendous generosity of the
many local and statewide businesses and agencies,” Swartz wrote in a
thank-you letter to the editor of the Homer News. She described the
writer’s conference as a major educational, cultural and economic
development event that reflects the mission of the Kachemak Bay
Campus-Kenai Peninsula College-UAA.
It takes about $60,000 to offer the conference each summer,
Swartz said.
“The need for support is a real struggle every year,” she said.
“People can help by contributing to the campus’ Carolyn Musgrove
Coons Writers Endowment or to the campus directly. Donors also can
specify that the gift should go to fund the writers’ conference,”
Swartz said.
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Kachemak Bay Writers Conference
(From left) A beautiful day in Homer; Alaska author
Nancy Lord reads from her book Beluga Days:
Tracking A White Whale’s Truths; author Billy Collins
was this year’s conference keynote speaker.
Local theater, writing conferences
earn international renown
After this year’s conference, one participant sent a gift of $2,500.
More than 150 people attended this year’s statewide writing
conference. During its brief four-year life, the program already has
earned national notice for its hands-on workshops, readings and panel
presentations in fiction, poetry, nonfiction and the business of writing.
One hour of academic credit also is available through UAA.
This year’s event also included a young writers’ pre-conference
workshop for 10th-12th-graders.
Former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins was the 2005 keynote
speaker. He was preceeded in 2004 by Maxine Hong Kingston, in
2003 by Tobias Wolfe and in 2002 by Russell Banks.
This year’s 20 conference faculty included Pam Houston, Jo-Ann
Mapson, Jack Driscoll, Eva Shaw, Allison Hedge Coke, Jan Harper
Haines, Seth Kantner, Eva Saulitis, Rich Chiappone, Nancy Lord and
Peggy Shumaker.
Swartz said about two-thirds of the writers, authors and poets who
present at the annual conference are Alaskans.
For more information about the annual conference:
visit http://writersconference.homer.alaska.edu.
D
awson Moore was a student at the University of Alaska
Anchorage the first time he attended the Last Frontier Theatre
Conference at Prince William Sound Community College in Valdez
in 1995.
Moore participated in the conference first as a student whose play
was picked to be read in Play Lab. He also had several of his plays
staged at the conference and has acted in countless others. Moore has
received the best play award and the Patricia Neal Acting Award.
Now he’s the coordinator for the internationally known theatre
conference.
About 400 people attended this year’s eight-day conference of
playwriting and acting workshops.
It’s a chance for people who write plays to blossom into
playwrights, Moore said. And it’s a chance for likeminded
professionals to network, he said.
Moore began working as part of the event’s staff in 2003, when he
coordinated a slate of staged readings, followed by public discussions,
known as Play Labs. This year, more than 200 plays were submitted
from nearly every state and as far away as France, Israel, and
Australia. Of those, 76 scripts were picked for the Play Lab.
Doug Desorcie, president of Prince William Sound Community
College, said putting on the eight-day theater conference wouldn’t be
possible without the support of the state’s arts and business
communities. The budget for this year’s conference was
approximately $280,000.
Elaine Maimon, chancellor of the University of Alaska Anchorage,
said fund-raising for this year’s conference was the most successful
ever, exceeding all expectations.
“The conference definitely justifies the efforts of all concerned,”
she said. “The educational community is committed to this special
opportunity for emerging playwrights to find a voice.”
Last Frontier Theater Conference
(From left) Participants rehearse for a play reading in the
backyard of the Valdez Civic Center; Ronald Rand performing in
his one-man show "Clurman" about the career and philosophies
of famous stage director Harold Clurman; The Play Lab reading
of Anchorage playwright Dick Reichman's play "War.";
Coordinator Dawson Moore and President Desorcie after the
wrap-up discussion at the Maxine & Jesse Whitney Museum.
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S
ince graduating from the University of Alaska Anchorage in 1981, Robert G.
Wedemeier has given back to the university system in a number of ways.
He helped pull together the alumni awards program, served on the alumni board,
and hosted the first community breakfast with the chancellor.
“I give because the university was very, very good to me,” Wedemeier said.
When he attended the Anchorage
campus, he was married and working
fulltime. In those days, he said he
didn’t have much extra money or
time to share with the university.
“Now I have the opportunity to
give back,” he said. “I can afford to
do a little bit more and I don’t mind
contributing.”
Wedemeier also played a role in
the new Patricia James Memorial
Scholarship that will be offered to a
history student. So far, he said there
is about $40,000 in the fund.
Over the years, Wedemeier’s gifts
to the university have taken many
forms. Like working to build
endowments, volunteering his personal
time and giving cash to
Michael Friess’ cross-country and
track and field programs at UAA.
“I try to help out a little bit here
and there,” Wedemeier said. “But
Robert G.Wedemeier every little bit helps.”
Although he lives in Maryland
now, Wedemeier has deep ties to
Alaska. His mother was born in Flat,
Alaska – better known as Iditarod –
and he was born in Fairbanks, and his daughters were born in Anchorage.
