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Degree and Emeriti Recipients

The class of 2004 degree candidates are now available. Graduate names are listed by school or college:

• College of Liberal Arts
• College of Rural Alaska
• College of Science, Engineering and Mathematics
• School of Education
• School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
• School of Management
• School of Mineral Engineering
• School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences
• Degree and honors information

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, Alaska 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.

Every year the university bestows emeritus status on exceptional professors and faculty members. The following were the 2004 emeriti:

• Dr. D.A. Bartlett, Assistant Professor of English, Emerita
• Dr. Susan Elizabeth Blalock, Associate Professor of English, Emerita
• Dr. R. Terry Bowyer, Professor of Wildlife Ecology, Emeritus
• Dr. Donald E. Carling, Professor of Horticulture, Emeritus
• Mr. Jim R. Douglas, Professor of Extension, Emeritus
• Dr. Marshall L. Lind, Chancellor of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Emeritus
• Dr. Satyanarayan A. Naidu, Professor of Marine Science, Emeritus
• Dr. Colin Leslie Read, Professor of Economics, Emeritus
• Dr. Glenn E. Shaw, Professor of Physics, Emeritus
• Mr. Frank Soos, Professor of Creative Writing, Emeritus
• Mr. Dennis James Stephens, Associate Professor of Library Science, Emeritus
• Dr. Walter Tape, Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus
• Dr. Margaret K. Wood, Director of the Bristol Bay Campus, Emerita