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University of Alaska Anchorage


what is now known as the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA). Since 1987, the university has continued to grow and expand. More than 200 programs, ranging from certificate programs to associate, baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degrees, are offered at campuses in Anchorage and community campuses and extension centers throughout Southcentral Alaska. The university's mission is to discover and disseminate knowledge through teaching, research, engagement and creative expression. The University of Alaska Anchorage is an open-access university with roughly 17,000 students. In
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Leopold David


Leopold David (1878 – November 21, 1924) was the first mayor of Anchorage, Alaska. He studied the law on his own time and was admitted to the Washington State Bar Association before moving in 1917 to what would become Anchorage, Alaska. He served two terms as major of Anchorage and was a practicing attorney before joining the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska. Leopold David was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1878 in 1881). He served in the Philippines in the Spanish–American War,
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Great Alaska Shootout


The GCI Great Alaska Shootout (originally known as the Sea Wolf Classic) was an annual college basketball tournament in Anchorage, Alaska that featured colleges from all over the United States. The University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) hosted the tournament every Thanksgiving. Tournament games were played at the Alaska Airlines Center, a new arena on the UAA campus. Prior to the opening of the Alaska Airlines Center in September 2014, games were played at the Sullivan Arena in Anchorage. Prior to the Sullivan Arena opening in 1983, games were
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Alaska before settling several years later in Alaska's largest city, Anchorage. Cornelius attended Kodiak High School in Kodiak before transferring to Anchorage High School (now known as West Anchorage High School) during his senior year, where he graduated in 1958. He briefly studied at Washington State University and the University of Oregon before attending Alaska Methodist University, where he graduated in 1964 with a Bachelor of Arts in political science, the same year he married Mary Ann Randall. He then attended the University of New Mexico School of Law,
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University of Alaska Anchorage


The University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) is a public research university located in Anchorage, Alaska, United States. UAA also administers four community campuses spread across Southcentral Alaska. These are Kenai Peninsula College, Kodiak College, Matanuska–Susitna College, and Prince William Sound College. Between the community campuses and the main Anchorage campus, nearly 18,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students are currently enrolled at UAA. It is Alaska's largest institution of higher learning and the largest university in the University of Alaska System. UAA's
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Anchorage, Alaska


are also a number of choices in private education, including both religious and non-denominational schools. Anchorage has four higher-education facilities that offer bachelor's or master's degrees: the University of Alaska Anchorage, Alaska Pacific University, Charter College, and the Anchorage campus of Texas-based Wayland Baptist University. The University of Alaska Fairbanks also has a small Center for Distance Education downtown. Other continuing education facilities in Anchorage include the Grainger Leadership Institute, Nine Star Enterprises, CLE International, Nana Worksafe, and PackBear DBA
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Goose Lake (Anchorage)


Goose Lake is a small lake in Anchorage in the U.S. state of Alaska, located near the University of Alaska Anchorage, south-east of confluence of North and South Forks Chester Creek, and south-east of Anchorage, Cook Inlet Low. It is a popular swimming location in summer, with one of two municipal beaches, and is connected to the city's extensive trail system. It is a kettle lake. Zula Swanson was a woman of color who relocated to Anchorage from the lower 48. She was known to
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University of Alaska Anchorage


satisfaction, is 71.3 percent. UAA's student housing comprises nearly 1,000 students: The Union of Students of the University of Alaska Anchorage (USUAA) is the student governing body for the University of Alaska Anchorage. The President and Vice President are elected in the spring for one year terms. The union has co-sponsored political debates in Anchorage, including a 2004 debate held at the university between Senatorial candidates Tony Knowles and Lisa Murkowski. In 2015, USUAA sponsored a Mayoral Debate in the Alaska Airlines Center, which was notable
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Wayland Baptist University (Alaska)


Wayland Baptist University is a private, coeducational Baptist university based in Plainview, Texas. It maintains several external campuses. One of which is located in Anchorage, Alaska, and one in Fairbanks, Alaska. According to the University website, Wayland Baptist University - Anchorage was established in 1985. The Anchorage campus located at 7801 E. 32nd Ave at the corner of E. 32nd Ave. and Old Muldoon Road. The Anchorage campus also operates teaching sites in Wasilla, JBER-Richardson, and JBER-Elmendorf. The Fairbanks campus was
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Alaska Pacific University


Alaska Pacific University (APU) is a small liberal arts and sciences college located in Anchorage, Alaska. Originally established as Alaska Methodist University in 1957, it was founded by Peter Gordon Gould. The main campus is located adjacent to the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) and the Alaska Native Medical Center. The University was founded in the late 1950s as Alaska Methodist University by Peter Gordon Gould, an Aleut from Unga, Alaska. Gould became the first Alaska Native minister in the United Methodist Church later in life, and
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Alaska


Accredited universities in Alaska include the University of Alaska Anchorage, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Alaska Southeast, and Alaska Pacific University. Alaska is the only state that has no institutions that are part of NCAA Division I. The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development operates AVTEC, Alaska's Institute of Technology. Campuses in Seward and Anchorage offer 1 week to 11-month training programs in areas as diverse as Information Technology, Welding, Nursing, and Mechanics. Alaska has had a problem with a "brain drain". Many of
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Maynard L. Taylor Jr.


