Tickets available for UAF Business Leader of Year event

January 14, 2020

Andrea Miller

Photo courtesy of Usibelli Coal Mine. Joe Usibelli Jr.
Photo courtesy of Usibelli Coal Mine. Joe Usibelli Jr.


Tickets are on sale for the University of Alaska Fairbanks School of Management’s 44th Business Leader of the Year dinner and award ceremony.

The 2020 event is scheduled for 6 p.m. Saturday, April 18, at the Westmark Fairbanks Hotel’s Gold Room and will honor Joe Usibelli Jr., president of Usibelli Coal Mine.

“Joe’s leadership and business acumen have produced tremendous benefits for our region and our state,” said Marisa Sharrah, president and CEO of the Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce. “Development and growth of the Usibelli Coal Mine means numerous jobs for Alaskans. Those Alaskans, in turn, carry out Joe’s vision of a profitable and successful business that prioritizes workplace safety, environmental stewardship and community connections.”

Tickets are $125 per person or $1,200 for a table of 10, which includes a program ad. Individuals or businesses may also sponsor student tickets for $100 per person. Visit www.one.bidpal.net/bloy2020 to purchase tickets.

ADDITIONAL CONTACTS: Tammy Tragis-McCook, 907-474-7042, tammy.tragis@alaska.edu

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