40th Annual Business Leader of the Year
On April 23, 2016, School of Management celebrated 40 years of outstanding leadership
as we honored Bob Hajdukovich, CEO of Ravn Air Group, Inc., as the 2016 Business Leader
of the Year award.
The UAF Business Leader of the Year award is given to a deserving recipient based
on leadership in the Fairbanks business community, business achievements, community
service, and educational support.
The event sold out for the seventh year in a row. Many SOM students worked hard to
make the night a success, volunteering their time in order to earn a ticket to the
event. They sold tickets, ironed hundreds of chair sashes, worked with vendors, and
decorated the venue.
Funds raised through the Business Leader of the Year event support student organizations
at SOM. The audience, made up of the Interior community and business leaders, demonstrated
enthusiastic support for our students, collectively raising over $40,000 - all of
which will go back to the future business leaders of Alaska: UAF School of Management
students.