1952, Taylor was elected to the first of four consecutive terms as mayor of Anchorage. The same year, he was nominated as president of the League of Alaska Cities (later known as the Alaska Municipal League). He went on to found the community of Basher in what would eventually come to be known as the Stuckagain Heights neighborhood of Anchorage, in the foothills of the Chugach Mountains. He served as mayor of Basher from 1959 to 1972. Taylor designed and Managed the Hillside Apartments on 16th Ave between G & H
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Andrew Halcro


Andrew Halcro (born September 20, 1964) is an American politician from Anchorage, Alaska. Formerly a Republican member of the Alaska House of Representatives, he ran for Governor of Alaska as an independent candidate in the 2006 election, placing third with 9.46 percent of the vote. Halcro was born in San Francisco, California on September 20, 1964. He attended East Anchorage High School and received degrees from Willamette University and the University of Alaska Anchorage. Halcro was director of sales and marketing for Avis Rent a Car of Alaska
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Legal education in Alaska


the "Alaska Law Review" from UCLA. The following year, residents of Kenai founded the unaccredited Alaska Common Law School. The school offered a two-year program enabling students to represent themselves before Alaskan courts, with graduates receiving pre-law certificates. In June 1989, the University of Alaska Anchorage established a paralegal certificate program. In 1994 the University of Alaska Anchorage and Alaska Academy of Trial Lawyers sponsored a weekly Community Law School course at Central Junior High School in Anchorage, with local attorneys teaching property, personal injury
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Kesler Woodward


-1998). Increasingly known as an artist, his work was selected for the 1992 "Contemporary Art from Alaska" exhibition at the Magadan Civic Gallery (Magadan, Russia). Solo exhibitions of his work were held at University of Alabama-Huntsville in 1990; at the Anchorage Museum of History and Art, the University of Alaska Anchorage Fine Arts Gallery, and the Anderson Center for the Arts (Anderson SC) in 1994; and at Jerald Melberg Gallery (Charlotte NC) in 1990, 1993, and 1997.
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University of Alaska Anchorage


addition to thousands of students from across the state, the university retains a large commuter population from in and around Anchorage, many of whom are non-traditional or returning students. Nearly ten percent of the student population is from outside of Alaska or the United States. UAA also has the largest population of student veterans in the state. The University of Alaska Anchorage currently partners with the University of Washington School of Law and Willamette University College of Law in Salem, Oregon to provide qualified students with the opportunity to earn a baccalaureate
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University of Alaska Fairbanks


is, the primary research unit of the statewide university system. The two other primary UA institutions are the University of Alaska Anchorage and the University of Alaska Southeast in Juneau. The Alaska Constitutional Convention was held in the freshly constructed Student Union Building on the Fairbanks campus from November 1955 to February 1956. While the convention progressed, the building became known as Constitution Hall, where the 55 delegates drafted the legal foundation of the 49th state. The campus’ old library and gymnasium was renamed Signers’ Hall after the Alaska Constitution was
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West Anchorage High School


to the efforts of real estate developers such as Earl and Wally Hickel. The year after the school opened, Anchorage Community College (ACC), the lineal predecessor of the University of Alaska Anchorage, began holding classes in the building as well. ACC continued to use the building until they moved to the campus built in the Goose Lake neighborhood (an area now known as the University-Medical District, or U-Med for short) in the early 1970s. The school's name would change from Anchorage High School to
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Arliss Sturgulewski


, she came out in third place behind Walter Hickel and runner up Tony Knowles, which was the second of three times in Alaska's history a major-party nominee placed third. She won a 2000 Anchorage Athena award. Arliss Sturgulewski received a BA in Economics and Business from the University of Washington and was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from University of Alaska Anchorage in 1993. Arliss has served on many municipal boards. She was elected to the Anchorage Charter Commission, the Anchorage Assembly, and to the Alaska State
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Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey


The Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college ice hockey program that represents the University of Alaska Anchorage. The Seawolves are a member of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). They play at the Sullivan Arena in Anchorage, Alaska. UAA began its ice hockey program in 1979, playing 8 of its 31 games against Division II Alaska–Fairbanks (winning all) before beginning a full D-II schedule the following season. The Seawolves rose quickly in
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First National Bank Alaska


First National Bank Alaska () is an American bank founded in 1922 by Winfield Ervin, Sr., as The First National Bank of Anchorage. The first branch stood and still stands on the corner of 4th and G Streets in Anchorage, Alaska. The bank was founded in 1922 by candy maker Winfield Ervin Sr. at the corner of 4th and G Streets in Anchorage, Alaska. The bank still operates a branch at this location today. Known at the time as The First National Bank of Anchorage, the business benefited
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Alaska Anchorage Seawolves


The Alaska Anchorage Seawolves are the 13 varsity athletic teams that represent the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA), in Anchorage, Alaska, United States, in NCAA intercollegiate sports. The vast majority of UAA's athletic teams are in NCAA Division II with the exception of the alpine and Nordic ski, gymnastics, and ice hockey teams, which are members of Division I. The Seawolves principally compete as members of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. Teams playing outside the GNAC include the hockey team (Western Collegiate Hockey Association), the
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The Northern Light (college newspaper)


The Northern Light is the student newspaper at the University of Alaska Anchorage. "The Northern Light" began in September 1988, after the University of Alaska Anchorage and Anchorage Community College merged. The paper is completely produced by students. "The Northern Light" has a circulation of 5,000 copies a week during school semesters, making it the third largest weekly in Anchorage. It is financed by student fees and advertising. Every Tuesday, "The Northern Light" is delivered to stands around campus and Anchorage. It is also mailed
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Miss Alaska's Outstanding Teen


The Miss Alaska's Outstanding Teen competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the U.S. state of Alaska in the Miss America's Outstanding Teen pageant. Corinne Johnson of Anchorage was crowned Miss Alaska's Outstanding Teen on May 31, 2018 at the University of Alaska-Anchorage in Anchorage, Alaska. She will compete in the Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2020 pageant at the Linda Chapin Theater in the Orange County Convention Center on July 27, 2018 in Orlando, Florida. The year in parentheses indicates the year of the Miss
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Alvin Eli Amason


He received a position at the University of Alaska in 1984, and the Visual Arts Center of Alaska in 1989. In 1992 he took a position as director of the Native Art Center of the University of Alaska in Fairbanks, Alaska. Amason has created paintings for Anchorage International Airport and the U.S. Federal Courthouse Building in Anchorage, as well as public schools in Alaska. Amason's work has been in invitational shows in Alaska, Arizona, Michigan, Montana, Oklahoma, and Washington, DC, and his works are in the
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Anchorage Youth Symphony