Although he is a long way from home, the education he received here continues to
benefit him, Wedemeier said.
“Education is the one thing that nobody can take away from you,” he said.
Wedemeier encouraged everyone to take advantage of educational opportunities
offered.
The University of Alaska honored Wedemeier in 1992 with the University Service
Award and in 1987 he received the Alumni Recognition Medal.
The opportunity to give back
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Zach Violett received a four-year athletic scholarship for cross-country skiing to help him afford the costs of
school while he works toward dual degrees in business and marketing management. “It’s such a difficult thing to
work and go to school.There’s just not enough hours in the day.The school has given me some huge opportunities. Getting
this scholarship was a life-changing event. It allows me to focus on just school and skiing.”
Texan O’Lita McWilliams earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and public communications from UAA. She
is back this fall working on her master’s degree in teaching and serving as a graduate assistant for the volleyball
team she played on for two years. “Without a scholarship there would be no way I was going to be able to come up
here,” she said. “I don’t think any other university could have done for me what UAA has done for me.”
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Sharon Kim, 26, is earning a bachelor’s degree in history and received a
First Generation Scholarship for the 2004-05 and 2005-06 school years.
“Being the first person to attend college in my family has been a goal not for just
myself but for my parents. Receiving the First Generation Scholarship has added
new insight, new meaning, and a new motivation in all aspects of my education.
Without this scholarship I don't think I would have an upbeat attitude and outlook
on the ultimate goal – graduation!”
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Lester and Dorothy Mann
David and Patti McGuire
Jessica A. Musgrove
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Stanley Pleninger
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Cyndi J. Spear
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Janet Hulbert
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Tamara Gravelle and
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John G. Grega
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Nina L. Griffin
Mary A. Grubbs
Max Gruenberg and
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Hunter Guarino
Rosemary J. Gute-Gruening
Annette Gwalthney-Jones
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Odo and Nancy Habeck
Ann and Bobby Haddox
Wendy and Warren Hagman
Cathleen and Ned Hahn
Decker B. Hains
George and Melissa Hall
Kevin B. Hall
William and Michelle Hall
Nan S. Hallock
Dianne and
Clayton Halverson
Clifford and
Sharon Hamlen
Michael R. Hammer
Kwang and Sook Han
Peter A. Hannon
Carolyn A. Hans
Dorothy P. Hansen
Mary Ann Hanson
Elizabeth and
Stephen Happel
Hiroko Harada
Jerri Harden and
Neil Anderson
Ty and Noelle Hardt
Lois and
Robert Harper-Lewis
Merrilee S. Harrell
Shelly and Van Harry
Teresa Hartung
Robert and Jennifer Harty
Ellen S. Harvey
Regina and Larry Harville
Supansa Hassakonburee
Martha and Scott Hatch
Patrick D. Haugh
Thomas J. Hawkins
Timothy and
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Christopher and
Elizabeth Hayes
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Melissa and Robert Haynes
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Russell Darling, 27, graduated from the University of Alaska Anchorage in May 2005 with associate’s degrees
in Architecture and Engineering. He received the 2004-05 Livingston Slone Inc. Scholarship.With the help of a
second Livingston Slone Scholarship, Darling has returned to work on a bachelor of science in civil
engineering. “I’m very grateful to Livingston Slone Inc. for providing the funding that is going to my future,” he said.
“With your help I am able to take all the classes I wanted – all 20 credits.”
