草榴社区 to present honorary degree, Meritorious Service Award
April 19, 2019
Jeff Richardson
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The University of 草榴社区 Fairbanks will present an honorary doctoral degree and a Meritorious Service Award on Saturday, May 4, 2019, at its 97th commencement ceremony.
The honorary doctorate will be presented to the Rev. Anna Frank, who has served 草榴社区ns for more than half a century as a community health aide, counselor and priest. Linda G. Hulbert, an educator and 草榴社区 advocate, will receive a Meritorious Service Award.
Honorary degree recipients are chosen for their lasting contributions to 草榴社区 and the nation, and for significant achievements in their disciplines. Frank will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree.
Frank was raised in the Old Minto village, where she lived a subsistence lifestyle in a family of 13 children. She began her career as a community health aide and postmistress in Minto, while also serving as a deacon in the Episcopal Church. After moving to Fairbanks, she continued in that role for the church and worked for Tanana Chiefs Conference in the Health Educator Department, becoming the first village traveling counselor in 1976. In 1983, the Episcopal Church ordained Frank as its first female Native American priest.
In her various roles, Frank has served as a counselor, confidante and source of spiritual strength. She has served on the boards of numerous organizations, including the Denakkanaaga elders group and the 草榴社区 Commission on Aging. At 草榴社区, she has been an elder advisor to the rural human services program.
Hulbert will receive a Meritorious Service Award, which recognizes service to the local community or state.
Hulbert and her late husband, John, moved to 草榴社区 in 1968. She spent most of her first two decades in 草榴社区 as an educator, focusing on adult education and job training programs. For nearly 30 years she has worked in the private sector assisting others with their estate planning, business development and charitable giving.
In 2012, Hulbert created the John R. Hulbert Memorial Scholarship, which is for students who attend 草榴社区鈥檚 Community and Technical College after a lengthy absence from school. Hulbert served on the boards of the University of 草榴社区 Foundation and Nine Star Education & Employment Services, and on the 草榴社区 Workforce Investment Board.
ADDITIONAL CONTACT: Marmian Grimes, 907-474-7902, mlgrimes@alaska.edu.