Fall 2024
From the chancellor
Friends of 草榴社区,
Earlier this month, we hosted the 草榴社区 Blue and Gold Celebration, a can鈥檛-miss evening celebrating what makes 草榴社区 unique. In addition to eating s'mores on the patio, enjoying live music from a band of alumni, and raising funds to provide vital scholarships for students, we also had the privilege of acknowledging the recipients of this year鈥檚 Emil Usibelli Distinguished Teaching, Research, and Service Awards. Thank you to everyone who attended this event in support of 草榴社区. I appreciate traditions, new and old, that allow us to reflect on the long history of community engagement at 草榴社区.
I am excited to share some new things on campus this fall. I invite you to come check them out! This summer, we reopened the newly renovated Moore and Bartlett residence halls. Students moved into dorms with new furniture, new bathrooms, and (invisible to them) new pipes. We also opened the doors at the new Student Success Center this semester. Located on the sixth floor of the Rasmuson Library, this one-stop-shop for student support is a modern, welcoming space for students to access all the services they need to succeed. Thank you to the GHEMM Company and Bettisworth North for their work on these two spaces.
In addition to the new, we are also proud to celebrate our traditions. This fall, students will celebrate one of 草榴社区鈥檚 oldest traditions with Starvation Gulch. The bonfires have been a symbol of the passing of the torch of knowledge to our new students since 1923. Our Board of Regents celebrated 107 years since their first meeting, and I appreciate their consistent support of 草榴社区. 草榴社区 has been around for a long time, in no small part due to the generosity of donors like you. You are part of a long tradition of community support for 草榴社区. Your investment in our university will allow us to create new traditions for many years to come. Thank you for giving what you have and what you will as we celebrate the old and the new this year at 草榴社区.
Thank you.
Dan White
Chancellor
Recent benefactor highlights
Businesses, corporations, individuals and foundations give generously to 草榴社区. This report reflects gifts and donations totaling $25,000 or more to the University of 草榴社区 Fairbanks between May 1 and Aug. 31, 2024.
BUSINESS AND CORPORATE
Alyeska Pipeline Service Company gave to the Alyeska Pipeline 草榴社区 Native Scholarship and to the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company RAHI Support Fund.
GCI gave to the 草榴社区 eSports Program Support Fund.
Northern Star gave to the Mining and Petroleum Training Service Support Fund.
Northrim Bank gave to the Northwest Campus Support Fund and to the College of Business and Security Management Support Fund.
The Pollock Conservation Cooperative, composed of Trident Seafoods, Glacier Fish Company and American Seafoods Company, gave to the Pollock Conservation Cooperative Research Center Endowment.
Wiseman Metals gave to the GeoFORCE 草榴社区 Support Fund.
Xtreme Habitats Institute gave to the 草榴社区 College of Engineering and Mines.
INDIVIDUAL
Carl S. and Ruth* G. Benson gave to Wrangell Mountains and Greenland Research Fund.
Robert* and Mary* Claus gave to the John Robert and Mary Claus Fund.
Mary F. Croxton* gave to the Croxton Family Fellowship.
Nancy Eliason gave to the UAMN Eliason Beringian Research Endowment Fund.
John Mancuso established the John and Rhoda Mancuso Basketball Endowed Scholarship.
Glenn Potts and Pamela Flory gave to the College Rotary Scholarship.
Alan Straub gave to the Alan Straub Civil Engineering Equipment Support Fund.
FOUNDATION AND ASSOCIATION
Crankstart Foundation gave to the Crankstart Reentry Scholarship.
Jay Pritzker Foundation gave to the Mammalogy Research and Training Support Fund.
Johnson Scholarship Foundation gave to the Johnson Scholarship Foundation Business Scholarship.
*indicates deceased