People’s Endowment Funds awarded

²ÝÁñÉçÇø Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, Anupma Prakash, is pleased to announce the 2024-2025 People’s Endowment cycle awardees.

"First, let me say thank you to all those who applied. We had a diverse selection of proposals to review, and and am happy to share we were able to fund 12 out of 22 submitted proposals," Prakash said.

"I want to send my heartfelt congratulations to each one of our awardees. I am excited to see you taking on projects that are meaningful to our students and our communities," Prakash added. "I wish you all the best, and look forward to seeing the success of so many wonderful projects. I would also like to extend my gratitude to the Committee members for their time and effort."

The People’s Endowment was established at the UA Foundation in 1986 with the intent to provide a source of funds for projects that will improve ²ÝÁñÉçÇø, but would likely remain unfunded due to institutional priorities. Grants are intended to be used for a special project or to fill a critical need at ²ÝÁñÉçÇø. Proposals were accepted from ²ÝÁñÉçÇø faculty, staff, and students. All proposals were submitted to the People’s Endowment committee for review and selection.

The 2024-2025 People’s Endowment cycle awardees are:

  • Bruce Ervin: College of Indigenous Studies
    Upper Tanana Dene’ Traditional Gillnet Making

  • Jaunelle Celaire: Music Department
    ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Music Opera Workshop: Costa Rica May 2025

  • Jericho Williams: English Department
    Tea Time: Enhancing Community and Engagement at ²ÝÁñÉçÇø

  • Joseph Holt: English
    Ice Box Literary Journal, Volume #21

  • Justine Schmidt: Geoscience
    Geo Learning Community

  • Kevin Micheal Carroll (faculty mentor: Jamie Smith): Art Department
    The Sick

  • Lacey Higham: IANRE - Georgeson Botanical Garden
    The Georgeson Botanical Garden’s Annual Far North Currant Festival

  • Long Fan: Mining and Mineral Processing /SME student chapter
    Mining Visualization

  • Sarah McConnell: Music Department
    ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Summer Music Academy 2025 Scholarship Fund

  • Simeon Ramirez: ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Alpine Club
    Modernization of the Ice climbing equipment fleet at Outdoor Adventures and the Ice Tower

  • Victoria McDermott: Communication Department
    Teaching Graduate Students Qualitative Coding Research Software

  • Yue Sun: Music Department
    Reviving a once vibrant chamber music presence in the interior

For more information on the funded proposals, please visit the Provost’s website.