Alaska Youth Orchestras (AYO), formerly known as Anchorage Youth Symphony (AYS) is an organization comprising 2 youth orchestras. It was founded in 1965 as a single orchestra and is located in Anchorage, Alaska. In 2011, due to increased enrollment, the orchestra split into the Anchorage Youth Philharmonic and Anchorage Youth Symphony. The organization's name changed to Alaska Youth Orchestras to reflect this. AYO provides orchestral performance experience for young musicians, and furthers musicianship of members through rehearsals, concerts, education, tours, and community
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Orchestra and the Anchorage Youth Symphony. Annually in January, the Anchorage Folk Festival takes place at the University of Alaska Anchorage, featuring concerts, dances, and workshops with featured guest artists and over 130 performances by volunteer singers, dancers, musicians, and storytellers. The city of Anchorage provides three municipal facilities large enough to hold major events such as concerts, trade shows and conventions. Downtown facilities include the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts, William A. Egan Civic & Convention Center and the recently completed Dena'ina Civic and Convention Center
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University of Alaska Anchorage


Alaska statewide system. Five years later, ACC began offering both day and evening classes at the current campus location. ACC provided academic study for associate degrees and the first two years of work toward baccalaureate degrees. In the late 1960s, strong interest in establishing a four-year university in Anchorage brought about the birth of the University of Alaska, Anchorage Senior College (ASC). While ACC administered the lower division college, ASC administered upper division and graduate programs leading to baccalaureate and master's degrees, as well as continuing
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University of Alaska system


and a balance among arts, sciences, and professional preparation. Alaska's only medical school or WWAMI program is also administered through the Anchorage campus. The campus is also home to the only FAA-approved collegiate flight training program in the state. The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) was known officially as the University of Alaska from 1925 to 1975. UAF is home to the noted Geophysical Institute, which operates the Poker Flat Research Range, a collegiate rocket test range. Also, until 2015 there was the Arctic Region
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University of Alaska Anchorage


class slope, while the Nordic skiers and cross-country runners use Anchorage's intricate trail system to train in a recreational getaway. The 5,000 seat Alaska Airlines Center opened in September 2014, replacing the Wells Fargo Sports Complex as the home of UAA's athletic department and programs. According to the College Board, as of July 2012 there were 16,577 undergraduates at the University of Alaska Anchorage campus. Out of that number, 1,965 are first-time degree seeking freshmen. There are 970 graduate students. The racial/ethnic breakdown
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Cathy Giessel


and thereafter gained a Bachelor of Science in nursing from the University of Michigan before moving to Anchorage in 1974. She worked as an advanced nurse practitioner across a variety of clinics in Anchorage and the North Slope Borough and continues to do healthcare consulting, and gained a master's degree in nursing from the University of Alaska Anchorage in 2000. She has been on the Alaska Board of Nursing, serving five years as its chairperson, and also on the Alaska Healthcare Strategy Planning Council. In 2010, she was named an 'exceptional
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Tom Anderson (politician)


Thomas T. "Tom" Anderson (born August 4, 1967) is a partner at Optima Public Relations in Anchorage, Alaska and also a radio talk show host of "Tom Anderson Show" (www.TomAndersonShow.com) on KVNT 92.5 FM and 1020 AM in Anchorage and Mat-Su Valley Alaska. Anderson is a former Alaska state representative for District 19 representing northeast Anchorage, Alaska. Anderson, a Republican, served in the Alaska Legislature for two terms, from 2003 until 2007, and became known for his sponsorship of
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Johnny Ellis


Johnny Ellis (born March 13, 1960) was a Democratic member of the Alaska Senate serving since 1992. He was previously a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 1986 through 1992. He has been a resident of Anchorage, Alaska since 1975. Senator Ellis is an Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America). After graduating from Bartlett High School (Anchorage, Alaska) in 1978, he attended the University of Alaska Anchorage for one year, followed by 3 years at Claremont McKenna College, where he received a
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Bob Atwood


Robert Bruce "Bob" Atwood (March 31, 1907 – January 10, 1997) was the long-time editor and publisher of the "Anchorage Times", and a proponent of Alaska statehood. Robert Bruce Atwood, known as Bob Atwood or Robert Atwood, was born March 31, 1907 in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from Clark University, and in 1932, married social worker Evangeline Rasmuson. They had two daughters, Marilyn and Elaine. Atwood moved to Anchorage, Alaska in 1935. With the help of
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Lee McKinley


raised in Arkansas, McKinley practiced dentistry in Detroit, Michigan for over a decade before moving to the Territory of Alaska after World War II. Establishing an office in downtown Anchorage, he practiced in Anchorage for over three decades before retiring in 1981. Applying for a homestead on land in what is now Butte, Alaska, he cleared an airstrip on the property and began flying to rural communities throughout Alaska. He was one of a small handful of Anchorage-based doctors to take the initiative to provide their services to rural communities
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Matanuska-Susitna Valley


Matanuska-Susitna Valley () (known locally as the Mat-Su or The Valley) is an area in Southcentral Alaska south of the Alaska Range about north of Anchorage, Alaska. It is known for the world record sized cabbages and other vegetables displayed annually in Palmer at the Alaska State Fair. It includes the valleys of the Matanuska, Knik, and Susitna Rivers. 11,000 of Mat-Su Valley residents commute to Anchorage for work (as of 2008). It is the fastest growing region in Alaska and includes
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Fran Ulmer


she accepted a teaching job at the University of Alaska, Anchorage. She served as the Director of the Institute of Economic and Social Research (ISER) at UAA. In March 2007, University of Alaska system President Mark R. Hamilton appointed Ulmer interim chancellor for the University of Alaska Anchorage. In April 2008, she accepted the position of chancellor on a permanent basis. As chancellor, she was responsible for governing UAA and its eight satellite facilities in Southcentral Alaska. On January 22, 2010, she announced her intent to resign
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Tina Marie Woods


camp sponsored by Alaska Native Tribal Health Counsel for Alaska Native children who have lost a loved one to cancer. Also in 2007 she served as the Alaska Natives into Psychology Coordinator on the University of Alaska Anchorage campus, promoting Native students to study psychology and other behavioral health programs. She serves on the Data Safety Monitoring for HEALTHH Study (Healing and Empowering Alaskan Lives Toward Healthy Hearts Project). Serving also on the University of Alaska Anchorage Psychology Department Community Advisory Board, the Alaska Public Health Association, Alaska Psychological Association, American
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Wells Fargo Sports Complex


