Announcements of UA system leadership changes, employee recognition and personnel news.

Personnel News

  • Morgan Dulian

    Dulian among 2022 Top Forty under 40 selections

    April 01, 2022

    UAF Development Director Morgan Dulian has been recognized among the 2022 Top Forty Under 40. The annual list, which is compiled by the Alaska Journal of Commerce and Anchorage Daily News, recognizes a group of outstanding young professionals in Alaska.

  • Jeannie Phillips portrait

    Phillips retiring after 40-year university career

    April 01, 2022

    Jeannie Phillips, executive assistant to the chancellor, has announced she will retire in June 2022. Phillips' 40 years at the university have been spent in a variety of positions, including three key administrative roles with university leaders.

  • Maren Haavig

    University of Alaska Southeast names Dr. Maren Haavig as Provost

    March 18, 2022

    Following a nationwide search, Dr. Maren Haavig has been appointed Provost for the University of Alaska Southeast.

  • Glenn Juday

    UAF's Juday honored by alma mater

    March 18, 2022

    Glenn Juday, University of Alaska Fairbanks professor emeritus of forest ecology, will receive the 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award by the Purdue University Forestry and Natural Resources program.

  • Nettie La Belle-Hamer

    NASA honors Nettie La Belle-Hamer for SAR work

    March 18, 2022

    UAF Vice Chancellor for Research Nettie La Belle-Hamer has received one of NASA's highest national honors for her work in advancing the accessibility of synthetic aperture radar data to users worldwide.

  • Kate Janoski

    Janoski new UAF emergency manager

    March 18, 2022

    Katherine "Kate" Janoski is UAF's new emergency manager.

  • UA President Pat Pitney

    University of Alaska Board of Regents appoints Pat Pitney as University of Alaska System president

    March 04, 2022

    The University of Alaska Board of Regents voted at its Feb. 25 meeting to appoint Pat Pitney as the UA System's 17th president, removing "interim" from her title. The decision was unanimous, highlighting the board's recognition of President Pitney's leadership and contribution to the UA System.

  • Professor Dorough

    IASC Medal 2022 Awarded to UAA Professor Dalee Sambo Dorough

    March 04, 2022

    The International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) awards the 2022 IASC Medal to Professor Dalee Sambo Dorough, University of Alaska Anchorage and Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council, for outstanding achievements in advocacy for the rights of Indigenous peoples, her service to a wide range of arctic communities, including the Arctic Council, and her influence as a legal scholar.

  • Patrick Foster

    Patrick Foster named new GIS property manager

    February 19, 2022

    Please join us in welcoming Patrick Foster who will serve as the GIS Property Manager for our Land Management office.

  • Carolyn Goolsby

    Goolsby named new Kuskokwim campus director

    February 18, 2022

    The College of Rural and Community Development is excited to announce the hiring of Carolyn Goolsby as the new director of the Kuskokwim Campus.