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Alumni of Distinction: Deborah Morton

Counseling and guidance alumna and 2025-26 Alumni of Achievement Deborah Morton is the recruiting, placement and mentor section supervisor at the Alaska Military Youth Academy, where she guides families with teenagers who have struggled in traditional school environments.
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Alumni of Distinction: Maile Johnston

Biological sciences alumna and 2025-26 Alumni Humanitarian Maile Johnston is a law clerk at the Alaska Supreme Court and former Miss Alaska whose advocacy work focuses on children in the foster care system and survivors of domestic violence.
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Alumni of Distinction: Vladislav Finko

Finance and marketing alumnus and 2025-26 Alumni Emerging Leader Vladislav Finko is a marketing strategist at Alaska Wealth Advisors, whose strategic initiatives have generated roughly $150 million in new assets in a single year, helping the firm surpass $1 billion in managed assets.
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Journalism alumnus leads the pack as Iditarod chief operating officer

In January 2026, and after six years away pursuing graduate studies at Dartmouth and Harvard, journalism and public communications alumnus Corey Hester was named COO of the Iditarod Trail Committee.
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