The Wells Fargo Sports Complex (originally the UAA Sports Center) was a multi-purpose complex on the campus of the University of Alaska Anchorage in Anchorage, Alaska. Its ice arena, named the Chuck Homan Ice Rink, seats 800 and is the current home of the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves men's ice hockey team. The facility was built in 1978 and hosted the Seawolves hockey team from its first season in 1979 through 1983. Between 1983 and 2019, the team played at the 6,300-seat Sullivan Arena in downtown Anchorage, but
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Anchorage, Alaska


several other communities) merged into the geographically larger Municipality of Anchorage The city continued to grow in the 1980s, and capital projects and an aggressive beautification campaign took place. During this time Anchorage became known as the "Green Apple of the Arctic." Several attempts have been made to move Alaska's state capital from Juneau to Anchorage – or to a site closer to Anchorage. The motivation is straightforward: the "railbelt" between Anchorage and Fairbanks contains the majority of the state's population. Robert Atwood, owner of the
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University of Alaska Anchorage, found that overall, Anchorage residents are fairly satisfied with the performance of the Anchorage Police Department. Most survey respondents perceived the justice system to be "somewhat effective" or "very effective" at apprehending and prosecuting criminal suspects, bringing about just outcomes, and reducing crime. Public education in Anchorage, Eagle River, Chugiak, Fort Richardson and Elmendorf Air Force Base is managed by the Anchorage School District, the 87th largest district in the United States, with nearly 50,000 students attending 98 schools. There
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Willie Hensley


William L. "Willie" Hensley (born June 17, 1941), also known by his Iñupiaq name Iġġiaġruk (), is a semi-retired Democratic politician and government official in the U.S. state of Alaska. He is currently a visiting faculty member at the University of Alaska Anchorage, in addition to being a writer and lecturer. Hensley is a former member of Alaska House of Representatives and Alaska Senate, was the Democratic Party's nominee for U.S. Representative from Alaska (in 1974) and lieutenant governor of Alaska (in
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Miss Alaska USA


The Miss Alaska USA competition, previously known as Miss Alaska Universe, is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Alaska in the Miss USA pageant and the name of the title held by its winner. JoEllen Walters of Eagle River was crowned Miss Alaska USA 2019 on August 5, 2018 at Wendy Williamson Auditorium on the UAA Campus in Anchorage. She represented Alaska for the title of Miss USA 2019 on May 2, 2019 in Reno, Nevada. Alaska is one of the least successful states in Miss USA with only
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Joe L. Hayes


in Anchorage, where he graduated from Anchorage High School the following year. Hayes received his bachelor's degree from the University of Washington in 1951, and his master's degree from the University of Alaska in 1966. Hayes was a surveyor and civil engineer. He was a partner in the engineering firm Tryck, Nyman and Hayes in Anchorage, which has been one of Alaska's leading engineering firms since the late 20th century. Hayes served as chair of the Anchorage Platting Commission from 1959 to 1964. From 1977 to 1984,
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Oscar Kawagley


Angayuqaq Oscar Kawagley (November 8, 1934 - April 27, 2011), best known as Oscar Kawagley, was a Yup'ik anthropologist, teacher and actor from Alaska. He was an associate professor of education at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks until his death in 2011. The Anchorage Daily News described him as "one of (Alaska's) most influential teachers and thinkers". Oscar Kawagley was born in Mamterileg now known as Bethel, Alaska. Oscar's parents died when he was only two years old, from that
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Legal education in Alaska


, the "Maryland Daily Record" noted that continuing legal education was not mandatory for Alaska attorneys. In April 2007, Alaskan attorney and University of Alaska Anchorage instructor Terry C. Aglietti registered the name "Alaska School of Law, Limited" with the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development. At the end of 2007 the "Anchorage Daily News" published Wickersham's "Alaska Would Benefit From Homegrown Lawyers, Judges", calling for Alaska to begin educating its own attorneys. He noted that Alaska had the highest number
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University of Alaska Anchorage


education for professional programs. In 1971, the first commencement was held at West Anchorage High School, where 265 master's, baccalaureate and associate degrees were awarded. ASC moved to the Consortium Library Building in 1973. The following year, when the first classroom and office facility was completed, daytime courses were offered for the first time. In 1977, ASC became a four- year university and was renamed the University of Alaska, Anchorage (UA,A). Ten years later, ACC and UA,A merged to become
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1964 Alaska earthquake


limited resources for dealing with the effects of such an event. In Anchorage, at the urging of geologist Lidia Selkregg, the City of Anchorage and the Alaska State Housing Authority appointed a team of 40 scientists, including geologists, soil scientists, and engineers, to assess the damage done by the earthquake to the city. The team, called the Engineering and Geological Evaluation Group, was headed by Dr. Ruth A. M. Schmidt, a geology professor at the University of Alaska Anchorage. The team of scientists came into conflict with local
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KRUA


KRUA 88.1 FM is the non-commercial educational college radio station in Anchorage, Alaska, broadcasting on the FM band 88.1 and online at kruaradio.org. The station is operated by students at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA). It is the only student-run station in Anchorage. UAA students can tune in to KRUA each day to hear about new opportunities on their campus. From the main studios on UAA's campus to the transmitter in Eagle River, the radio station reaches a significant portion of Alaska’s South Central
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Alaska Center for the Performing Arts


The Alaska Center for the Performing Arts is a performance venue in downtown Anchorage, Alaska. Opened in 1988, it hosts over 200,000 patrons annually, and consists of three theaters: Resident companies include the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra, the Anchorage Opera (Alaska's only professional opera company), the Alaska Dance Theatre, the Alaska Junior Theater, the Anchorage Concert Association (Alaska's largest Arts Promoter), Perseverance Theatre and the Anchorage Concert Chorus. The block on which the AlaskaPAC sits was designated in the Anchorage townsite as the location
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Providence Alaska Medical Center


