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2022 Business Leader of the Year
Joe Usibelli Jr., President/CEO of Usibelli Coal Mine, is the 2022 Business Leader of the Year!
He was honored at a dinner and award ceremony on Friday, November 18, 2022.
- UAF Photos by Eric Engman
- Additional Photos by Gabriel King Photography
- Photo Booth Pics by Beyond the Box - sponsored by Usibelli Coal Mine
- Download the Business Leader of the Year Program
Thank you for your support of the 2022 UAF Business Leader of the Year. Over 300 Alaska community leaders, faculty, and students came together to support CBSM students at the sold-out event. Thanks to the generous commitment of businesses, individuals and our sponsors, we raised more than $450,000 in support of CBSM student organizations, development and scholarships.
Previous Recipients
| Year awarded | Name | Company | Program | Media |
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| 2022 | Joe Usibelli Jr. | Usibelli Coal Mine | Program | Photos |
| 2019 | Jim Dodson | Fairbanks Economic Development Corporation | Program | Photos |
| 2018 | *Cliff & Rob Everts | Everts Air Fuel & Everts Air Cargo | Program | Photos Video |
| 2017 | Steve Lundgren | Denali State Bank | Program | Photos Steve Tribute Video Student Video |
| 2016 | Bob Hajdukovich | Ravn Air Group, Inc. | Program | Facebook Photos Student Video |
| 2015 | Andrew Warwick | Warwick & Schikora, CPAs | Program | Facebook Photos Student Video |
| 2014 | Lorna Shaw | Sumitomo Metal Mining Pogo, LLC | Program | Facebook Photos |
| 2013 | David Hale | Hale & Associates, Inc. | Program | |
| 2012 | Dan Gavora | Doyon Utilities | Program | |
| 2011 | Kyong Hollen | Santina's Flowers & Gifts | Program | |
| 2010 | Bernie Karl | Chena Hot Springs Resort | Program | |
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| 2009 | Dr. Cary S. Keller | Sports Medicine of Fairbanks | ||
| 2008 | Jyotsna "Jo" Heckman | First female bank president in the history of Alaska at Denali State Bank, UA Board of Regents (2011-2019) | ||
| 2007 | Jack Wilbur | Design Alaska | ||
| 2006 | Jim Lund | Wells Fargo Bank | ||
| 2005 | Ginger Stock-McKenzie | WebWeavers Technology Group | ||
| 2004 | Michael Cook | Cook & Haugeberg LLC | ||
| 2003 | John Hill | Kendall Auto Group (previously Auto Service Company and Toyota) | ||
| 2002 | Bart LeBon | Mt. McKinley Bank | ||
| 2001 | Steve Frank & Linda Anderson | River's Edge Resort | ||
| 2000 | *George Gordon |
College Utilities Corporation, Utility Services of Alaska |
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| 1999 | Rhonda Curwen-Boyles | Alaska Franchise Management, Wendy's | ||
| 1998 | Margaret Russell | Seekins Ford Lincoln Mercury | ||
| 1997 | *Morris Thompson | Doyon Limited | ||
| 1996 | *Norm & Angie Kruckenberg | Fairbanks Lumber, Fairbanks Ace Hardware | ||
| 1995 | Gary Wilken | Fairbanks Distributors, Golden Heart Foods, Alaska State Senator (1997-2008) | ||
| 1994 | Larry Doll |
Golden Frontier Enterprises, McDonald's |
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| 1993 | Jim & *Jinx Whitaker | New Horizons Gallery | ||
| 1992 | Gary Roth | Denali State Bank | ||
| 1991 | Tim Fargo | TopLine Strategies, MicroAge Computers | ||
| 1990 | Ralph Seekins | Seekins Ford Lincoln Mercury | ||
| 1989 | *Captain Jim Binkley | Riverboat Discovery | ||
| 1988 | Walt Schlotfeldt | Petro Star, Sourdough Inc. | ||
| 1987 | *Mike Kelly | GVEA | ||
| 1986 | *William 'Bill' Green | Alaska National Bank of the North, active in Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce, Aviation Committee | ||
| 1985 | Jeff Cook | Williams Alaska Petroleum, Cook Company Realtors, 1985 Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce Board President, served on UA Board of Regents, UA Foundation | ||
| 1984 | *Lawrence Heiner | NERCO Minerals | ||
| 1983 | Judy Robertson | |||
| 1982 | Marc Langland | Northrim Bank - (Previously Alaska Pacific Bank Corporation) | ||
| 1981 | *Ray Kohler |
Kohler CPA., Ray Kohler & Co. |
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| 1980 | *Wally Burnett | Tiki Cove, Polaris Building, Fairbanks City Council | ||
| 1979 | *Ron Nerland | Greater Fairbanks Community Hospital Foundation | ||
| 1978 | *Joseph Usibelli Sr. | Usibelli Coal Mine | ||
| 1977 | *Paul Gavora | Gavora Inc., Market Basket Stores | ||
* Deceased