Robert Heasley and
Elizabeth Crane
Bonnie and
Floyd Heimbuch
Gwen Hendrickson
Anna Hennesy
Nancy G. Henry
Pearlene F. Hernandez
David H. Herndon
Nancy and George Herr
Meldyne M. Hersman
Cliff and Kathy Heuss
Roger and Joan Hickel
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Michael and Janice Hidalgo
Leslie Hiebert
Kenneth and Cindy Higgins
Janice and Danny High
Carl and Vicki Hild
Elaine M. Hildahl
Lori Hoefer
Gail Hoefler
Jim Hogan
Susan Holder
Margaret E. Holeman
James and Pamela Holen
Bradford C. Holifield
Vicki and
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Gail Holtzman
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Alex and Jennie Iden
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Jane and Brant Imperatore
Gary Snyder and
Heather Ireland
Mikio Ito
Mary Ivanovich
Hisakazu Iwasaki
Bennett J. Jackson
James and Lani Jackson
Rebecca A. Jackson
Sarah J. Jackson
Margritta M. Jakos
Kathleen N. James
Christine F. Jamin
Donna and
William Jamison
Michael and Gayle Janecek
Richard J. Jarvis
David and Sherry Jensen
Jin-Gil Jeong
Barbara A. Jewell
James and Mary Johnsen
Barry H. Johnson
Stuart and Dolores Johnson
H. E. Sherry Johnson
Leslie and Jeffry Johnson
Luke Johnson
Paula R. Johnson
Sara and Jace Johnson
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Sarah Johnson
Teresa Johnson
Walter J. Johnson
Don and Olive Johnston
Mari J. Johnston
Corey Jones
Dion Jones
Georgia G. Jones
Stanley and Susan Jones
Aaron and Nancy Joseph
Nancy Joseph and
Aaron Joseph
Andrew L. Josephson
James and Patti Juliussen
Wolfgang and Elaine Junge
Rachel and Joseph Jurco
Michael Just and
Randa Bishlawi
Diana L. Justus
Diane Kaplan and
Mel Sather
Juanita and
Kenneth Kardell
C. Magro and
C. Leonard Karge
Steven and Heidi Kari
Jeffrey and
Jessica Kauffman
Patricia A. Kauffman
Sabine Kaufmann
Michael and Marcia Kean
John and Anna Keane
Stuart and Margie Kelbin
Christine M. Kelliher
Linda G. Kelly
Maggie Kelly
James A. Kemplen
Charlys Kempton
Gloria M. Kent
Sandra and James Kent
Keith and Susan Kepler
Brian K. Kerley
Rosemary Kershaw
Shari C. Ketchum
Susan F. Kiely
Chong and Chong Kim
Jean B. Kimple
Diane J. King
Margaret J. King
Kristi and Thomas Kingery
Lura and Vern Kingsford
Donald G. Kinney
Christy and
Christopher Kinter
William and Beverly Kirk
Sam S. Kito III
Rhonda R. Kitter
Donald R. Kizer
Andrew and
Judith Kleinfeld
Judith and
Andrew Kleinfeld
Kristina M. Klingler
Steven L. Klingler
Mary and Tom Klopfer
Eric and Edith Knapp
Lynndeen and James Knapp
Jeffrey Kogan and
Carol Fresia
John G. Kolehmainen
Linda and James Koolish
Henry J. Korpi Family
Kelly Marre, 38, is a non-traditional student who is raising three children –
15, 14 and 13 – while working on a bachelor’s degree in human services. She
received the 2004-05 Mat-Su Snodgrass Scholarship and the 2005-06 Alice
Easley Memorial Scholarship. “Being a nontraditional scholarship recipient has
enabled me to pursue my educational goals while continuing to raise a family.”
Kathryn and Steven Kortie
Chris and Jill Kosinski
Gregory and
Catherine Kowalski
Judy L. Kruger
Paul R. Krumrey
Betsy G. Kruth
Mary and Stephen Kuffner
Dick and Barbara Kuhn
Robert H. Kuhner
Dell D. Kuk
Cathy Kultz
James R. Kurka
Alice and Shane Kuzel
Janet and Robert La Belle
Stephen and Mary Lacatena
Terry and Peggy LaGrone
Paul and Barbara Lahr
Kristy D. Laird
Eileen Lally and
Robert Lund
Steve A. Lambert
Kay and Paul Landis
Franklin and
Mary Landstrom
Blake Langdon
Crystal Langley
Dorothy B. Langworthy
Suzanne Lapierre
Colleen L. Lapp
Colleen and Paul Larson
Lisa A. Larson
Maria and Edward Larson
Rhonda and Terry Larson
Ann and Delbert LaRue
Michael and Robin LaTour
Consuelo I. Lau
Marie Lavigne
Nancy N. Lavigne
Lorraine and
George Lazzell
Cally and Greg Leader
Donald and Natalie Leaver
Joseph and
Mary Ann LeBrun
John and Claire LeClair
Irene M. Lee
James J. Lee
Randal J. Lee
Jenny Leguineche
Michael J. Leguineche
Annette J. Leier
Charles W. Leo
Barry I. Levine
Arnie Levitt
D.S. Levy
Tammie I. Lewis
Stephen Lindbeck and
Patty Ginsburg
Lourdes and
Richard Link
