Celebrating the class of 2026
The University of ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ć Fairbanks will honor the Class of 2026 during its 104th commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 2, at 1 p.m. at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks.
Digital archives of UAF commencement ceremonies are available for these years:
UAF celebrated its 103rd commencement on Saturday, May 3, 2025 at the Carlson Center.
- 2025 Commencement Program:
- Class of 2025 student speaker and student award winners
- 2025 Commencement Photos:
UAF celebrated its 102nd commencement on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at the Carlson Center.
The degree candidates for the class of 2024 are listed by school or college in the PDFs below. All Ph.D. candidates are listed in one PDF.
Download the entire 2024 commencement program.
- Doctor of Philosophy degrees
- College of Business and Security Management
- College of Engineering and Mines
- College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
- College of Liberal Arts
- College of Natural Science and Mathematics
- College of Indigenous Studies
- Community and Technical College
- Division of Exploratory Studies and Academic Success
- School of Education
Confirmation of degrees and honors for the May 2024 degree candidates whose names are listed in this program will be made when final grades are received. Information presented in this program is accurate as of 1 p.m. April 10, 2024. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of graduates’ names, degrees and other information. We sincerely regret any errors and omissions.
Student speaker
Tori Shoemaker
The 2024 student speaker will be Tori Shoemaker who is graduating with a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies.
Student award recipients
The University of ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ć Fairbanks will honor Nolan Earnest, Janelle Pootoogooluk and T. Womack on May 3 as its outstanding undergraduate degree recipients for 2024.
Earnest will receive the Marion Frances Boswell Memorial Award, which recognizes an outstanding bachelor’s degree candidate. Pootoogooluk will receive the Joel Wiegert Award, which recognizes an outstanding associate degree candidate. Womack will receive the Gray Tilly Memorial Award, which recognizes an outstanding nontraditional graduating candidate.
Nolan Earnest
Nolan Earnest
Earnest will receive a bachelor’s degree in film and performing arts and plans to pursue a career in filmmaking. He participated in and directed many theater and film productions, including documentaries for UAF Upward Bound and the Center for Innovation, Commercialization and Entrepreneurship. He was president of the UAF Film Club and vice president of the Climate Club. As a student athlete, Earnest served as the UAF cross-country running team captain for two years and was named to the Great Northwest Athletic Conference all-academic team three times.
In her nomination letter, Maya Salganek, chair of the Department of Theatre and Film, wrote that Earnest “has been an integral component” in the film and performing arts programs, “while also being committed towards his own diverse interests.” She added that he has “rallied people together and developed a positive community of creative intellectuals. Nolan has become a role model for many students within our program and beyond.”
Janelle Pootoogooluk
Janelle Pootoogooluk
Pootoogooluk will receive an associate of applied science degree in applied business. Originally from Shishmaref, she has received occupational endorsements from the UAF Northwest Campus in Nome and the UAF Community and Technical College. She is the first person in her family to earn a college degree, and she currently works as a family services intake specialist for Tanana Chiefs Conference.
Kait Hazard, assistant professor of applied business and accounting at CTC, wrote in her recommendation letter, “Janelle's academic achievements stand as a testament to her hard work, discipline and eagerness to learn. Despite the demands of being a full-time employee, a dedicated mother to four daughters and a part-time student, Janelle has consistently excelled in her studies. Janelle's story is one of remarkable achievement and inspiring strength.”
T. Womack
T. Womack
Womack will receive a bachelor's degree in film and performing arts with a concentration in film. A professional artist, vocalist and actor, she participated in numerous on-campus film and theater productions. She volunteered with the Center for Student Engagement, the Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra and the Tanana Valley State Fair. She served as UAF Spanish Club president and has written for Sol de Medianoche, ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ć’s bilingual English-Spanish newspaper.
Womack returned to college after years of life experience, wrote Carrie Baker, associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts, in her letter of recommendation. “She has embraced this challenge and attacked her college career with gusto and enthusiasm,” Baker said. Womack’s spouse, Bryant Womack, wrote, “With a subtle sense of righteous indignation, she champions those who need a friend to talk to, a shoulder to cry on, and a reaffirmation each person is someone especially unique that the world cannot do without.”
Honorary degree recipients
Honorary doctorates will be presented to Della Sdaahlk’awaás Cheney, Neal Fried and Mead Treadwell. Honorary doctorates recognize recipients’ lasting contributions to the state and nation, and significant achievements in recipients’ respective disciplines.
