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  • In Memory of Arliss Sturgulewski

    April 08, 2022

    Yesterday the University of Alaska Foundation lost one of its longest-serving board members when Arliss Sturgulewski died in Anchorage at the age of 94. Arliss poured her time, talent and endless energy into many community and leadership roles, but had a particular affinity for higher education and its ability to help advance women and people of color in all areas of life.

  • University of Alaska System nears $200 million fundraising goal

    March 04, 2022

    The University of Alaska System's $200 million fundraising goal is within reach, according to a report shared with the University of Alaska Foundation Board of Directors at its March 2 meeting in Juneau. As of December 2021, more than $175 million in private donations have been contributed by alumni, friends, companies, and private organizations, including 35 gifts of $1 million or more.

  • UA Foundation Statement on the Death of Edward B. Rasmuson

    January 12, 2022

    At the root of philanthropy is a love of humankind, and Ed Rasmuson’s love for his fellow Alaskans can be seen throughout the University of Alaska system’s three universities. At UAA, UAF and UAS, the impact of Ed’s philanthropy is widely felt.

  • UA Foundation names new board members, officers

    January 11, 2022

    The University of Alaska Foundation has named two new members to its board of directors, added one new member to its investment committee, and elected a new slate of officers effective January 1.

  • Alexandru Lapadat works in Theistareykir, Iceland. Lapadat was awarded the Schaible Geophysical Institute Fellowship.

    UAF awards first Schaible Geophysical Institute Fellowship

    September 20, 2021

    Grace Berg Schaible, a former Alaska attorney general and one of the University of Alaska’s greatest benefactors, established the fellowship for graduate students whose principal course of study is in subjects taught or researched at the Geophysical Institute. Schaible died in 2017, but the fellowship’s endowment received a $2.2 million gift from her estate in 2018, providing enough of a financial base so that planning for the awarding of fellowships could begin.

  • UAA students Abbie Lampman, Maile Johnston and Daniel Ogden photographed on the Anchorage campus.

    UAA announces largest estate gift in university history

    May 19, 2021

    The University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) announced today it received the largest estate gift in the university’s history from the late Caroline “Carrie” E.B. Lewis. A longtime university supporter, Lewis passed away on Nov. 10, 2020, at age 90. Her gift, valued at approximately $15 million, will support two endowments that build educational opportunities for first-generation college students and foster student success initiatives at UAA.