Governor appoints Moser and Woodward
July 2, 2013
Gov. Sean Parnell announced the appointments of Dennis Moser to the State Historical Records Advisory Board, and Kesler Woodward to the Alaska State Council on the Arts.
Moser, of Fairbanks, is the head of Alaska and Polar Regions Collections and Archives
at the UAF Elmer Rasmuson Library. He has a long career as a librarian and archivist
at the University of Wyoming, Bridgewater State College, Southern Methodist University,
Houston Metropolitan Research Center, and others. Moser earned a master’s degree in
information and library studies from the University of Michigan, and is reappointed
to serve on the board as a representative of UAF.
Woodward, of Fairbanks, is an academic affiliate at the UA Museum of the North and
a professor emeritus of art and northern studies. Woodward’s long career in the arts
includes receiving the first ever Alaska Governor’s Award for Lifetime Achievement
in the Arts, working as a curator of visual arts and curator of temporary exhibits
at the Alaska State Museum, and serving on the Western States Arts Federation for
10 years. He is reappointed to a public seat.