Della Sdaahlk’awaás Cheney
Della Sdaahlk’awaás Cheney
Master weaver and Indigenous knowledge bearer Della Sdaahlk’awaás Cheney will receive an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree. Born and raised in Kake, she learned the art of weaving and the importance of sharing traditional knowledge from her grandmother. Cheney has practiced and taught weaving for decades, combining ancestral wisdom with contemporary concerns about environmental stewardship. She has documented her knowledge through photos and videos, and in 2017 published a book, “Weaving Our World.” Cheney has received many awards, including the ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ć Federation of Natives’ Culture Bearer Award, the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council’s Mayor’s Award and the President’s Everyday Hero Award from the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ć. She was executive secretary in the Office of the Governor, tribal administrator for the Qutekcak Native Tribe, cultural educator at Floyd Dryden Middle School and external relations coordinator for Sheldon Jackson College. She completed the Community Fellows Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Neal Fried
Neal Fried
Alumnus Neal Fried will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree. Born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Vienna, Fried received a bachelor of business administration in economics from UAF in 1978. He served as an economist for the ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ć Department of Labor and Workforce Development for 45 years, producing vital data on employment, economic forecasts and labor trends for the State of ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ć. Fried is widely recognized for his insightful analysis of the state's economy, labor force and key industries, including oil and gas, construction, the military, and health care. Fried wrote many articles for ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ć Economic Trends and presented at numerous conferences, developing a reputation for his ability to distill complex data into understandable and engaging information. ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ć state Sen. Click Bishop, a former state labor commissioner, wrote in his nominating letter, “Neal Fried is the EF Hutton of ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ć. When Neal speaks, everyone listens. He’s that good. He’s that dependable. He’s that solid.”
Mead Treadwell
Mead Treadwell
Mead Treadwell will receive an honorary Doctor of Science degree. Treadwell has been an outspoken advocate for ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ć, UAF and Arctic research on local, national and international platforms for more than 45 years. He served as lieutenant governor, chair of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission and deputy commissioner of ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ć’s Department of Environmental Conservation. He co-founded the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Polar Institute and the Prince William Sound Science Center, and he directed the Institute of the North. He pushed for Arctic Ocean shipping safety and reliability rules, research to preserve ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ć Native languages and an Arctic human health research plan. Treadwell helped establish a permanent advisor on polar regions in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and was instrumental in securing construction of the research vessel Sikuliaq, which UAF operates. As an author, investor and lecturer, Treadwell focuses on strategic and defense issues facing ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ć and the Arctic, managing ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ć’s shared resources, and integrating Arctic transport and telecommunications.
Meritorious Service Awards
Sarah Keller and Meg Nordale will receive Meritorious Service Awards. Meritorious Service Awards recognize significant public, academic, volunteer or philanthropic service to the university or an ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ć community.
Sarah Keller
Sarah Keller
Wildlife biologist and UAF alumna Sarah Keller has supported the university and the community of Fairbanks for decades, both as a volunteer and a donor. She came to ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ć in 1978 to work on avian use of estuarine habitats. While working for the ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ć Department of Fish and Game, she earned her master’s degree in natural resources at UAF, graduating in 1990. Raising two daughters, she volunteered in schools, starting as an officer with Fairbanks Montessori School Board. For more than two decades, she helped organize Fairbanks school science fairs, recruiting UAF scientists to serve as judges. Keller is an officer on the KUAC Friends Group board of directors and volunteers on-air during fundraising events. She is a member of the UA Museum of the North advisory council. In addition to their longtime support of UAF athletics, Keller and her husband, Cary, have made a significant gift to UA’s teacher education programs.
Meg Nordale
Meg Nordale
Meg Nordale’s great-grandparents came to Fairbanks in 1908, and their descendants have been active in ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ć civic life ever since. In that tradition, Nordale not only personally contributes to the university but also leads Ghemm Co., a Fairbanks general contracting firm that has been a corporate donor since the 1970s. Nordale joined Ghemm in 1994 after a career in insurance and risk management and became the firm’s president in 2015. That same year, she served as president of the Associated General Contractors of ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ć. Nordale serves on the UAF chancellor’s board of advisors and currently chairs the UA Foundation’s board of directors. She recently led a statewide committee of academic and industry experts seeking to enhance construction management training to meet ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ć’s workforce demands. She is an active KUAC volunteer, and Ghemm provides matching gifts to the station during biannual fundraising events.
Video
UAF Commencement Ceremony
Saturday, May 4, 2024, 1 p.m.
Ph.D. Hooding Ceremony
Friday May 3, 2024, 11 a.m.
Honoree Recognition Ceremony
Friday, May 3, 2024, 5:30 p.m.
Kuskokwim Campus Commencement Ceremony
Tuesday, May 7, 2024, 1:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 27, 2024, 1-3 p.m.
Photos
UAF celebrated its 101st commencement on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at the Carlson Center. ​
The degree candidates for the class of 2023 are listed by school or college in the PDFs below. All Ph.D. candidates are listed in one PDF.
Download the entire 2023 commencement program.
