Alaskan of the Year awards
Alaskan of the Year awards are an Alaska tradition dating from 1967.
Alaskan of the Year, Inc., arose out of a 60th birthday party that year, to honor Robert Atwood, publisher of the Anchorage Times. Initially its only award was "Alaskan of the Year", but the "Governor's Award", the "Denali Award", and the "With Great Respect Award" were in turn added to its repertoire. The corporation gave awards until 2002, when decreased membership made continuation impracticable.[1]
Alaskan of the Year awards have since become projects of the and of the Governor's Committee on Employment and Rehabilitation for People with Disabilities.[2]
Award winners[]
Alaskan of the Year, Inc. awards[]
- 1967 – Robert Bruce Atwood
- 1969 – Walter Hickel
- 1971 – William A. Egan
- 1972 – Robert Campbell Reeve
- 1974 – Ted Stevens
- 1977 – Fred Machetanz
- 1978 –
- 1981 – Evangeline Atwood
- 1987 – Rick Mystrom (Denali Award)
- 1988 – William J. Tobin
- 1991 –
- 1994 – Jay S. Hammond
- 1995 – Joe Redington
- 1997 – Archbishop Francis Hurley
- 1998 –
- 1999 –
- 1999 – Syun-Ichi Akasofu (Denali Award)[citation needed]
- 2000 – Ted Stevens (awarded Alaskan of the Century for the occasion)
- 2001 – Augie Hiebert
- 2001 – Michael Oleksa (Denali Award)
- [?] – Mahala Ashley Dickerson
Alaska State Chamber of Commerce awards[]
This event was eventually named the William A. Egan Alaskan of the Year Award.
- 2008 –
- 2009 –
- 2010 –
- 2012 –
- 2013 – Nominees: Jim Doyle, Steve Borell,
Governor's Committee on Employment awards[]
- 2008 – Dan Bigley
References[]
Categories:
- 1967 establishments in Alaska
- American history awards
- Lists of people from Alaska