Richard J. Linton
Carla M. Logan
Gail M. Loken
Gladys and Olaf Lord
Carol and Robert Lottes
Barrie L. Lounsbury
Debra Y. Lovaas
Jack Lowe
Elena and Kevin Lowery
Tonya and Albert Lowry
Carlos Lozano
Thomas and Cheryl Lubeck
Panu C. Lucier
Susan T. Luetters
Jim and Deborah Luke
Carole L. Lund
Paul and Amy Lundburg
Eric and Janet Luttrell
Richard C. Lynch
David C. Maas
Emma and David Maas
Meredith Mack
Patricia L. Macklin
Gabriel Mahns and
Maiko Nagaoka
Cheri and
Michael Mansfield
Zachary Manzella
Victoria J. Manzer
Ruth and John Marchetti
Mary J. Margeson
Linda and Edward Markle
Renata Marmora
Kim and Todd Marrale
Christopher and
Kathleen Marshall
Craig and Angela Martin
Julie and Richard Martin
Laura Martin
Kenneth M. Martinson
Suzette H. Mashburn
Stephen L. Masters
Lou Ann and
Scott Mattison
David and Nancy Mawe
Gary Mawe and
Ellen Foster
Kevin and Justine Mawe
Margaret Mawe and
Doug Schlauch
Lynn Mayberry-Burke and
Bryan Burke
Claude and Evelyn Mayer
John Maynard and
Martha Boersch
Michelle D. Maynor
Edward J. McCallum
Linda G. McCarthy
Marlene McCarty
Tadd E. McCauley
Patrick and
Anne McCormick
Jason T. McCourt
Robert O. McCoy
Vernie McCrohan
Janet E. McDermott
Malcolm and
Judith McDonald
Patricia L. McDonald
Michael P. McDowell
Rosa Lee and Peter McGurl
Joan and Joseph McHugh
Susan and I. N. McInnis
Joshua D. McIntyre
Ann Marie and
William McKay
Brian and Beverly McKay
D. John McKay
Elizabeth and
Campbell McKeague
Stephen McKeever
John D McKinnon
James and Bridget McLeod
Jane and David McVeigh
Linda and Roger Mechon
Sheldon Meier
Emily Meinel
Michael and Tina Meiser
Mark and Cindy Meisner
Kathleen and Don Melican
Judith and Doug Mensoff
Dorothea and
Morgan Merritt
Michael D. Metteer
Gregory Meuers and
Lizette Boyer
Michael M. Meyers
Justin T. Meyring
Alex Meza and
Carol Carothers
Yolanda A. Meza
Andrea D. Miklos
Jeanette Miller
Jo Ann C. Miller
Katherine and Roger Miller
Susie Miller
Marianne D. Mills
Dee and
Rowan Mirando-Gould
Kyle D. Mirka
Clark and Mitzi Mishler
Kenrick J. Mock
Lynn A. Moffat
Toni K. Monahan
Kade and Jamie Monlezun
Ronald and
Katherine Moon
Sandra and Joseph Moore
Kathleen and
Richard Moran
Darin D. Morfield
James and Kathryn Morino
Daniel Moritz
Gregory D. Morris
Wayne and Bette Morrison
Kathleen and
Stephen Morrissey
Kurt and Margie Mueller
Steven E. Mulder
Patrick and
Patricia Mulligan
Christian D. Muntean
Michael and
Jessica Murphy
Diane L. Murray
Matthew A. Murray
Phillip and Nicole Murray
Kathy A. Murtiashaw
Tim and Pamela Musgrove
Eric F. Myers
Donald and Rita Myntti
June Namias
Paul J. Nangle
Dale and Elaine Nelson
Deanne and Hubert Nelson
Jo Ann and Ricky Nelson
Rick and Leslie Nerland
David P. Newell
Leigh O. Newman
Richard C. Newton
Mai Nguyen and
Felix Schneider
Jessica L. Nichols
Erik O. Nielson
Shunji Ninoyu
Stephanie J. Nispel
Miriam Nolte
Douglas North and
Ellen Cole
David and Marilee Nufer
Gary and Johanna Obeck
Kristin Obeck
KaLynn Oberlitner
Catherine E. O'Brien
SueEllen O'Connor-Ferris
and Kevin Ferris
Terrill L. O'Docharty
Polly B. Odom
Kimberly and Steffan Ohl
Christina and Tim Ohler
Cathy E. Ohrmund
Alvin Okeson
Gloria M. Okeson
Laurie and Brian Olson
Virginia M. Olson
Greg Ondeck
Mark Ornellas
Paul S. Ortner
Virginia L. Osborn
Rhonda L. Overway
Whitney Owens
Laura and David Ownby
Jean Paal
Lee R. Page
Rebecca Painter
Bonnie and Brad Palach
Jane Pallister
Michael W. Palmer
John and Louise Parish
Janet and David Parker
Katherine Parker
Rebecca Parker
Diana Parks
Elaine and Charles Pate
Albert D. Patterson
Marc H. Patzke
Florence E. Pearson
Monte D. Pedersen
Gail Pedescleaux-Muckle
Elizabeth and
Heath Pendlay
Teri and Clifford Penn
Jill and Bradley Perkins
Ira Perman
Hugo and Nancy Perozo
Keith and Suzanne Perrins
Paul and Tiffani Perry
Colleen M. Peterson
Warren and Maria Peterson
Jane P. Petrich
Brian D. Petrilla
Jacqueline S. Pflaum
Elaine L. Pflugh
Sountanh Phanmanivong
Phyllis L. Philpott
Alan R. Piccard
Tracie Pierce
John W. Piercey
Steven and Tracy Pifer
David Pike
Rosemary R. Pinto
Tracy L. Piscoya
Deborah L. Plessinger and
Vernon O. Robbins Jr.