- Doctor of Philosophy degrees
- College of Business and Security Management
- College of Engineering and Mines
- College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
- College of Liberal Arts
- College of Natural Science and Mathematics
- College of Indigenous Studies
- Community and Technical College
- Division of Interdisciplinary Studies
- School of Education
Information presented in this program is accurate as of 10 a.m. April 25, 2023. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of graduates’ names, degrees and other information. We sincerely regret any errors and omissions.
Student Speaker
Tasina Luta Win (Marsha Jean Thomason-Oss)
The 2023 student speaker will be Tasina Luta Win (Marsha Jean Thomason-Oss) who is graduating with an associate degree and a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies.
Student award recipients
The University of ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ć Fairbanks will honor Kalen Moore-Thomas and Riley von Borstel on May 5 as its outstanding undergraduate degree recipients for 2023.
Kalen Moore-Thomas
Kalen Moore-Thomas
Moore-Thomas will receive the Joel Wiegert Award, which recognizes an outstanding associate degree candidate. Von Borstel will receive the Marion Frances Boswell Memorial Award, which recognizes an outstanding bachelor’s degree candidate.
Moore-Thomas earned an Associate of Arts in December and is now pursuing a bachelor’s degree in applied management.
“Kalen has worked extremely hard to earn his associate degree and graduate summa cum laude,” wrote Montana Goss, Student Support Services interim associate director, in a nomination letter. “He is a very welcoming and friendly person who, despite hardships growing up, has persevered to become an outstanding member of his community.”
Moore-Thomas volunteers his time to community organizations, including the Fairbanks Community Food Bank and Santa’s Helpers. He is self-employed and owns an entertainment business, 907 Foam Flingers, which caters activities and events for children, adults, the military and corporate team building.
Riley von Borstel
Riley von Borstel
Von Borstel will receive bachelor’s degrees in justice, political science and performing arts, with minors in social work, psychology and creative writing.
“Riley is a shining example of a well-rounded, community-minded, multitalented UAF senior who, I have no doubt, will be a leader in ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ć,” wrote Carrie Baker, associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts, in a letter of recommendation.
Von Borstel is a student ambassador and a member of the UAF Honors College. She served two years as president of the Associated Students of UAF and on numerous boards and committees at UAF. She has been cast in leading roles in three Theatre UAF mainstage productions and completed internships for three organizations during her college career: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s office, the UAF Center for Student Rights and Responsibilities and the Fairbanks Office of Public Advocacy.
Honorary degree recipients
Richard Chalyee Éesh Peterson and Helen (Dick) MacLean will receive honorary doctorates, which recognize recipients’ lasting contributions to the state and nation, and significant achievements in their respective disciplines.
Helen (Dick) MacLean
Helen (Dick) MacLean, Doctor of Education
Helen (Dick) MacLean will receive an honorary Doctor of Education degree. She was born in 1945 in a tent at spring camp and grew up in Lime Village, which is located along the Stony River in Southwest ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ć. Elders trained MacLean in the Dena’ina language, and she was charged as a young girl to be a culture bearer. For decades, MacLean has worked with students of all backgrounds, from preschoolers to college students. She is a master instructor of the Dena’ina language and has a long history of working with doctoral students as a mentor and advisor. She was the primary instructor in two films, “Living Dena-ina” and “Dena’ina Birch Baskets.” She has served as an elder advisor to UAF’s rural development seminars and has been vital in developing Dena’ina curriculum for university courses. She is considered the most skilled living Dena’ina first language speaker and is known for her ability to bridge Western pedagogy and Indigenous ways of knowing.
Richard Peterson
Richard Chalyee Éesh Peterson, Doctor of Laws
Richard Chalyee Éesh Peterson will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree. He is Tlingit from the Kaagwaantaan clan, Eagles Nest house, and a lifelong resident of Southeast ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ć. He grew up in Kasaan, a community on Prince of Wales Island, and became the youngest mayor in ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ć in 1997. He has served as president of the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ć, a federally recognized tribe in Southeast ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ć, since 2014. With a strong background in public service and entrepreneurship, he leads the largest regional tribe in the state with a focus on economic development, tribal sovereignty and community sustainability. His innovative approach to supporting Southeast ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ć communities through the COVID-19 pandemic has been adopted and recognized as a template for best practices in tribal disaster response by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Meritorious Service Awards
Joan Braddock, Carl Benson, Jason Gootee and Ron Inouye will receive Meritorious Service Awards, which recognize service to the university or an ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ć community.
Joan Braddock
Joan Braddock
Microbiologist and UAF alumna Joan Braddock has been a part of the UAF community for more than four decades. She earned her doctorate in oceanography from UAF in 1989 and joined the faculty the following year. Her scientific research focused on bioremediation of environmental contaminants, especially petroleum. Throughout her career, she served as a professor and then dean of the College of Natural Science and Mathematics. She retired with emeritus status in 2009. In addition to being a donor and consistent volunteer at the university, Braddock has returned twice to provide temporary leadership to units with vacancies: once as interim dean of the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences and another as director of the University of ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ć Press.
