The purpose of this board is to assist UAF in meeting its responsibilities to its stakeholders, its communities, to Alaska and beyond. The UA Board of Regents policy (Word document) outlines the responsibilities of the UAF Board of Visitors to include advocacy for the university; guidance to the chancellor on ways the university can increase its responsiveness to local, state, national and international needs; assist the university in explaining its mission and needs to the public, and recommend changes to policies and regulations. 

Membership:

• Joe Beedle, Chair of the BOV and Executive Vice President, Northrim Bank
• Karen Cedzo, consultant, Sawmill Creek Enterprises
• Doug DeMaster, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NOAA
• Ron Dixon, Rural Alaska Insurance Agency; Chair, Tanana Valley Advisory Council
• Max Easley, Sr. Vice President, BP Alaska
• Jo Heckman, President/CEO, Denali State Bank
• Eric McDowell, Principal, McDowell Group
• Nancy Mendenhall, Chair, Cooperative Extension Service Advisory Council
• Mike Powers, Chief Executive Officer, Fairbanks Memorial Hospital and Denali Center
• Grace Schaible, former chair, UA Foundation
• Joe Usibelli, Jr., President, Usibelli Coal Mine
• Nancy Wagner, Superintendent, Fairbanks North Star Borough School District
• Carolyne Wallace, board member, UA Foundation
• Mike Walsh, Vice President, Foraker Group
• Jack Wilbur, CEO, Design Alaska; Chair, Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce

Ex-officio members:

• Marilyn Romano, Publisher, Fairbanks Daily News Miner; Chair, Chancellor’s Fairbanks Community Advisory Council
• Gail Phillips, President, UAF Alumni Association