Announcements of UA system leadership changes, employee recognition and personnel news.
Personnel News
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Founder of the Alaska Native Language Center Michael Krauss honored with memorial on Sept. 22
September 20, 2019
The University of Alaska Fairbanks professor who literally put Alaska Native languages on the map passed away last month near his son's house outside of Boston. Michael Kruass was one of the world's foremost scholars of Alaska Native languages and their history and structure.
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Terlynn Olds named executive senior associate director of UAF athletics
September 18, 2019
Keith Champagne, vice chancellor for student affairs and athletics, announced that Terlynn Olds will now serve as the executive senior associate director for the Alaska Nanooks.
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UAF announces 2019 Usibelli Award recipients
September 06, 2019
The University of Alaska Fairbanks has announced the winners of the 2019 Emil Usibelli Distinguished Teaching, Service and Research Awards.
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Mark Herrmann receives Bullock Prize
September 06, 2019
The University of Alaska Foundation has selected Mark Herrmann as recipient of the 2019 Edith R. Bullock Prize for Excellence. Herrmann is dean of UAF's School of Management and a faculty member for more than 25 years. The Edith R. Bullock Prize for Excellence is the Foundation's most prestigious award.
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Alaska author Linda Schandelmeier wins national award
September 06, 2019
Alaska author and UAF graduate Linda Schandelmeier has won the 2019 WILLA Literary Award for her book of poems "Coming Out of Nowhere," published in 2018 by the University of Alaska Press. This nationally recognized award honors the best each year in literature, featuring women's or girls' stories set in the West.
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Hite McGee resigns as chief human resources officer
August 17, 2019
Keli Hite McGee recently announced her resignation from her position as the University of Alaska’s Chief Human Resources Officer. Her last day with the university will be October 4th.
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Van Flein selected as Director of Employee Transition and Benefits
August 16, 2019
Erika Van Flein has been selected to be the Director of Employee Transition and Benefits. This new role will build on focusing on employee benefits to include new employee onboarding, and offboarding employees leaving UA.
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Q & A with Student Regent Cachet Garrett
August 16, 2019
Cachet Garrett takes the road less traveled (and likely always will!). Her life's journeys have led her around the world to 23 countries, with plans to visit many, many more. One of those paths led her to walk a 500-mile spiritual pilgrimage from France to Spain on the Camino de Santiago de Compostela, a journey that has transformed the lives of thousands of pilgrims over millennia.
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August 16, 2019
As part of the University of Alaska Human Resources redesign, Michelle Pope will serve as Director of HR Operations. Presently, she is the UA Director of Accounting and Human Resources Information Systems. She is widely recognized for her project management skills, and provides training in project management for university employees.
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Gambrell appointed to lead labor and employee engagement
August 16, 2019
Glenn Gambrell has been appointed the new Director of Labor and Employee Engagement. He joined the department on August 12.