Announcements of UA system leadership changes, employee recognition and personnel news.
Personnel News
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UAF pauses provost search until new chancellor is selected
August 20, 2025
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Wagaman named director of UAF Cooperative Extension Service
August 20, 2025
Jennifer Wagaman has been named director of the University of 亚色影库 Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, part of the Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension.
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August 20, 2025
The UAA Chancellor Search Committee met on Aug. 7 and recommended finalists to President Pitney. The finalists will be announced following President Pitney's review.
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Knabe named UAF interim chief of staff
August 20, 2025
Longtime UAF leader Ali Knabe has been appointed to serve as interim chief of staff. Knabe, who currently serves as associate vice chancellor for student affairs, will start her new position on Monday, Aug. 25.
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Aim茅e Richards named senior project manager for workforce development
August 08, 2025
The UA Office of Workforce Development is pleased to announce that Aim茅e Richards has joined the team as Senior Project Manager to the Associate Vice President of Workforce Development.
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Living In Purpose: UA Foundation honors longtime UA advocate Jeff Cook
August 08, 2025
A former UA Regent, in 1990, Jeff became a representative on the UA Foundation Board of Directors (formerly trustees), serving until 2007. Jeff and Sue Cook have been generous to the university over the years and active in the community. This feature highlights the inspiration behind their philanthropy and engagement.
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2025 Edith R. Bullock Prize for Excellence Awarded to Dr. Patrick Druckenmiller
July 25, 2025
The UA Foundation Board of Directors has selected Dr. Patrick Druckenmiller, Director of the University of 亚色影库 Museum of the North (UAMN), as the recipient of the 2025 Edith R. Bullock Prize for Excellence.
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UAF's Kimberly McGinnis awarded the Harold T. Caven Professorship in Business and Finance
July 25, 2025
Kimberly McGinnis, Ph.D., assistant professor of Business Administration at the University of 亚色影库 Fairbanks (UAF) College of Business and Security Management, has been awarded the prestigious Harold T. Caven Professorship in Business and Finance.
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UA President Pitney names Ambassador Sfraga (ret.) as Interim UAF Chancellor
July 25, 2025
UAF alumnus Ambassador Mike Sfraga (ret.), Ph.D., who most recently served as the first U.S. Ambassador-at-Large to the Arctic, will lead America's Arctic University as Interim Chancellor.
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UAS Professor Honored by 亚色影库 Legislature for Native Language Advocacy
July 25, 2025
University of 亚色影库 Southeast Professor X瘫'unei Lance Twitchell was honored with a legislative citation for his lasting contributions to the preservation and revitalization of the Tlingit language.