Rural Student Services names Dennis Demmert Award winners
April 27, 2018
The Dennis Demmert Award, which is presented each year at Rural Student Services,
has been presented this year to Kathryn Dohner, Sandra Wildfeuer, Kathleen Meckel
and Megan Huerd. The award, which is in it's 24th year, gives students and staff a
chance to recognize staff and faculty members who have made a positive impact on the
Alaska Native and rural student experience at UAF.
Award recipients have gone above and beyond in support of UAF's goal of being the
educational center for Alaska Native students.
During the 1994 Native Summit at UAF, Dennis Demmert recommended that something be
done to recognize individuals whose actions have proved their support. The name was
subsequently changed from RSS Appreciation and Recognition Award to the Dennis Demmert
Appreciation and Recognition Award in honor of the many years of service that he gave
for the betterment of the Alaska Native community.