Providence Alaska Medical Center is Alaska's largest hospital, has 401 beds, 1190 nurses and more than 850 physicians on staff. It is located at 3200 Providence Drive in Anchorage, Alaska, across the street from the main campus of the University of Alaska Anchorage. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. Some features include: The Children's Hospital at Providence, a Maternity Center, which houses the state's only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; Heart and Cancer Centers; Alaska's largest emergency department with LifeMed Alaska
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Ruth A. M. Schmidt


Ruth Anna Marie Schmidt (April 22, 1916 – March 29, 2014) was an American geologist and paleontologist who was a pioneer for women scientists. She spent most of her career in Alaska, where she established a United States Geological Survey (USGS) field office and established the first Department of Geology at the Anchorage Community College, now part of the University of Alaska Anchorage. In 1964, Schmidt directed the initial assessment of the damage done to the city of Anchorage by the Great Alaska Earthquake, the largest earthquake in
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Sullivan Arena


The George M. Sullivan Arena (commonly shortened to the "Sullivan Arena" and often referred to colloquially as "The Sully") is a 6,290 seat arena in Anchorage, Alaska, United States. It was home to the professional ice hockey team, the Alaska Aces of the ECHL and is currently home of the University of Alaska Anchorage Seawolves hockey team of the WCHA. It is the former home of the Great Alaska Shootout basketball tournament which has relocated to the Alaska Airlines Center as of 2014, and is the current home
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Atwood Campus Center


The Atwood Campus Center is the student center of Alaska Pacific University in Anchorage, Alaska. It is a two-story square building on each side, elevated on a podium extending ten or more feet to each side. It is flanked by two residence halls, which, although also in height, have three stories. This complex was designed by Edward Durell Stone and built in 1966, when the school was known as Alaska Methodist University. This complex has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its significance as
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Russel Merrill


as Anchorage No. 1. On 8 Nov. 1927, Russel discovered a shorter path through the Alaska Range from Anchorage to the Kuskokwim River region. Previously, pilots had to use Rainy Pass, which took twice as long. The 3000 foot pass is now known as Merrill Pass. Also that same month, Anchorage Air Transport built the first airplane hangar at Anchorage. On 19 Aug. 1929, Anchorage Air Transport was sold and joined Wien Alaska Airways, and the Bennett-Rodebaugh Company in forming Alaskan Airways, Inc. Russel had
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Politics of Alaska


Political party strength in Alaska has varied over the years. The communities of Juneau, Sitka, downtown and midtown Anchorage, the areas surrounding the College/University of Alaska Fairbanks campus and Ester and the "Alaska Bush" – rural, sparsely populated Alaska – stand out as Democratic strongholds, while the Kenai Peninsula, Matanuska-Susitna Valley, parts of Anchorage, and Fairbanks (including North Pole and Eielson Air Force Base), Ketchikan, Wrangell, and Petersburg serve as the Republican Party electoral base. As of 2004,
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the University of Alaska Anchorage. Anchorage's major network television affiliates are KTUU 2 (NBC), KTBY 4 (Fox), KYES 5 (MyNetworkTV), KAKM 7 (PBS), KTVA 11 (CBS), KYUR 13 (ABC/CW), and KDMD 33 (Ion/Telemundo). Anchorage is one hour behind the Pacific Time Zone, and receives the same network feed as the West Coast. Weekday primetime runs from 7 to 10 pm. Effectively, programs are viewed at the same local hour
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Anna MacKinnon


River and Chugiak on the Anchorage Assembly from 1999 until being elected to the House. She was elected to each of these offices by defeating an incumbent in the election; her Assembly victory was over incumbent Ted Carlson, better known as the Anchorage police officer who arrested actor Steve McQueen in 1972. Her House victory came in the 2006 primary over incumbent Pete Kott, who by that point was involved in what became known as the Alaska political corruption probe, and who was later sentenced to federal prison. The probe also saw other
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Alaska Airlines Center


The Alaska Airlines Center is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Anchorage, Alaska. Located on the campus of the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) and adjacent to Providence Alaska Medical Center (PAMC), The arena went through several preliminary names, such as the UAA Community Arena, Seawolf Arena and Seawolf Sports Arena, before a naming rights and sponsorship deal was announced between UAA and Alaska Airlines on March 21, 2013. The arena held its grand opening on September 5th, 2014. The arena replaces the Wells Fargo
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Cynthia Toohey


Cynthia Toohey (born April 16, 1934) was an American nurse, businesswoman, and politician. Born in New York City, New York, Toohey graduated from Julia Richman High School in New York City in 1953. In 1958, Toohey moved to Alaska and eventually settled in Anchorage, Alaska. She received her associate degree in nursing from University of Alaska Anchorage and was a registered nurse. Toohey also owned the Crow Creek Mine. She served as chair of the Girdwood Board of Supervisors within the Anchorage Municipality. From 1993
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Kenai Peninsula College


Founded in 1964, Kenai Peninsula College (KPC), is a unit of the University of Alaska Anchorage with four locations on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula and Anchorage. Located in Soldotna, Alaska, the Kenai River Campus is Kenai Peninsula Colleges' original campus as well as the largest, boasting an enrollment of over 2000 students each semester. Located in Homer, Alaska, the Kachemak Bay Campus sits on 3 acres of land overlooking Kachemak Bay. Located in Seward, Alaska, The Resurrection Bay Extension Site allows Kenai Peninsula College to
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Jack Hickel


Jack E. Hickel (born October 1, 1950, in Anchorage, Alaska) is an American physician and humanitarian. Hickel was born in Anchorage, Alaska, the fourth of six children (all sons) of Wally Hickel, former United States Secretary of the Interior under President Richard Nixon and two-time governor of Alaska. His mother was Ermalee Hickel, noted Alaska humanitarian. He is married to Josie Hickel, president of commercial holdings for Chugach Alaska Corporation. A graduate of the University of Washington School of Medicine, Hickel
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Prince William Sound College


