51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍøAA Benefactor Fund

The 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø Alumni Association Benefactor Fund brings alumni together in a shared commitment to support the university through collective giving. Each year, the 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø Alumni Association (51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍøAA) Board selects recipients of Benefactor Fund awards that enhance programs, projects, and initiatives across the Troth Yeddha’ campus.

The 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø Alumni Association is pleased to recognize the following alumni benefactors for their generous contributions to the association. The contributions pay for projects that enhance student life at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

  • The 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍøAA Benefactor Fund application period for the 2025–2026 academic year is now closed.
    Looking ahead, you can of up to $1,000 to support your department or club during the 2026–2027 academic year.

    Application deadline: Monday, October 26, 2026

Benefactor Awards at Work

See photo caption and credit below image for description of image
Photo by Theresa Bakker.
51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø Alumni Association board members visit with Brooke Fisher '23 (center), then-president of the 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø Anthropological Society. The organization received a 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍøAA Benefactor Fund grant for the Bunnell Building mural project.

Benefactor Award Recipients

2025

  • Alaska Alpine Club
  • Alaska Baptist Student Koinonia
  • Aurora Aerial Arts
  • 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø Chill Games Club
  • 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø Community Yoga Club
  • 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø English Department
  • Geo Learning Community
  • German Club
  • Japan Alaska Club
  • Natural Resources and Environment Graduate Student Association
  • Sculpture Club
  • Society of Advocacy for Gender Equality
  • Society of Women Engineers 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø Chapter
  • 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø Student Success Center
  • Women *and marginalized genders in Science and Engineering

2024

  • Festival of Native Arts
  • 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø Cadet Club
  • 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø Film Club
  • 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø French Club
  • Pre-Veterinary Association
  • Rural Student Services Sports Club
  • Rural Student Services Study Hall

2023

  • 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø Beading Club
  • Student Ceramics Arts Guild
  • Rural Student Services
  • The Wildlife Society UA Student Chapter
  • Yugtun Egmilta
  • 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø Native Games Club
  • Pre Veterinary Club
  • Troth Yeddha Dance Group
  • 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø Anthropological Society
  • Inu-Yupiaq Dance Group