Jason Gootee
Jason Gootee
Alumnus Jason Gootee has remained an active part of UAF since he graduated in 2005. He is a past president of the UAF Alumni Association Board of Directors, currently chairs the UAF Chancellor’s Board of Advisors and serves as a director on the University of ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ć Foundation Board of Directors. Gootee, who is Moda Health’s vice president for sales and strategic marketing development, lives in Oregon with his wife, Katie, and their four children but returns frequently to Fairbanks. He is an avid hockey fan and, together with his father, established the Gootee Family Hockey Scholarship to support UAF student-athletes.
Ron Inouye
Ron Inouye
Ron Inouye has served the university for many years as both an employee and an advocate. His university career started in 1970 as an instructor at the Ketchikan Community College. Prior to his 17 years at the Rasmuson Library’s ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ć and Polar Regions Collections, he also worked at the UAF Center for Northern Educational Research. At the library, many of his years were dedicated to indexing ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ć’s periodicals. Today, the index is widely used by historians, researchers and students. During his time there, he also served as the interviewer for numerous oral history recordings. Inouye is a philanthropist and volunteer for numerous university and community organizations, serving with the Friends of the University of ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ć Museum of the North and the Rasmuson Library’s Rare Book Endowment Committee.
Carl Benson
Carl Benson
Professor emeritus Carl Benson has been associated with UAF for more than 60 years. His career as a researcher and professor of geophysics and geology has been marked by significant contributions to snow and ice science in ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ć, Greenland and Antarctica. He taught and mentored some of today’s leading scientists in the field. He worked at the university from 1960 until 1987, including a three-year term as chairman of the Department of Geology and Geophysics, and has continued his research, teaching and service long after retirement. He continues to give guest lectures and attend graduate student thesis and dissertation defenses. He and his wife, Ruth, are donors, volunteers and participants in the UAF community. Outside UAF, he is active in civic issues, sharing information via public testimony and newspaper columns.
- Dr. Katherine L. Arndt
- Ms. Sandra Boatwright
- Dr. Richard Scott Carr
- Mrs. Cecelia L. Chamberlain
- Mr. William J. Cox
- Ms. Kimberlee S. Davis
- Dr. Cary W. de Wit
- Dr. Peter A. DeCaro
- Dr. Alexandra F. Fitts
- Mr. Phillip Harrington
- Dr. Eric Heyne
- Dr. Santanu Khataniar
- Mr. Richard McDonald
- Ms. Patricia Martinez Meritt
- Dr. Vikas S. Sonwalkar
- Ms. E. Michele Stalder
- Ms. Kimberly Aragon Stewart
- Mr. Mark D. Young
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Honorees Recognition Ceremony
Ph.D. Hooding Ceremony
Kuskokwim Campus Ceremony
Photos
UAF celebrated commencement on Saturday, April 30, 2022, at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks. To safely celebrate, we held two short, student-centered ceremonies.
The following schools and colleges were celebrated at 11 a.m.
- College of Engineering and Mines
- College of Natural Science and Mathematics
- College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
- College of Indigenous Studies
- Community and Technical College
- UAA nursing students — with CNSM
The following schools and colleges were celebrated at 4 p.m.
- Division of General Studies/interdisciplinary undergrads
- College of Liberal Arts
- School of Education
- College of Business and Security Management
The degree candidates for the class of 2022 are listed by school or college in the PDFs below. All Ph.D. candidates are listed in one PDF.
Download the entire 2022 commencement program.
- Doctor of Philosophy degrees
- College of Business and Security Management
- College of Engineering and Mines
- College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
- College of Liberal Arts
- College of Natural Science and Mathematics
- College of Indigenous Studies
- Community and Technical College
- Division of Interdisciplinary Studies
- School of Education
Information presented in this program is accurate as of 10 a.m. April 13, 2022. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of graduates’ names, degrees and other information. We sincerely regret any errors and omissions.
Student speakers
- Austin Laber (11 a.m. ceremony)
- Rodolfo Garcia-Sanchez (4 p.m. ceremony)
Student award recipients
- Logan Nave, Joel Wiegert Award for outstanding associate degree candidate
- Tricia Minnick, Marion Frances Boswell Memorial Award for outstanding bachelor’s degree candidate
Meritorious Service Award recipients
Usibelli Award recipients
- Margaret Darrow, Usibelli Distinguished Teaching Award
- Uma Bhatt, Usibelli Distinguished Research Award
- Syndonia Bret-Harte, Usibelli Distinguished Service Award
Honorary degree recipients
- Dermot Cole, Doctor of Humane Letters
- Sarah James, Doctor of Humane Letters
- Michael Williams Sr., Doctor of Laws
Videos
Morning ceremony
- College of Engineering and Mines
- College of Natural Science and Mathematics
- College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
- College of Indigenous Studies
- Community and Technical College
- UAA nursing students — with CNSM
You can also watch the .
