Emeritus Faculty

Appointment as professor emeritus or emerita is an honor conferred by the Chancellor, on just a small portion of retiring professors who have demonstrated excellence, following consideration of recommendations by the faculty, upon an outstanding retiree of the university.

Board of Regents Policy and Regulation 04.04.070 – Emeritus Status.

Criteria for Candidacy

  • A full-time faculty member who has attained the rank of full professor and who has retired after a minimum of 10 years at the University of Alaska Anchorage immediately prior to retirement may be honored through appointment as Professor Emeritus.
  • Recommendations for conferring emeritus status may be made by the appropriate dean to the appropriate Promotion Committee to be evaluated on the basis of the criteria for promotion to the rank of full professor with the added caveat that the position of professor emeritus is the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a retiring faculty member.  The Committee’s recommendations will be forwarded to the Chancellor whose decision is final and non-reviewable.
  • In exceptional circumstances, the Chancellor may confer emeritus status on other meritorious employees who have provided a minimum of 10 years of faithful service of high quality to the institution.

Newest Emeriti

    • Dr. Edward McLain, fall 2023
    • Dr. Hilary Seitz, fall 2023
    • Dr. Jill Flanders-Crosby, spring 2023
    • Dr. Hiroko Harada, spring 2023
    • Dr. Jocelyn Krebs, spring 2023
    • Prof. Margaret Mete, spring 2023
    • Dr. James Muller, spring 2023
    • Dr. Darrin Prokop, spring 2023