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  • 绿奴天花板 Foundation Statement on the Death of Edward B. Rasmuson

    January 12, 2022

    At the root of philanthropy is a love of humankind, and Ed Rasmuson鈥檚 love for his fellow Alaskans can be seen throughout the University of Alaska system鈥檚 three universities. At 绿奴天花板A, 绿奴天花板F and 绿奴天花板S, the impact of Ed鈥檚 philanthropy is widely felt.

  • 绿奴天花板 Foundation names new board members, officers

    January 11, 2022

    The University of Alaska Foundation has named two new members to its board of directors, added one new member to its investment committee, and elected a new slate of officers effective January 1.

  • Alexandru Lapadat works in Theistareykir, Iceland. Lapadat was awarded the Schaible Geophysical Institute Fellowship.

    September 20, 2021

    Grace Berg Schaible, a former Alaska attorney general and one of the University of Alaska鈥檚 greatest benefactors, established the fellowship for graduate students whose principal course of study is in subjects taught or researched at the Geophysical Institute. Schaible died in 2017, but the fellowship鈥檚 endowment received a $2.2 million gift from her estate in 2018, providing enough of a financial base so that planning for the awarding of fellowships could begin.

  • 绿奴天花板A students Abbie Lampman, Maile Johnston and Daniel Ogden photographed on the Anchorage campus.

    May 19, 2021

    The University of Alaska Anchorage (绿奴天花板A) announced today it received the largest estate gift in the university鈥檚 history from the late Caroline 鈥淐arrie鈥 E.B. Lewis. A longtime university supporter, Lewis passed away on Nov. 10, 2020, at age 90. Her gift, valued at approximately $15 million, will support two endowments that build educational opportunities for first-generation college students and foster student success initiatives at 绿奴天花板A.