Afternoon ceremony
- Division of General Studies/interdisciplinary undergrads
- College of Liberal Arts
- School of Education
- College of Business and Security Management
You can also watch the .
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Trailblazer Recognition Ceremony
First-Gen Cord Ceremony
Ph.D. Hooding Ceremony
Honorary degree and award recipients
Photos
The University of ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ć Fairbanks honored the Class of 2021 during its 99th commencement at a drive-in ceremony in the Patty Center parking area followed by a virtual ceremony, Saturday, May 1, on Facebook.
The degree candidates for the class of 2021 are listed by school or college in the PDFs below. All Ph.D. candidates are listed in one PDF.
Download the entire 2021 commencement program.
- College of Engineering and Mines
- College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
- College of Liberal Arts
- College of Natural Science and Mathematics
- College of Indigenous Studies
- Community and Technical College
- Division of Interdisciplinary Studies
- School of Education
- College of Business and Security Management
- Doctor of Philosophy degrees
Information presented in these PDFs is accurate as of 9 a.m. April 26, 2021. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of graduates’ names, degrees and other information. We sincerely regret any errors and omissions.
Commencement student speaker
Marion Frances Boswell Award
Gray S. Tilly Memorial Award
Honorary Degree Recipients
- Daniel T. O’Neill - writer, historian, commentator
- James W. Rooney - engineer, mentor, community volunteer
Meritorious Service Award Winners
- Esther Green - Yup’ik elder, bilingual educator
- Scott Roselius - hockey advocate
- Kesler Woodward - university arts advocate, philanthropist
- Dr. Michael Castellini
- Dr. G. Burns Cooper
- Dr. Kenneth Coyle
- Dr. Mary F. Ehrlander
- Mr. Gary Freitag
- Dr. Christopher Hartman
- Dr. David Koester
- Dr. Thomas B. Kuhn
- Dr. Charles Mayer
- Dr. Paul Metz
- Dr. Nicole Mölders
- Dr. Rainer J. Newberry
- Dr. Brenda Norcross
- Mr. Brian O’Donoghue
- Dr. Robert Perkins
- Dr. Todd Radenbaugh
- Ms. Julie Riley
- Dr. Curt A. L. Szuberla
The virtual commencement ceremony was livestreamed online via and at 4 p.m. AKT, Saturday, May 1, 2021.
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The University of ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ć Fairbanks honored the Class of 2020 during its 98th commencement virtual ceremony, Saturday, May 23, on Facebook.
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The degree candidates for the class of 2020 are listed by school or college in the PDFs below. All Ph.D. candidates are listed in one PDF. Download the entire 2020 commencement program.
Information presented in these PDFs is accurate as of 9 a.m. May 19 , 2020. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of graduates’ names, degrees and other information. We sincerely regret any errors and omissions. |
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The University of ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ć Fairbanks honored the Class of 2019 during its 97th commencement ceremony, Saturday, May 4, at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks.
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The degree candidates for the class of 2019 are listed by school or college in the PDFs below. All Ph.D. candidates are listed in one PDF. Download the entire 2019 commencement program (PDF).
Information presented in these PDFs is accurate as of 9 a.m. April 25, 2019. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of graduates’ names, degrees and other information. We sincerely regret any errors and omissions. |
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Marion Frances Boswell Memorial Award
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The Fairbanks campus' 96th graduation ceremony was held at the Carlson Center on Saturday, May 5, 2018, at 1:20 p.m.
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The degree candidates for the class of 2018 are listed by school or college in the PDFs below. All Ph.D. candidates are listed in one PDF. Download the entire 2018 commencement program.
Information presented in these PDFs is accurate as of 9 a.m. April 25, 2018. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of graduates’ names, degrees and other information. We sincerely regret any errors and omissions. |
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Meritorious Service Award winner
Read more about the honorary degree recipients and meritorious service award winners in UAF's newsroom. |
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Marion Frances Boswell Memorial Award
Gray S. Tilly Memorial Award
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Graduation at the community campuses: Bristol Bay Campus, Saturday, May 13, 2017 Chukchi Campus, Wednesday, May 3, 2017 Interior ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ć Campus
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Degree Candidates The degree candidates for the class of 2017 are listed by school or college in the PDFs below. All Ph.D. candidates are listed in one PDF. Download the entire 2017 commencement program.