Ventis and Maija Plume
Louis F. Poitry
Stephen R. Ponto
Pamela Pope
Linda and Donald Porter
Marla R. Porter
Michael and Pradeep Prater
Mary Prestage
Sheryl L. Prewitt-Ronan
Karen A. Primus
Roger W. Prince
John and Margaret Pugh
Mary Ellen and
Robert Purcell
John R. Quimby
Gabrielle and Jim Raffuse
Bernadine and
Peter Raiskums
Tracey L. Ramsey
Charlotte A. Rancourt
David W. Rand and
DeAnne M. (Gardman) Rand
Toni L. Randell
Sharon A. Ray
Lyla A. Rediske
Leslie Reed
Dawn Reeder and
Adam Burke
RoseMary and
William Reeder
Brenda Registe
David and
Marjorie Rehfeldt
Karl and Becky Reiche
Carl Reier
Robert and Mildred Renkert
John and Lucile Rense
Teresa Ressler
Toni and Robert Reupke
Roberta L. Rice
Ronald and Mary Rice
Shelley and
Eddie Richardson
Cynthia and
Martin Richman
Diane M. Richmond
Susan J. Richmond
Mary E. Rider
George and
Georgette Rieck
Joan Rieger
Phyliss A. Riel
Dirk Rietveld
Margaret and Calvin Riley
Justin Ripley II
Penelope and
Timothy Risby
Teresa and Gary Robertson
John and Amy Robinson
Kim and L. A. Robinson
Chris and Nel Roche
Joseph and Kathy Roche
Mark and Kristi Roehl
Gary A. Rogers
George W. Rogers
Lisa and Gary Rogers
Alden M. Rollins
Taylor B. Romack
Beatrice K. Rose
Lela and Scott Rosin
Ann D. I. Route
Olivia Route
Janet and James Rowe
Daryl J. Royce
Celia and Allan Rozen
Sandra L. Rude
Michael D. Rudolph
Lina Ruiz
Keith and Barbara Russell
Devon Rust
Mary and
Johnny Rutherford
Agatha G. Rutka
Roger Sagraves
Angela Salerno and
Lucas Turi
Douglas M. Salik
Kelly and Todd Saloka
Sue and Allan Samet
Cheryl J. Samples
Ernest G. Sanchez
Paul F. Sandhofer
Achilles and
Regilyn Sargento
Junko Satake
Susan S. Satin
Bill and Jackie Saul
Emily Saul
Gordon and Wendy Saul
N. E. Schafer
Rick Schanche
Eugene B. Scheer
Jocelyn K. Scheffler-O'Neill
Charles and
Vicki Scherbaum
James T. Schewe
Stacy L. Schubert
George and
Luz Angelica Schuitt
Chris M. Schutte
Suzanne D. Schweitzer
Deborah L. Scott
Carolyn Seeganna
Ellen Segal and
Abel Armijo
Bill Seitz
Jo-Li C. Sellin
Darla and Merle Semmler
Keita and Elizabeth Senaga
Patricia and Stanley Senner
Debby L. Settle
Julianne Settlemyre
Richard E. Sewell
Kathryn and Scott Sexson
Donald and
Pamela Shackelford
Ingrid D. Shaginoff
Janice C. Shamberg
Paulette R. Shannon
Beatrice Shaver and
James Stanley
Thomas and Janice Shea
Don and Joan Sheppard
Michael W. Shiffer
Kimberly A. Shillinger
Gary R. Shinn
Hisato Shiraishi
Kenneth and Helen Shively
Robert and Emilie Shriver
Bridget L. Shull
Earl and Annette Shuman
Jan and Gail Sieberts
William and
Eugenia Siedler
Andrea M. Siegfried
Sandra and
Donald Simonds
Sandy and Robert Simpson
Steven and Jody Simpson
Linda and Douglas Sinclair
John Sindorf
Marion Sindorf
Elizabeth A. Sirles
Sarah and Brandon Skeel
Joy and Eric Skjold
Irina Smirnova-Jones
Christy G. Smith
Deborah A. Smith
David Brown, 23, is working on a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering. He received the
Donald Lagerlef Scholarship in 2004-05. “It really helped me because I didn’t have to work as much and I could
focus a little more on school,” Brown said.“Without having to travel to work, I saved money on transportation, too.”
Denise and Edward Smith
Gregory and JoAnne Smith
Gregory N. Smith
Jay A. Smith Jr.
Jeanne and Jeffrey Smith
Kathryn E. Smith
Kenneth Smith and
Martha Smith
May and William Smith
Owen Smith
Shellie S. Smith
Terrance B. Smith
Carrie and Todd Smoldon
Andrea and Mitchell Soland
Deborah and Francis Soltis
Charles Somerville III
Bregitte C. Soriano
Leslie A. Soughers
Lara and Alex Sox Harris
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Cynthia and
Mario Spagnoli
Toni B. Spalding
Donald and
Denise Spalinger
George and Roberta Spartz
Jeffrey and Lois Spees
Robert and Cyndy Speight
Ivy Spohnholz and
Troy Bowler
James C. Spradling
Dawnette Squires
Heather A. Stalling
Sandra Stanek and
Jason Alward
Sharon G. Starry
Lisa and Danny Steele
Barbara W. Stek
Ellen and Isaac Stephan
Erland D. Stephens
Barbara J. Stevens
Kathryn and
Thomas Stevens
Dana Stewart
Janine D. Stewman
Sharon Stiassny
Cheryl D. Stickler
Kattaryna L. Stiles
Marilyn and A.J. Stirling
Amy and Timothy Stone
Karen A. Stone
Jennifer Stoudenmire
George Stransky
Kathleen M. Streight
Margaret D. C. Strobbe
Robert and Ann Strother
Kathleen M. Sutcliffe
Stephen and
Shara Sutherlin
Red Swaney
Marie O. Swanson
Joy and James Swartz
Elizabeth and Joel Sweeney
Jeffrey Spoth, 20, received the Norbert Muller Memorial
Scholarship in 2004-05 to help him in his work toward a certificate
in Automotive Technology.