Prince William Sound College (formerly Prince William Sound Community College and also known as PWSC and P-DUB) is a college located at 303 Lowe St. in Valdez, Alaska. PWSC comprises one main campus in Valdez and extension campuses in Glennallen and Cordova. The college is part of the University of Alaska Anchorage under the aegis of the University of Alaska System. PWSC serves approximately 44,000 sq. mi., about the area of Ohio. Almost 1,000 local, rural, and out-of-state students attend the college
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Cliff Murray


Clifford Murray (February 14, 1970) is an American swimming coach from Alaska. Murray is best known as the head coach of Northern Lights Swim Club (NLSC) in Anchorage, Alaska. Murray is also the current head coach of the South Anchorage High School Swimming & Diving Wolverines(SAHS) In Fairbanks, Alaska Murray has served as the assistant coach of Midnight Sun Swim Team (MSST) beginning in 1991. In 1993 Murray earned the head coach position at MSST until moving to Anchorage in 1998. Murray has been the head
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Alaska Aces (ECHL)


The Alaska Aces, known as the Anchorage Aces until 2003, were a minor league ice hockey team in Anchorage, Alaska. Home games were played at Sullivan Arena in Anchorage. The Aces won three Kelly Cup championships, with their last championship following the 2013–14 ECHL season. The Aces were formed as a semi-professional team in the Pacific Southwest Hockey League (PSHL) in 1989 and became a charter member of the professional West Coast Hockey League (WCHL) in 1995. When the WCHL was absorbed by the East Coast
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Con Bunde


Conley Ralph "Con" Bunde (born August 4, 1938) was an American educator and politician. Born in Mankato, Minnesota, Bunde graduated from Mankato High School in 1956. He then served in the United States Army for three years. Bunde received his bachelor's and master's degree from Central Washington University in 1966 and 1970. He lived in Ketchikan, Alaska in 1962 and moved to Anchorage, Alaska in 1968. Bunde taught speech communication at University of Alaska Anchorage. From 1993 to 2003, Bunde served in
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Sean Parnell


. Parnell graduated from East Anchorage High School in 1980, earned a bachelor's degree in business administration, B.B.A., in 1984 from Pacific Lutheran University, and a juris doctorate (law degree) in 1987 from the University of Puget Sound School of Law (now known as Seattle University School of Law). He is admitted to the bar in both Alaska and Washington D.C. Parnell married his college sweetheart Sandy in 1987 and the couple returned to Anchorage, where Parnell began practicing law. The Parnells' daughters, Grace and Rachel
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Transportation in Alaska


the state operate local bus systems, including Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Sitka, Ketchikan and Bethel. While Greyhound does not operate in Alaska, there are numerous private bus companies in the state that offer regional bus service, with Anchorage and Fairbanks as the primary hub cities. Many cities and villages in the state are accessible only by sea or air. Alaska has a well-developed ferry system, known as the Alaska Marine Highway, which serves the cities of Southeast, South central and the Alaska Peninsula. The system
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Anchorage, Alaska


the heart of Anchorage. Highway to Highway was included in the 2005 Long Range Transportation Plan, and would cost at least $575 million ($ million in dollars). – by far the largest urban infrastructure project in Alaska's history. Anchorage has a bus system called People Mover, with a hub in downtown Anchorage and satellite hubs at Dimond Center and Muldoon Mall. The People Mover provides carpool organization services. The public paratransit service known as AnchorRides provides point-to-point accessible transportation services to seniors and those who
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Walt Furnace


Walter Ray Furnace (born December 31, 1943) is an American politician and businessman. Ennis was born in Ennis, Texas and graduated from the George Carter High School. He served in the United States Air Force. He settled in Anchorage, Alaska and received his bachelor's in business administration from University of Alaska Anchorage in 1972. He also went to the Gambell Street Business School and the Western CUNA Management School. Furnace was involved in the banking business in Anchorage. Furnace served on the Anchorage School Board and was president
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Bill Wielechowski


Bill P. Wielechowski (born December 7, 1967) is a Democratic member of the Alaska Senate representing District H. District H is located in Anchorage, Alaska and includes Spenard and the University of Alaska at Anchorage. Prior to the 2012 redistricting process, he represented District J from 2007-2013. Wielechowski was born December 7, 1967, in Ridgewood, New Jersey to a Polish-American family (his grandfather immigrated from Kraków in 1910). He attended Seton Hall University earning a bachelor of science in business management and finance
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UAA/APU Consortium Library


The UAA/APU Consortium Library is a joint library serving the University of Alaska Anchorage and Alaska Pacific University, established in 1973 and refurbished in 2004. According to self-reported statistics from 2016, the library has approximately 728,000 volumes on site and averages 12,000 visitors per week during the academic year. The library has the furthest north permanent Foucault pendulum in North America.br The library houses special collections, such as the Alaska Resources Library and Information Services (commonly known as ARLIS) and a large archive dedicated to preserving Alaskan history and
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Legal education in Alaska


of Law announced that it would work with the University of Alaska Anchorage to develop an American Bar Association-accredited law program at the University of Alaska, allowing Seattle University School of Law students from Alaska to study law at the University of Alaska during summers and their third (and final) year of law school. By November, the project had the support of the Alaska Court System and former Chief Justice Dana Fabe. In 2014 the program formalized an agreement to run as a satellite campus at Alaska Pacific University and by the
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Tina Marie Woods


graduate from Bartlett High School in Anchorage, Alaska in 1993. In 1999 she graduated from University of Alaska Anchorage with her Bachelors in Psychology primarily focusing on Alaska Native people and Alaska Native youth In 2005 she completed Executive Leadership training through Indian Health Services. In 2007 Woods began her training for her Ph.D. and completed it in 2013, in Clinical Community Psychology with Rural Indigenous Emphasis. Woods is a licensed clinical psychologist in the state of Alaska. She has served as wellness program director and administrator for the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association for
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Anchorage Daily News


The Anchorage Daily News is a daily newspaper published by the Binkley Co., and based in Anchorage, Alaska. The paper was purchased by Alaska Dispatch on July 20, 2014 and was published as "Alaska Dispatch News" until November 18, 2017, when it was sold to the Binkley Co. It is the most widely read newspaper and news website (adn.com) in the state of Alaska. The newspaper is headquartered in Anchorage, with bureaus in Wasilla, Alaska and Juneau, Alaska. The paper sells within Alaska at the
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Anchorage, Alaska


