GML Updates from UAF & UAA Chancellors (Leadership Fairbanks Graduation)

Featured Keynote Presentation:
University of Alaska Update

Presented By: UAF Chancellor Brian Rogers & UAA Chancellor Tom Case




The graduating 2013 Leadership Fairbanks class will also be recognized!












About Chancellor Brian Rogers:
University of Alaska President Mark Hamilton named Brian Rogers permanent chancellor of UAF in May 2009. Rogers had served as interim chancellor since July 2008.

A longtime Fairbanks resident and state leader, Rogers served for seven years as the UA system's finance vice president, four years in the Alaska State House and eight years as a member of the UA Board of Regents, with three of those years as chair. A former UAF student, he attended Trinity College and Brown University before receiving his master's degree in public administration from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.

In 1996 Rogers formed one of Alaska's leading economic and public policy consulting firms, Information Insights, serving as principal consultant and chief financial officer.

Rogers is married to UAF alumna Sherry Modrow. They have two grown sons, including one UAF graduate. Rogers is a member of numerous community organizations including the Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce, the Fairbanks Downtown Rotary and many others

About Chancellor Tom Case:

Tom Case, Lt. Gen. USAF (Ret.), became chancellor in May, 2011.  Upon completing his Air Force career, he was appointed dean of UAA's College of Business and Public Policy (CBPP). He has also served as president and chief operating officer of a state-owned, independently operated Aerospace Corporation.

During his time as dean, CBPP helped add several new certificate and degree programs, including a graduate certificate in Global Logistics, an online graduate Logistics certificate program, and a real estate focused track in the Bachelor of Business Administration program. Tom also played an instrumental role in the formation of CBPP's Experimental Economics Laboratory.

During his first year as chancellor, UAA broke ground on the new sports arena, opened the new Health Sciences Building, celebrated the 50^th anniversary of the Institute of Social and Economic Research and Engineering program as well as the 40^th anniversary of the Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho and the University of Washington School of Medicine medication education program (WWAMI) and Nursing program.

Tom is focused on helping students succeed in their college goals. Under his watch UAA became one of only 11 universities nationwide to have a VetSuccess program on campus, designed to support UAA's growing military and veteran student population. UAA also successfully completed an International and Intercultural Lab, laying the foundation for continued focus on preparing students to compete in the global economy. 

UAA faculty and students are engaged in impressive research. Tom is providing incentives for expanding research, innovation and entrepreneurship by providing chancellor funds for the new INNOVATE Awards as well as supporting the creation of Seawolf Holdings Inc. that will provide early stage investment for startups.

Married to his wife Susan for 43 years, they have a daughter Donna, son-in-law Daniel and two granddaughters, Anna and Rachel.

Tom received his Bachelor of Science from the U.S. Air Force Academy , Master of Science degree in Systems Management from the University of Southern California, and is a graduate of the National War College, the U.S. Army Command & General Staff College, the Air War College, and Emory University's Advanced Management Program.

He is the president elect of Commonwealth North.