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Phillip Tafs and A.
Christina Weidner-Tafs
Luann R. Taniguchi
Alex and Pearl Tatum
Francine C. Taylor
Kevin and Paula Taylor
Marian and Frank Taylor
Paula and Ed Teeling
William G. Templeton
Alycia and Derek Thomas
Javan Thompson III
Mark W. Thompson
Sharon and Rick Thompson
Joyce I. Thornburg
Barbara J. Thurston
Alexis G. Tibor
Caryn L. Tillman
John and Ruth Timmer
Gregory S. Tobias
Theodore Tobish and
Lisa Oakley
Kathleen A. Tocke
Alden Todd
Dianne M. Toebe
Rodika and
Darrin Tollefson
Tabetha M. Toloff
Valerie J. Tompkins
Candelario and
Maria Torres
John S. Torrey
Donna V. Torrey Jones
Carol F. Totten
Donna and John Tracy
Winifred C. Treitline
Kenna and Howard Trickey
Mary Troll and
Gregory Madden
James J. Trombley
Barbara and Gene Tromly
Marti and James Tryck
Mackenzie Tubbs
Barbara G. Tullis
Michael Tullius
William J. Twohy
Judi Udland
Christopher S. Ulmer
Linda and Roy Uttech
Robert Valentz and
Karen Hunter
Jeraldine Van den Top and
Jan Van den Top
Paul van Hoek
Dominique L. Van Nostrand
Chris K. Van Ryzin
Shelli M. Vandiver
Kurt M. Vantosky
KC Von
Stan and Donna Vaughn
Andreas Veh
Karen L. Viechnicki
Lydia and Arthur Vinson
Grace and Dung Vo
Cheryl and
Lawrence Volmert
Sally J. Vonada
Rebecca Wade
Joseph D. Waggoner
David W. Walker
Bettie G. Wallace
Kristi and Andrew Wallace
Linda and Dennis Wallace
Dennis and Patricia Walle
Brian and
Mary Ellen Walsh
CVC Walter
Daniel Walter
Lance and Marsha Ware
Jennie and James Warner
Nora B. Waters
Deidre C. Watt
Vernon and Dot Watts
Aaron A. Weaver
Darrell and Caren Webb
Lu Ann S. Webb
Trudy S. Webb
Arthur Weeks
Richard Wegscheider
Stan Weikert
S H. Weireter
Janine and Larry Welch
Betty and John Wells
Steve Welsh
Stacy and Gary Wesolowski
Vickie L. Wesolowski
Kyle S. Wessells
Lorie Wetzel
Jill C. Wetzsteon
Jeanine M. Wheeler
Bruce P. Whelan
Debra and James White
Dennis and Tracie White
Jimmy E. White
Rita G. White
Chuck and April Whitlock
Brian D. Wick
Tim Wiepking and
Barbara Brown
Denise D. Wike
Stacey and Valaida Wilburn
Kathleen and
Norman Wilder
Norman and
Kathleen Wilder
Marjory and Lee Wiley
Diane Wilke
Jesse and Marsha Wilkins
Daniel Williams
Mr. David C. Williams
David G. Williams
Jack and Carol Williams
James and Lynn Williams
Marcus R. Williams
Elaine and
Larry Williamson
Katherine and
Ivan Williamson
Todd Williamson
Jeffrey D. Willis
Ann and Bradley Wilson
David and Jayne Wilson
John and Lisa Wilson
Stacie and Jeffrey Wilson
Thomas and Jessica Wilson
Carol and Calvin Winey
LaVonne and Jerry Wolf
Tom, Lisa, Erik and
Taylor Wolf
John G. and
Margaret Wolfe
Darryl S. Wood
Thalia J. Wood
Thomas and
Kathleen Wood
David and Aimee Woodley
Mary Anne and
Travis Woods
Michael Woods
Patricia A. Woodworth
William Wortman and
Robyn Lauster
Irene Wray
Alice Wright
June and Dudley Wright
Sarah A. Wright
Esther C. Wunnicke
Dave and Joanne Wyrick
Kris and Margaret Yaege
Guixin Yang and
Jianguo Tong
Richard and Sharon Yates
Constance J. Yoshimura and
Ric Davidge
Desiree D. Young
Robin A. Young
Curt and Shelly Youngberg
John and Dorothy Zappa
Lisa and Daniel Zatz
Virginia Zawacki
Barbara E. Zimmerman
Marcia and
Paul Zimmerman
Barbara and Gary Zipkin
Patricia Zobel
Jessie V. Zuelow
CORPORATE DONORS
Celebration Circle
$100,000+
AeroMap U. S. & DAT/EM
Systems International
Alaska Native Tribal
Health Consortium
Alyeska Pipeline
Service Company
Anadarko Petroleum
BP
CARRS/Safeway*
Denali Center
Fairbanks Memorial
Hospital
First National Bank Alaska
Flint Hills
Resources Alaska
Northrim Bank
Providence Alaska
Medical Center
Providence Health System