Information presented in these PDFs is accurate as of 9 a.m. April 28, 2017. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of graduates’ names, degrees and other information. We sincerely regret any errors and omissions. |
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Marion Frances Boswell Memorial Award
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Graduation at the community campuses will be held at: Bristol Bay Campus, Saturday, May 14, 2016 Chukchi Campus, Friday, May 6, 2016 Interior-Aleutians Campus
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The degree candidates for the class of 2016 are listed by school or college in the PDFs below. All Ph.D. candidates are listed in one PDF. Download the entire 2016 commencement program.
Information presented in these PDFs is accurate as of 9 a.m. April 29, 2016. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of graduates’ names, degrees and other information. We sincerely regret any errors and omissions. |
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UAF's 93rd graduation ceremony was held at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks on Sunday, May 10, 2015, at 1:20 p.m.
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Graduation at the community campuses were held at: Bristol Bay Campus, Saturday, May 2, 2015 Chukchi Campus, Friday, May 8, 2015 Interior-Aleutians Campus
Kuskokwim Campus, Friday, May 1, 2015 Northwest Campus, Thursday, May 7, 2015 |
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Degree Candidates The degree candidates for the class of 2015 will be posted on the day of the event. The degree candidates for the class of 2015 are listed by school or college in the PDFs below. All Ph.D. candidates are listed in one PDF. Download the entire 2015 Commencement program.
Information presented in these PDFs is accurate as of 9 a.m. May 7, 2015. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of graduates’ names, degrees and other information. We sincerely regret any errors and omissions. |
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UAF's 92nd graduation ceremony was held at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks on Sunday, May 11, 2014.
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Graduation at the community campuses were held at: Bristol Bay Campus, Saturday, May 3, 2014 Chukchi Campus, Friday, May 9, 2014 Interior-Aleutians Campus
Kuskokwim Campus, Friday, May 2, 2014 Northwest Campus, 7 p.m., Thursday, May 8, 2014 |
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Degree Candidates The degree candidates for the class of 2014 are listed by school or college in the PDFs below. All Ph.D. candidates are listed in one PDF. Download the entire 2014 Commencement program.
Information presented in these PDFs is accurate as of 9 a.m. May 7, 2014. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of graduates’ names, degrees and other information. We sincerely regret any errors and omissions. |
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UAF's 91st graduation ceremony was held at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks on Sunday, May 12, 2013.
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Graduation at the community campuses were held at: Bristol Bay Campus Chukchi Campus Interior-Aleutians Campus
Kuskokwim Campus Northwest Campus |
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Degree Candidates The degree candidates for the class of 2013 are listed by school or college in the PDFs below. All Ph.D. candidates are listed in one PDF. Download the entire 2013 Commencement program.
Information presented in these PDFs is accurate as of 9 a.m. May 8, 2013. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of graduates’ names, degrees and other information. We sincerely regret any errors and omissions. |
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UAF's 90th graduation ceremony was held at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks on Sunday, May 13, 2012.
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UAF community campus commencement ceremonies Bristol Bay Campus, Dillingham Chukchi Campus, Kotzebue Interior-Aleutians Campus Tok Center Yukon Flats Center, Fort Yukon Kuskokwim Campus, Bethel Northwest Campus, Nome |
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Degree candidates The degree candidates for the class of 2012 are listed by school or college in the PDFs below. All Ph.D. candidates are listed in one PDF. Download the entire 2012 Commencement program.
Key to abbreviations and honors Information presented in these PDFs is accurate as of June 4, 2012 (corrected version). Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of graduates’ names, degrees and other information. We sincerely regret any errors and omissions. |
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Read more about the commencement speaker, honorary degree recipients and meritorious service award winners in UAF's newsroom |
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Emeriti recipients Every year the university bestows emeritus status on exceptional faculty and staff members. The 2012 emeriti recipients are:
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UAF's 89th graduation ceremony was held at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks on Sunday, May 15, 2011.
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UAF community campus commencement ceremonies Bristol Bay Campus, Dillingham Chukchi Campus, Kotzebue Interior-Aleutians Campus Tok Center Yukon Flats Center, Fort Yukon Nenana Center, Tanana Kuskokwim Campus, Bethel Northwest Campus, Nome |
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Degree candidates The degree candidates for the class of 2011 are listed by school or college in the PDFs below. All Ph.D. candidates are listed in one PDF. Download the entire 2011 Commencement program.
Key to abbreviations and honors Information presented in these PDFs is accurate as of 9 a.m., May 10, 2011. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of graduates‚ names, degrees and other information. We sincerely regret any errors and omissions. |
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Read more about the commencement speaker and honorary degree recipients in UAF's newsroom. |
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Emeriti recipients Every year the university bestows emeritus status on exceptional faculty and staff members. The 2011 emeriti recipients are:
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UAF's 88th graduation ceremony was held at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks on Sunday, May 16, 2010.
