Meritorious Service Award

UAA is accepting nominations for award of a Meritorious Service Award by our university in Fall 2025 and Spring 2026. The Meritorious Service Award recognizes individuals who have contributed public, academic, volunteer or philanthropic service to the university or an Alaskan community.

Nominations are welcome from members of the university community, stakeholders, alumni and members of the general public. Nominees may not be an employee of the University of Alaska System, member of the Board of Regents, or either hold or be a candidate for an office of public trust in the United States at the time of receiving an award. Self-nominations are not permitted and individuals serving on the Meritorious Service Award Committee are ineligible for nomination. 

UAA’s Meritorious Service Award Policy and University of Alaska Board of Regents Policy and Regulation P10.03.030 and R10.03.030 govern the nomination, review and conferral of the award. Confidentiality of the submission, receipt and review of all nominations is required by university policy.

Information included in nominations shall include:

  1. Nominee name, title and place of residence
  2. Summary of nominee education, professional experience or curriculum vitae
  3. Summary of nominee accomplishments and worthiness of award
  4. Two letters of support
  5. Name, title of nominators and disclosure of any personal connection 

Please utilize the webform below for submissions and send additional nomination documents to uaa_chancellor@alaska.edu.  Completed nomination packets must be submitted to the committee by Feb. 14, 2025.

Past Meritorious Service Award Recipients

Nominator Information

Nominee Information
Please submit a separate letter of recommendation from someone other than the nominator to Grace Gallagher via email at glgallagher@alaska.edu.

 

Contact

If you have any questions please contact uaa_chancellor@alaska.edu.