Rasmuson Foundation
Totem Ocean
Trailer Express
Trimble Navigation Limited
Valley Hospital
Wells Fargo*
Leadership Circle
$50,000 - 99,999
Alaska Airlines*
Alaska Kidney Foundation
Atwood Foundation
Blueliner Booster Club
ConocoPhillips Alaska*
Frances & David Rose
Foundation
KeyBank*
Providence Kodiak Island
Medical Center
Aurora Circle
$10,000 - 49,999
Alaska McDonald's*
Alaska Sales & Service*
All Seasons Argo
& Equipment*
AMC Engineers
Anaconda Sports*
Anchorage Daily News*
Anchorage Economic
Development Corporation
Anchorage Marriott
Downtown*
Anchorage Republicans
Women's Club
Aramark*
Aspen Hotels of Alaska
AT&T Alascom*
Avis Rent-A-Car*
Benton Bay Athletic Lions
Club Foundation*
Blockbuster Video*
Cellular One*
ChevronTexaco Products
Company*
Clarion & Hawthorne
Suites*
Delta Airlines*
GCI*
GM/Aurora Motors
Hilton Anchorage*
Holiday Station Stores*
Holland America Line
Westours
Horizons Cafe & Catering*
Hotel Captain Cook*
International Foundation for
Research in Experimental
Economics
K & L Distributors*
Nerland Agency
Worldwide Partners*
Nye Frontier Toyota Lexus
of Alaska*
Official ACS Directory*
Peninsula Petroleum Club
Pepsi-Cola*
Princess Tours*
RSA Engineering
Sheraton Anchorage Hotel*
Siemens Building
Technologies
Subway of Alaska*
Tryck Nyman and Hayes
Vito's Auto Sales*
Wendy's*
Gold Circle
$5,000-9,999
10th & M Seafoods*
Alaska Club*
Alaska Communications
Systems*
Alaska Distributors*
Alyeska Resort*
ASPRS Alaska Region
ASRC Energy Services
AstraZeneca Gift
Matching Program
Bristol Environmental &
Engineering Services Corp.
Capital Office Systems*
Coffman Engineers
Food Services of America
Gray Line of Alaska*
Horizon Lines*
KPMG
Leo Rhode Charitable Trust
McKinley Capital
Management*
Millennium Alaska Hotel*
Pizza Hut*
Reebok International*
Sholton Foundation
SKW/ Eskimos
Sourdough Mining
Company*
Spenard Builders Supply*
Superior Group
UAA Bookstore*
US Travel Alaska*
USKH
Westmark Anchorage
Hotel*
Glacier Circle
$2,500 - 4,999
Active Ankle Systems*
Alaska Greenhouse
Alaskan Memories*
American Society for
Quality
Anchorage Convention
& Visitors Bureau*
Bagoy's Florist*
Breast Cancer Detection
Center
Bruce Pozzi Public
Relations*
City of Valdez
Coca-Cola*
Crowley Marine Services
Cruise West*
Frito Lay*
Full Swing Golf of Alaska*
Hilltop Youth*
IKON Office Solutions
of Alaska*
Linford of Alaska
Magic Bus*
Muffin Man Cafe 817*
MVAPMW Gaming
NANA Development
Corporation
Rise Alaska
Sea Galley Restaurant*
Stellar Designs*
Super Signs*
Chancellor's Circle
$1,000 - 2,499
A.S.P.L.S. Anchorage
Chapter
Action Security
Alaska Association of
Environmental
Professionals
Alaska Industrial X-Ray
Alaska Nurses Association
Alaska Rock Gym*
Alaska School Activities
Association*
Arctic Slope Regional
Corporation
Associated General
Contractors of Alaska
Canspec Group
CH2M Hill
Chancy Croft Law Office
Chilkoot Charlie’s
Chugach Alaska
Commonwealth North
Community Foundation of
New Jersey
Cook Inlet Book Company
Croft Vineyards
Enterprise Engineering
Kenai Wood Products
Koniag
Meridian Management
NANA Regional
Corporation
National Association of
Social Workers
Northern Gas
Shalini Malik, 23, is an international student from India seeking a bachelor’s degree in nursing science and
mathematics. She received a Parasca International Student Scholarship for the Spring 2005 semester. The
Parasca Scholarship changed my life as a student,” Malik said. “It not only gave me the money, but it also gave me
a new life and a new vision.The scholarship kept me in school and paid for all my tuition. Without it I wouldn’t be
in school today.”
