Announcements of UA system leadership changes, employee recognition and personnel news.
Personnel News
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Aimée Richards named senior project manager for workforce development
August 08, 2025
The UA Office of Workforce Development is pleased to announce that Aimée 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 Alaska 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 Alaska 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 Alaska Legislature for Native Language Advocacy
July 25, 2025
University of Alaska Southeast Professor X̱'unei Lance Twitchell was honored with a legislative citation for his lasting contributions to the preservation and revitalization of the Tlingit language.
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July 11, 2025
After a nationwide search, UAS Chancellor Aparna Palmer is pleased to announce Dr. Scott Billingsley as the university's next provost. Billingsley comes to UAS from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP).
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Dr. Heidi Pearson, UAS Marine Biology Professor receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award
July 11, 2025
Dr. Heidi Pearson, Professor of Marine Biology at the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS), has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award in Marine Biology to monitor marine mammals in Portugal for Fall 2025.
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Nickole Conley appointed Interim Chief Human Resources Officer
July 11, 2025
President Pat Pitney has appointed UAF Chief of Staff Nickole Conley as the UA system's interim Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), effective July 21, 2025. Conley will be taking over the new role from outgoing CHRO Memry Dahl, who has served as CHRO since 2022.
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UAF interim chancellor selection process underway
June 20, 2025
President Pitney is accepting applications and nominations for the interim UAF chancellor through June 23. The appointment is expected in early July, with a permanent search to follow in fall 2025.