The National Judicial College recognizes Illingworth

December 23, 2013

Cornerstone

The National Judicial College recognizes UAF Tribal Management
Professor Kevin Illingworth for five-year teaching milestone

Kevin Illingworth, UAF’s Interior-Aleutians Campus’s tribal management associate professor, was honored by The National Judicial College for five years of outstanding service as an instructor specializing in federal Indian law and how it applies to Alaska tribal courts.

“Kevin has a gift for teaching,” says Lisa Jaeger, tribal government specialist at Tanana Chiefs Conference and an adjunct Tribal Management instructor. “He explains federal Indian law and how it affects Alaska tribes in an extraordinarily user-friendly way that makes a complicated subject easily understood by tribal court administrators and lay judges, whether they are in Alaska or the Lower 48.”

After graduating from UAF, Illingworth earned his juris doctorate degree from the University of Idaho. Before joining I-AC in 2002, he worked for Mt. Sanford Tribal Consortium, assisting the Mentasta Traditional Council and Cheesh’ Na Tribal Council with the development of tribal laws and operating tribal justice systems in each village.

As program head for the tribal management program, he teaches courses in topics such as tribal government, federal Indian law and tribal justice. A recognized leading authority in Alaska tribal justice and federal Indian law, Illingworth has presented at numerous statewide and national conferences, including the Annual Bureau of Indian Affairs Alaska Rural Service Providers Conference, the National Indian Child Welfare Conference and numerous Alaska tribal court trainings.

The National Tribal Judicial Center at The National Judicial College is one of the first institutions to address the specific needs of American Indian and Alaska Native tribal law judiciaries. Its innovative curricula enhances the professional skills of tribal judges and personnel. For more information visit, www.judges.org/ntjc/.

Since 1989, Interior-Aleutians Campus (I-AC) has integrated lifelong educational opportunities with rural Alaskan and Alaska Native communities, cultures and ways of life. I-AC faculty and staff are committed to empowering our students with the tools they need to be successful whether their goal is an occupational endorsement or certificate for a trade or an associate degree. For more information, call 907-474-5439, toll free 888-474-5207 or visit us at www.uaf.edu/iac/ or on Facebook.