UAA sponsors the annual Great Alaska Shootout, an annual NCAA Division I basketball tournament featuring colleges and universities from across the United States along with the UAA team. Anchorage is the finish line for the Sadler's Ultra Challenge wheelchair race, and holds the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. There are four rugby clubs, including the Bird Creek Barbarians RFC, Anchorage Thunderbirds, Mat Valley Maulers RFC, and Spenard Green Dragons. The season runs from April through September. The Anchorage Northern Knights gained national attention when they
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Andy Josephson


Andrew Lewis "Andy" Josephson (born July 15, 1964) is a member of the Alaska House of Representatives. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Josephson graduated from Whitman College in 1986 with a bachelor's degree in history. He also earned a master's degree in teaching from the University of Alaska Anchorage in 1992 and a JD from Penn State in 1997. He has spent almost his entire life in Alaska, mostly in Anchorage. Josephson's excellent tennis game keeps him ranked high in the Alaska House
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Politics of Alaska


Anchorage, and the areas surrounding the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus and Ester have been strongholds of the Democratic Party. The Matanuska-Susitna Borough, the majority of Fairbanks (including North Pole and the military base), and South Anchorage typically have the strongest Republican showing. , well over half of all registered voters have chosen "Non-Partisan" or "Undeclared" as their affiliation, despite recent attempts to close primaries to unaffiliated voters. Although Alaska entered the union as a Democratic state, since the early 1960s Alaska
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Anton Anderson


Anton Albert Andrew Anderson (1892–1960) was chief engineer of the Alaska Railroad and served as Mayor of Anchorage, Alaska from 1956 to 1958. He has been called "Mr. Alaska Railroad". Anderson was born in Moonlight, New Zealand to a Swedish father and an Irish mother. In 1914, he moved to the United States to work as a surveyor in Hoquiam, Washington. He passed an engineering examination at Seattle University before moving to the recently founded city of Anchorage, Alaska to work for the Alaskan Engineering Commission.
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Ivy Spohnholz


Nabesna, Alaska, near Slana, Alaska, and raised in Anchorage. She attended Steller Secondary School in Anchorage and continued her education at the University of Washington where she received a Bachelors of Arts in Political Science in 1997 and a Masters of Public Administration in 2014. Prior to her appointment to the Alaska House of Representatives, she was Director of Development for The Salvation Army in Alaska. Ivy's mother, Ann Spohnholz (b. April 18, 1950), was appointed by Governor Steve Cowper to temporarily hold seat 13a in
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University of Alaska Anchorage


universities: As a center of research and understanding, UAA sponsors research, training, public service and other activities related to northern populations and in support of local and regional economic development. The state's vast resources and unique challenges are central to these sponsored programs and specialty research. They address concerns of Anchorage and Alaska communities as well as issues of national and international interest. Below is a list of institutes and centers that support the university's mission: In 2009, Kelcie Ralph received the first Marshall Scholarship awarded to a UAA
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Chris M. Eckmann


Chris M. Eckmann (May 27, 1874 – January 21, 1937) was Mayor of Anchorage, Alaska from 1926 to 1927. Chris Eckmann was born May 27, 1874 in Denmark. He worked in lumber in North Dakota before moving to Seattle to enter the furniture trade in 1906. He married in 1911, and in May 1915, moved to tent city at the site of what would later become known as Anchorage. He opened up a furniture store on the corner of Fifth Avenue and K Street, and worked for
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Jim Johnsen


Jim Johnsen is the 14th president of the University of Alaska system, a position he was appointed to on July 28, 2015. As president, Johnsen is the chief executive officer of the university system, overseeing three universities: University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Alaska Anchorage, and University of Alaska Southeast, which include twelve community campuses across the state. Johnsen is a commissioner on the Western Interstate Commission of Higher Education, a commissioner on the Denali Commission and a member of the board of directors of the Alaska Aerospace Corporation
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2018 Anchorage earthquake


the channel remained on the air. The Alaska Airlines Center, a large sports complex on the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) campus, flooded due to broken fire sprinkler pipes. Several trophy cases were also damaged. UAA's older Wells Fargo Sports Complex suffered similar damage. In South Anchorage, Dimond High School had ceiling tiles and other debris littering the floor throughout the campus. Most schools in the Anchorage School District suffered damage. Along with Dimond High, Colony Middle, Colony High and Bartlett High School were also heavily
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Anchorage Depot


Anchorage Depot, also known as Alaska Railroad Depot, is the railroad station at the center of the Alaska Railroad system at the junction of the two main lines their trains run on. It serves as the starting point for many tourists traveling on the luxury trains such as the Denali Star. The station is a Moderne-style three story concrete building, built in 1942 and enlarged in 1948. It is located at the base of a hill, below downtown Anchorage. It measures by . In 1999, it was deemed significant
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Binky (polar bear)


Binky (1975 – July 20, 1995) was a polar bear who lived at the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage. He was originally orphaned near Cape Beaufort, close to the Chukchi Sea, but was found by a driller in Northwest Alaska named David Bergsrud. The area where Binky was located is known to those living outside of Alaska as the North Slope. Alaska Fish and Game was contacted shortly after Binky's discovery, and arrangements were being made to find a zoo in the Lower 48. Anchorage had a small zoo at
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Binky (polar bear)


to find a zoo in the "lower 48" that would get Binky. Word eventually got around that a polar bear cub had been found, and the communities near Nome and people in Anchorage petitioned Alaska Fish and Game to let Binky stay in Alaska. Anchorage had a small zoo at the time, (now known as the Alaska Zoo) with an elephant that one of the founders had won and a few other donated animals. AF&G found ways to stall sending Binky outside of Alaska. Time was needed to find a
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George Parks Highway


