Nominations taken for Dennis Demmert Award
April 6, 2017
Nominations for the Dennis Demmert Appreciation and Recognition Award will be taken
through April 14.
The award, sponsored by the Rural Student Services office, recognizes staff and faculty
members who have made a positive impact on the Alaska Native and rural student experience
at UAF.
Demmert served on the UAF faculty for nearly 20 years, including as director of the
Alaska Native studies program. After retirement from UAF, he directed the Sealaska
Heritage Foundation. Of Tlingit heritage, his home village is Klawock in Southeast
Alaska.
If you are a student who knows of someone who has gone above and beyond to educate,
advocate or support you, show them your appreciation by nominating them today.
Click here for the nomination form. Get more information by visiting Rural Student Services in the Brooks Building on the Fairbanks campus.