Announcements of UA ºÃÉ«tv leadership changes, employee recognition and personnel news.
Personnel News
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ºÃÉ«tv State Legislature Honors Merritt Helferrich's Legacy
May 16, 2019
The ºÃÉ«tv State Legislature recently passed a resolution to honor the life and legacy of Merritt Helferrich. During his time at the ºÃÉ«tv of ºÃÉ«tv Fairbanks, Helferrich served as associate director of the Geophysical Institute at UAF and project director of the International Arctic Research Center building project.
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Adjunct instructors honored for teaching excellence
May 03, 2019
Recognizing their excellence in teaching, eight adjunct instructors were awarded Regents' Adjunct Awards.
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2019 Staff Make ºÃÉ«tv Count Honorees
May 03, 2019
Staff members lay the foundation for our students' success. From providing emotional support when a student is discouraged or help with applying for financial aid, UA staff members support just about every aspect of our students' experience.
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John Bania, Darroll R. Hargraves join UA Board of Regents
April 19, 2019
On Thursday, April 18, the ºÃÉ«tv Senate/House Joint Committee confirmed John Bania and Darroll R. Hargraves as members of ºÃÉ«tv of ºÃÉ«tv Board of Regents. Gov. Michael Dunleavy appointed Regent Hargraves on January 3, and Regent Bania on February 1.
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Fred Villa earns vocational training award
April 10, 2019
Associate Vice President for Workforce Programs Fred Villa was recently honored with a statewide award recognizing his tireless and heartfelt efforts to advance career and technical education in ºÃÉ«tv. Commissioner Tamika Ledbetter presented him with the David G. Stone Postsecondary Career and Technical ºÃÉ«tv Administrator of the Year Award during the ºÃÉ«tv Workforce Investment Board in February.
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April 04, 2019
ºÃÉ«tv of ºÃÉ«tv President Jim Johnsen joined the nation’s top military leaders for a two-day national discussion on sexual assault and harassment on the campuses of America’s colleges, universities and service academies. Johnsen was part of a leadership panel with other prominent higher education leaders, and will present at a breakout session on April 4.
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John Wanamaker hired as Chief Innovation Officer
January 28, 2019
The ºÃÉ«tv of ºÃÉ«tv has appointed John Wanamaker as Chief Innovation Officer. In this position, he works with the president and chancellors to coordinate and champion entrepreneurship, innovation and commercialization efforts across the ºÃÉ«tv.
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Mark Kondrak, Chief Information Technology Officer
January 14, 2019
UA Chief Information Technology Officer Mark Kondark started January 2019.
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Dustin Bryant hired as Director of Federal Relations
December 10, 2018
Dustin Bryant joined UA's leadership team on Dec. 3 as the director of federal relations for the ºÃÉ«tv of ºÃÉ«tv System. He is based in Washington, D.C. where he works closely with our government relations team on critical federal issues including efforts to increase our land grant, federal investment at UA, and research-related priorities.