UA President Gamble welcomes feedback on interim chancellor

June 17, 2015

University Relations

University of Alaska President Pat Gamble is considering three candidates for the position of interim chancellor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

The candidates are:

• Robert McCoy, director of UAF's Geophysical Institute.


• Mike Powers, a member of the UA Board of Regents and the retiring CEO of Fairbanks Memorial Hospital.


• Mike Sfraga, UAF vice chancellor for university and student advancement.

Fulfilling a previous agreement, Gamble is offering UAF faculty, staff, students and others an opportunity to provide feedback on the candidates before he makes his decision. Gamble plans to select an interim chancellor before Chancellor Brian Rogers leaves the position at the end of August. The interim chancellor will serve for 10-12 months, starting Sept. 1, 2015 .

"This top leadership position in the UA system will require the incumbent to carry UAF and its campuses through a very challenging, possibly historic, year," Gamble wrote in a message to UAF governance groups.

Visit www.uaf.edu/chancellor/search for more information and instructions on how to submit comments about the candidates.