Northrop Grumman
Foundation
Petro Star
Preston Gates & Ellis
Ramona Munsell &
Associates
RIM Architects (Alaska)
Rodney P. Kinney
Associates
Sheri Stears Scholarship &
Employee Recognition
Award Funds
Skinny Raven Sports*
Tanaina Child
Development Center
VECO
Jade Club
$500-999
Alaska Center for the Book
Alaska Hospitality Alliance
Alaska Travel Industry
Association
Aleut Foundation
Allen & Petersen
Bunnell Street Gallery
Calais Company
Cornerstone Construction
Denali Commission
DiTomaso
Doyon Universal Services
E S S Support Services
Worldwide
F. R. Bell & Associates
First Alaskans Institute
Gordon Unwin
Scholarship Fund
Habitat Housewares
Homer Bookstore
Key Foundation
MBA Consulting Engineers
NANA Management
Services
NANA/COLT Engineering
Red Robin Burgers &
Spirits Emporium*
Redi Electric
Roger Hickel Contracting
Royal Caribbean
International & Celebrity
Cruises
Sysco Food Services
of Seattle
TCC
Theta Omicron Chapter
Zubatkin Owner
Representation
Forget -Me-Not Club
$250-499
Alex Hills Associates
Association of Fundraising
Professionals
Bodett & Company
CIRI
Clark Art Institute
Corsair
CY Investments
Group 70 International
Homer News
Hughes Thorsness Powell
Huddleston & Bauman
Japan Foundation
Jewelry Cache
R. L. Button & Associates
Schoolhouse Express
SeaRiver Maritime
Stan Stephens Cruises
State Farm Companies
Foundation
Stevens and Associates
Gifts were made in honor
or memory of the following
individuals:
David D. Adams
Judge Samuel D. Adams
Don Bowden
Sandra L. Carroll-Cobb
Edward Rollin Clinton
Joyce Colajezzi
Misty Cornell
Ella Craig
George W. Crawdord
Adelaide Crosman
Tina DeLapp
Sarah L Devereaux
Violeta Doctolero
Rhonda Frick-Peet
Orrin Gilbert
Lee and
Ann Gorsuch
Pamela Handrich
Megan Harty
Jessica Henrickson
Roger and
Joan Hickel
Alicia Iden
Susan Jones
Gary Kobayashi
Arlene Kuhner
David Lamborn
Annabelle Elaine Maimon
Lester P. Mann
Brooke and
Wilda Marston
Dr. McWilliams
Eugenia Ohls
Zane Olson
Marcia Outcalt
Eduardo Prieto
Shari M. Randall
Jacque Roth
Susan Ruddy
Kara Simon
Aric Thompson
Wendy Williamson
Stephanie Wilson
Melissa J. Wolf
We account for, acknowledge
and steward our donors on a
fiscal year giving basis,
July 1 - June 30. The above
also reflects pledges and
in-kind donations.
Corporate sponsors are
denoted by an asterisk *.
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Why Give? By Jo Michalski
My husband and I believe in giving back to our community and we
believe we can make a difference through our private gifts.
We both give to our alma maters out of state, but we feel strongly
about also investing in our community here by supporting our public
university. We believe a strong university stimulates economic
development, ensures a talented workforce for today and tomorrow,
and inspires lifelong learning in our community.
The University of Alaska Anchorage provides affordable education
and encourages our kids to study in Alaska. State funding provides for
the basics — private funding can bring excellence. It can enhance
student scholarships and opportunities, foster excellence in academic
programs and allow the university to offer students a rich
campus environment.
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Our contributions also make financial sense. Donors understand
the benefits of giving to public, nonprofit institutions, and employ
sound philanthropic strategy to maximize the benefits of a gift, not
only for the recipient but also for one’s own bottom line. There are
benefits beyond the good will we feel having provided opportunities
for students. It is hard to imagine feeling much better than making
the gift itself. The benefits may surprise you. An accountant can help
you maximize your gifts and enjoy tax savings.
Giving is a personal commitment. Our gift to UAA is a personal
investment in the university. And there are many ways to invest.
Support specific programs or contribute to general support, letting the
chancellor and deans invest in priority programs of strategic
importance to the University’s future. In addition, you might consider
establishing an endowment: a permanent investment earning interest
to support the purpose of the gift in perpetuity. You may do this on
your own or join with others to create a lasting gift to enhance a
program or department important to you.
Jo Michalski is president-elect to the UAA College of Fellows and
a donor to UAA. She is owner of Portfolio and Classic Woman
clothing stores in Anchorage.
Ways to Give to UAA
Every gift, large and small, positively impacts UAA students
and helps to further the university’s mission.
Gifts with short- and long-term impact are possible and can
provide you tax benefit, income, heir protection and an enormous
sense of satisfaction.
A financially prudent and convenient way to leave a legacy is
to give to UAA. Contact the Office of Development at 786-1944
with any questions or to request a “Ways of Giving” brochure.
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