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UAF community campus commencement ceremonies Bristol Bay Campus, Dillingham Chukchi Campus, Kotzebue Interior-Aleutians Campus Yukon-Koyukuk Center, Galena (ceremony to be held in Nulato) Tok Center Yukon Flats Center, Fort Yukon Kuskokwim Campus, Bethel -- May 7 @ 1 p.m. Northwest Campus, Nome -- May 6 @ 7 p.m. |
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Degree candidates The degree candidates for the class of 2010 are listed by school or college in the PDFs below. All Ph.D. candidates are listed in one PDF. Download the entire 2010 Commencement program.
Key to abbreviations and honors Information presented in these PDFs is accurate as of 9 a.m., May 11, 2010. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of graduates‚ names, degrees and other information. We sincerely regret any errors and omissions. |
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Read more about the commencement speaker and honorary degree recipients in UAF's newsroom. |
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Emeriti recipients Every year the university bestows emeritus status on exceptional faculty and staff members. The 2010 emeriti recipients are:
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UAF's 87th graduation ceremony was held at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks on Sunday, May 10, 2009.
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UAF community campus commencement ceremonies Bristol Bay campus, Dillingham Chukchi campus, Kotzebue Interior-Aleutians campus Galena Fort Yukon Tok Kuskokwim campus, Bethel Northwest Campus, Nome |
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Degree candidates The degree candidates for the class of 2009 are listed here. Graduate names are listed by school or college. |
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Speakers and honorary degree recipients Honorary degree award recipients
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Emeriti recipients Every year the university bestows emeritus status on exceptional faculty and staff members. The 2009 emeriti recipients are:
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UAF's 86th graduation ceremony was held at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks on Sunday, May 11, 2008.
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UAF Community Campus 2008 Commencement Ceremonies Bristol Bay Campus (Dillingham) Chukchi Campus (Kotzebue) Interior-Aleutians Campus (Fort Yukon Center) Interior-Aleutians Campus (McGrath Center) Interior-Aleutians Campus (Tok Center) Kuskokwim Campus (Bethel) Northwest Campus (Nome) Tanana Valley Campus (Fairbanks) |
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Degree candidates The degree candidates for the class of 2008 are listed here. Graduate names are listed by school or college.
Degree candidate information presented on this website is accurate as of 9 a.m., May 8, 2008. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of graduates' names, degrees and other information. We sincerely regret any errors and omissions. |
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Read more details on the keynote speaker and honorary degree recipients. |
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Emeriti recipients Every year the university bestows emeritus status on exceptional faculty and staff members. The 2008 emeriti recipients are:
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UAF's 85th graduation ceremony was held at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks on Sunday, May 13, 2007.
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Other UAF campus commencement ceremonies Bristol Bay Campus (Dillingham) Chukchi Campus (Kotzebue) Interior-Aleutians Campus (Fort Yukon Center) Interior-Aleutians Campus (McGrath Center) Interior-Aleutians Campus (Tok Center) Kuskokwim Campus (Bethel) Northwest Campus (Nome) |
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Degree candidates The degree candidates for the class of 2007 are listed here. Graduate names are listed by school or college. |
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Honorary degree and service award recipients
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For more details on the keynote speaker, honorary degree and service award recipients, see the news release in the UAF newsroom. |
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Emeriti recipients Every year the university bestows emeritus status on exceptional faculty members. The 2007 emeriti recipients are:
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UAF's 84th graduation ceremony was held at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks on Sunday, May 14, 2006.
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Other UAF campus commencement ceremonies Bristol Bay Campus (Dillingham) Chukchi Campus (Kotzebue) Interior-Aleutians Campus (Fort Yukon Center) Interior-Aleutians Campus (McGrath Center) Interior-Aleutians Campus (Tok Center) Kuskokwim Campus (Bethel) Northwest Campus (Nome) |
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Degree candidates The degree candidates for the class of 2006 are listed here. Graduate names are listed by school or college. |
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Speakers and honorary degree recipients The keynote speaker for commencement 2006 was Rutgers University Distinguished Professor and noted biologist Joanna Burger. She is one of two people who received honorary doctoral degrees during UAF’s 84th commencement ceremony. The second honorary degree went to the late Sir Nicholas John Shackleton, an internationally known earth scientist. Honorary degree recipients are chosen both for their lasting contributions to the state and nation and for significant achievements in their respective disciplines. For more details on Joanna Burger, and Sir Nicholas John Shackleton, see the news release in the UAF newsroom. This year's student speaker was Finely Bock, Class of 2006. Meritorious service award recipients UAF honored Fairbanks Daily News-Miner publisher emeritus Charles Gray with a meritorious service award. Recipients are recognized for outstanding service to the local community. For more information about Charles Gray, see the news release in the UAF newsroom. |
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UAF's 83rd graduation ceremony was held at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks on Sunday, May 15, 2005. The procession began at 1:20 p.m.
