UAF 2004 Commencement

Commencement 2004 - Sunday, May 9

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Degree and Emeriti Recipients

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

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

For more information about UAF commencement, contact commencement@uaf.edu.