The George Parks Highway (numbered Interstate A-4 and signed Alaska Route 3), usually called simply the Parks Highway, runs 323 miles (520 km) from the Glenn Highway 35 miles (56 km) north of Anchorage to Fairbanks in the Alaska Interior. The highway, originally known as the Anchorage-Fairbanks Highway, was completed in 1971, and given its current name in 1975. The highway, which mostly parallels the Alaska Railroad, is one of the most important roads in Alaska. It is the main route between
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Bob Atwood


University of Alaska Anchorage. In 1987, Atwood's wife, Evangeline Rasmuson Atwood, died. The Alaska Center for the Performing Arts was constructed in 1989, with the largest performance space designated as the Evangeline Atwood Concert Hall. In 1990, Robert Atwood stepped down as editor and sold the "Anchorage Times" (as the "Anchorage Daily Times" had been renamed) to Bill Allen of petroleum services giant VECO. Atwood's daughter Marilyn died in 1994. Robert B. Atwood died on January 10, 1997. At the
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Tom Sexton (poet)


where he earned a Master of Fine Arts degree and was hired to help establish the English Department at the newly opened Anchorage Campus. From 1970 to 1994, Sexton taught English and creative writing at the University of Alaska – Anchorage where he established the creative writing program and served as English Department chair for several years. He was a founding editor of the "Alaska Quarterly Review", leaving the magazine when he retired in 1994. He was appointed Alaska's Poet Laureate in 1995, having been selected by the Alaska State Council
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Marianne Cusato


and New Classical Architecture. Cusato was born in 1974 and raised in Anchorage, Alaska and in Kenai, Alaska. She holds a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Notre Dame and has said of Notre Dame, “What I learned from Notre Dame was ‘how to learn.’” Cusato moved to New York in 1999, taking a job with the firm Fairfax and Sammons, designers of expensive houses with classical detailing. Of the lessons learned there she has said, "You need to know the rules before you
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Kai Hibbard


penned a piece for XoJane in January 2015 with academic citations detailing her reflections and education on her experiences on weight loss reality TV. In December of 2018, Kai Hibbard published her first "", a fictionalized version of her time on weight loss reality TV. Hibbard graduated with honors from University of Alaska Anchorage with a BA in Justice, a BA in Psychology and a minor in English. She declined acceptance to the University of Maine Law School to pursue an MSW at University of Alaska Anchorage taking a leave of absence in
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Gabrielle LeDoux


Gabrielle LeDoux (born March 24, 1948) is an American politician, member of the Republican Party of the Alaska House of Representatives. She lives in Anchorage, Alaska. LeDoux is a former maritime attorney, having practiced law in Kodiak and Anchorage. LeDoux went to La Mirada High School in La Mirada, California. She is a graduate of the University of California Berkeley (B.A. 1970) and the University of California, Berkeley School of Law (J.D. 1973). She also attended the University of Southern California (1966–1968
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History of Anchorage, Alaska


This article covers the history of Anchorage, Alaska. Originally settled as a tent city near the mouth of Ship Creek in 1914, a townsite was platted the following year alongside the bluff to the south. Anchorage was mostly a company town for the Alaska Railroad for its first several decades of existence. The strategic location of Alaska, which led to a massive buildup of military facilities throughout Alaska during the years of World War II, changed that. Largely due to the military presence and resource development activities throughout Alaska, Anchorage has
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Islamic Community Center of Anchorage Alaska


The Islamic Community Center of Anchorage Alaska (ICCAA) is an Islamic organisation in Anchorage, Alaska, United States. According to its site, the congregation includes Muslims from Europe, Asia, and Africa, as well as converted native Alaskans. The organisation is currently constructing Alaska's first mosque, which will be the third northernmost mosque in North America. It is located at Spring Street and E. 80th Avenue in Anchorage, Alaska. Broke ground October 2010 in construction of Alaska's first masjid, school, and center. To
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Government Hill, Anchorage


Government Hill is a neighborhood in the northwest part of Anchorage, Alaska, sitting in between Anchorage's downtown area and the western reaches of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, specifically the portion formerly known as Elmendorf Air Force Base. The neighborhood is named for the "hill" it sits on of about bearing the same name, which is actually a bluff which rises alongside the northern banks of Ship Creek. The origins of the name date to 1915, when a federal land reserve was created in the area for the Alaska Engineering
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papers. In February 2003 Havelock proposed Anchorage as a permanent home for the World Economic Forum, since the city was known as the "Air Crossroads of the World." Noting that Alaska is the only state without a law school, he proposed a law school with "an international flair" to strengthen the research capability of an Anchorage-based forum and felt that the combination of a World Economic Forum home and an international law school would attract related non-governmental organizations to settle in Anchorage. In May 2003, Alaskan
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Anchorage Youth Symphony


involvement. When not on tour, AYO performs at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts. Performances from the 2009 Australia Tour available online include: In February 2008, AYS performed the premiere orchestral performance Kathleen Bielawski's "The Thoughtful Bird" In December 2008, AYS performed composer Philip Munger's Memorial to maestro Gordon Wright, "Sinfonietta" Early forerunners of what became known as the Anchorage Youth Symphony were organized and conducted by local musicians and educators as Kurt Pasch, Jean (Ray) Bruhn, Charles Gorsuch, and Marlow
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Ann Fienup-Riordan


Ann Fienup-Riordan (born 1948) is an American cultural anthropologist known for her work with the Yup'ik of western Alaska, particularly on Nelson Island and the Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta. She lives in Anchorage, Alaska. She received her Ph.D. in anthropology in 1980 from the University of Chicago, where she was influenced by David M. Schneider. Her dissertation was based on 1976-77 fieldwork on Nelson Island, Alaska. "Agayuliyararput (Our Way of Making Prayer): The Living Tradition of Yup'ik Masks." The exhibit
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Marco Pignalberi


Marco Anthony Pignalberi II (March 24, 1944 – December 10, 2002) was an American politician. Born in Syracuse, New York, Pignalberi served in the United States Air Force. He studied at the American University, the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and the Alaska Pacific University. Pignalberi settled in Anchorage, Alaska and worked for the Alaska Department of Transportation. Pignalberi was involved with the Republican Party and worked for the Alaska Legislature. From 1985 to 1987, Pignalberi served in the Alaska House of Representatives. His name
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