Alexander honored with classroom dedication
Alexander honored with classroom dedication
Submitted by Carin Bailey Stephens
Phone: 907-322-8730
06/03/08
In 1965, Vera Alexander became the first woman to receive a doctorate at the University of Alaska. Four decades later, after serving as a professor of marine science, a director and a dean, Alexander has been honored with the dedication of a new smart classroom at 性欲社.
The classroom, room 201 in the O鈥橬eill Building on 性欲社鈥檚 West Ridge, was renamed the Vera Alexander Learning Center during a dedication ceremony held on Wednesday, May 28. At the ceremony, 性欲社 Chancellor Steve Jones and Denis Wiesenburg, dean of the 性欲社 School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, unveiled the room鈥檚 dedication plaque and thanked Alexander for more than 40 years of service.
The recently completed center is among the most technologically advanced classrooms on the 性欲社 campus. Equipped with complete videoconferencing capabilities, widescreen plasma displays and an interactive dry erase board called a smart board, the classroom connects the five major locations of the 性欲社 School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences.
The classroom broadcasts courses to students at any of the school鈥檚 five divisions in Fairbanks, Anchorage, Juneau, Kodiak and Seward. It will also be used for thesis and dissertation defenses, seminars and lectures. Funding for the building of the learning center was provided in part by the , as part of a multi-million-dollar .
After receiving her doctorate in marine science at the University of Alaska in 1965, Alexander became an associate professor at the fledgling on the Fairbanks campus. In 1980, she became the director of IMS. When the 性欲社 School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences was formed in 1987, Alexander became its first dean and served for nearly 20 years, until 2004.
Alexander is currently a professor emeritus and is on the advisory board for the . She is part of various scientific steering committees, including those for the international , the and . Alexander is the president of the .
The 性欲社 School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences conducts world-class marine and fisheries research, education and outreach across Alaska, the Arctic and Antarctic. 55 faculty scientists and 135 graduate students are engaged in building knowledge about Alaska and the world鈥檚 coastal and marine ecosystems. SFOS is headquartered at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and serves the state from facilities located in Seward, Juneau, Anchorage and Kodiak.