UAF TRIO Day offered awards and insights

February 27, 2017

Photo by Victoria Smith. UAF Student Support Services Director Ginny Redmond, at the microphone, presents the 2017 TRiO Acheiver Award to Lacey Brewster, on the screen, via Skype.

Lacey Brewster, a 2013 graduate, received the TRIO Achiever Award during the Feb. 16 TRiO Day event at Wood Center on the Fairbanks campus.

The annual TRiO Day celebrates federally funded programs that encourage higher education for low-income students. At UAF, those programs include Student Support Services and Upward Bound.

Brewster accepted the award via Skype from Palmer, where she works as a public defender. After earning a bachelor's degree in psychology from UAF, she graduated from the University of Cincinnati Law School in 2016.

Also at the TRiO Day event, the UAF Office of Admissions received the TRiO Champion Award for supporting TRiO-eligible students.

James Gilchrest, the event's student speaker, shared his experience with Student Support Services at UAF. Vincent Zamora, a 2016 graduate and SSS alumnus, shared his perspective on a moderated panel. Lael Oldmixon, a TRiO alumna and UA staff member, and Karsten Hueffer, UAF faculty member, also generously donated their time to answer questions on the panel.

Photo by Victoria Smith. Panelists at the 2017 TRiO Day event Feb. 16 at UAF's Wood Center included, from left, Professor Karsten Hueffer of the Department of Veterinary Medicine, Lael Oldmixon of the University of Alaska College Savings Program and Vincent Zamora, a 2016 graduate with a bachelor's degree in justice. With Zamora is his son.

For more information about Student Support Services, visit its website at https://www.uaf.edu/sss or call 474-6844.