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Other UAF Campus Commencement Ceremonies Bristol Bay Campus (Dillingham) Chukchi Campus (Kotzebue) Interior-Aleutians Campus (Fairbanks) Interior-Aleutians Campus (Fort Yukon Center) Interior-Aleutians Campus (McGrath Center) Interior-Aleutians Campus (Nenana Center) Interior-Aleutians Campus (Tok Center) Interior-Aleutians Campus (Yukon-Koyukuk Center) Kuskokwim Campus (Bethel) Northwest Campus (Nome) |
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Degree Candidates The 2005 degree candidates are now available. Graduate names are listed by school or college: |
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Speakers and Honorary Degree Recipients The keynote speaker for UAF's 83rd commencement ceremony was cultural anthropologist, writer and radio host Richard Nelson. The 2005 class speaker was petroleum engineering bachelor's degree candidate Phillip Tsunemori. Honorary degree recipients are selected for significant achievements that bring distinction to their academic or professional careers, and for their lasting contributions to the state and the nation. The 2005 recipients were retired Maj. Gen. Jake Lestenkof, ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ć Constitutional Convention delegate and newspaperman George Sundborg, fisheries and wildlife biologist Jim Rearden, and journalist and author Stanton H. Patty. Learn more about the keynote speaker and honorary degree recipients. |
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Emeriti Recipients Every year the university bestows emeritus status on exceptional professors and faculty members. The 2005 emeriti recipients were:
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UAF's 82nd graduation ceremony was held at the Carlson Center on Sunday, May 9, 2004. The procession began at 1:20 p.m.
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Other UAF Campus Commencement Ceremonies Bristol Bay Campus Chukchi Campus Interior-Aleutians Campus, Fort Yukon Center Interior-Aleutians Campus, Nenana Center Interior-Aleutians Campus, Tok Center Kuskokwim Campus Northwest Campus |
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Degree candidates The class of 2004 degree candidates are now available. Graduate names are listed by school or college: |
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Honorary degree recipients are selected for significant achievements that bring distinction to their academic or professional careers, and for their lasting contributions to the state and the nation. The 2004 recipients were former Lt. Gov. Jack Coghill, ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ć Native leader Al Ketzler Sr., and retired U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) research hydrologist Austin Post. Former USS Cole officer and 1998 UAF graduate Rick Heckert is the keynote speaker. |
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Emeriti recipients Every year the university bestows emeritus status on exceptional professors and faculty members. The following were the 2004 emeriti:
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UAF'S 81st graduation ceremony was held on Sunday, May 11, 2003 at the Carlson Center.
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Other UAF Campus Commencement Ceremonies Bristol Bay Campus Chukchi Campus Interior-Aleutians Campus Tok Center Northwest Campus Kuskokwim Campus |
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Degree candidates College of Science, Engineering and Mathematics School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences |
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Honorary Degree Recipients and Speakers Commencement Speaker Tlingit elder and Native leader Walter A. Soboleff Sr. was the keynote address during the University of ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ć Fairbanks' 81st commencement ceremony Sunday, May 11, 2003. Honorary degree recipients Honorary degrees were be awarded during the ceremony to civil engineer Helen Atkinson, airline executive and chemical engineer Ronald F. Cosgrave, ornithologist Johannes Erritzoe and project manager Kenneth "Utuayuk" Toovak. |
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UAF'S 80th graduation ceremony was held at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday - May 12, 2002 at the Carlson Center.
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Other UAF Campus Commencement Ceremonies Bristol Bay Campus Commencement in Dillingham, May 18 at 2 p.m. Chukchi Campus Commencement, May 15 at 2 p.m. Interior-Aleutians Campus Commencement in Tok, May 24 at 2 p.m. Kuskokwim Campus Commencement, May 10 at 2 p.m. Northwest Campus Commencement in Nome, May 9 at 7:30 p.m. |
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Degree candidates College of Science, Engineering and Mathematics School of Agriculture and Land Resources Management |
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Honorary Degree Recipients and Speakers Commencement Speaker National Public Radio newscaster Corey Flintoff will be the keynote speaker for the University of ĐÓ°ÉÔ°ć Fairbanks commencement and is one of four honorary degree recipients to be recognized during the ceremony Sunday, May 12, 2002 at 1:30 p.m. in the Carlson Center on Second Ave. Honorary degree recipients The honorary degree recipients were selected for significant achievements that have brought distinction to their academic or professional careers, and for their lasting contributions to the state and the nation. Corey Flintoff was selected to receive a Doctor of Humane Letters. Athabascan elder Rev. David Salmon will receive an Honorary Doctor of Laws. John Burns will receive an Honorary Doctor of Science. |
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