UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA MUSEUM OF THE NORTH FY 05 ANNUAL REPORT 7.2004–6.2005 Museum Staff as of September 1, 2005 Aldona Jonaitis, Communications Roger Topp, Fine Arts Ichthyology Brina Kessel, Museum Director Kerynn Fisher, Science and Technology Barry McWayne, Gordon Haas, Curator* Curator Emeritus Coordinator Project Developer Coordinator Christy Pruett, Administration Nora Foster, Aquatics Research Research Associate Barbara Ellanna, Development & Ethnology and History Genetic Resources Associate Fiscal Technician Membership Molly Lee, Curator * Gordon Jarrell, Special Projects Colleen Jones, Emily Drygas, Director Angela Linn, Collection Information Mammalogy Gary Selinger, Manager Assistant to the Director Barbara Travis, Collection Manager Systems Director & Link Olson, Curator* Kevin May, Technician Dona Rule Membership Frozen Tissue Collection Sylvia Brunner, Exhibition & Design Visitor Services Fiscal Technician Coordinator Manager Research Associate Wanda Chin, Dusty McDonald, Amy Reed Geiger, Alaska Center for Education Design Director Brandy Jacobsen, Manager Programmer Collection Manager Documentary Film Terry Dickey, Coordinator Steve Bouta, Sophie Tan-Osborn, Leonard Kamerling, Jennifer Arseneau, Chief Preparator Herbarium Ornithology Assistant Manager Curator* School Tour Leader Andy Metcalf, Preparator Alan Batten, Kevin Winker, Curator* Janet Thompson, Acting Curator Archaeology Robin Davis, Kirsten Pickard, Daniel Gibson, Tour Coordinator David Murray, Daniel Odess, Curator* Teacher Liaison Multimedia Specialist Collection Manager Peggy Hetman, Shanan Sailsbury, Curator Emeritus * UAF faculty holding joint James Whitney, Carolyn Parker, appointment Collection Manager Administrative Assistant Production Assistant Jonah Wright, Preparator Research Associate Museum Affiliates andV olunteers MUSEUM ADVISORY Timothy P. Doran Rose A. Z. Meier Ornithology COmmITTEE Douglas Schamel Heinrich Springer Terra Abbott Mike Cook, Chair (Deceased, April 2005) Tom Braile Jane Behlke, Vice Chair Entomology STUDENTS Erin Carr Linda Anderson Michael Lelevier David Guinn Alaska Center for Michael Burns James Kruse Documentary Film James Maley Mary Jane Fate Kenelm W. Philip Steven Carter Matt Miller Nadine Hargesheimer David Shaw Ethnology & History Kirk Lanterman Archaeology Ann Fienup-Riordan Visitor Services Longtime museum supporter Jane Behlke helps with the Jim Lund Will Brown Jill Holmgren Rebecca Bryan “Design Your Museum” activity at the 2005 TOTE Family Fun Bob Magee Christina Holzhauser Michael Krauss Melissa Dasher Fest. kerynn fisher Grace Berg Schaible Chris Houlette Steven Jacobson Jedediah Ellis William G. Stroecker Hana Hurley Lawrence Kaplan Jamie Hazlett Diane Hutchison Dorothy Stella (3) Joseph E. Usibelli Nick Jew Roosevelt Paneak Nanae Ito Mok Kumagai Les Warnke Richard Wien Anya Kircher, B.S.+ (Deceased, March 2005) Joyce McGrady Becky Lindsey Bob Wilkinson Karen Cedzo, Advisor Ryan Ladegard Patricia Partnow Juana Nunez Ortiz Laura Milner Senator Ted Stevens, Rob Nethkin Ethnology & History Glen Simpson Karanna Sebastian Suellen Nelles Honorary Member Igor Pasternak Therese D’Amato Candy Waugaman Morgan Simpson Vicki Parrish Senator Lisa Murkowski, Andy Tremayne (Deceased, May 2005) Ron Peck Honorary Member Fine Arts Education Janet Smith (20) VOLUNTEERS Marilyn Romano Governor Frank Mary Goodwin Kirstin Fischer Exhibition & Design Murkowski, Melody Schneider Charles W. Mason Renee Linton Archaeology Malia Johnson Honorary Member Elizabeth Schok Kesler Woodward Mette Moeller Khristin Landry Steve Lanford (8) Nancy Scholl Fine Arts Herbarium Ethnology & History RESEARCH Adele Mery (2) Cathy Schultz Opal Baldwin (5) W. Scott Armbruster Jennifer Crane, B.A.+ ASSOCIATES AND Tim Williams (3) Lilly Shelden Marge Eagan (13) AFFILIATES Sarah Fowell Amy Gill-Horton Cherie Solie Oonagh Springer (6) Gary Laursen Pascale Jackson Communications Alaska Center for Erika Swanson Herbarium Robert Lipkin Alysa Klistoff Ann Dowdy Documentary Film Teresa Thompson Kim Fackler Cynthia R. Meyers Katrin Simon Patricia Fisher John Luther Adams Suzi Waugaman Lysandra Hutton (2) Barbara Murray Candice Smith, B.A.+ Colin Lawrence Archaeology Carl Roland Karen Lundquist Education Mammals Exhibition & Design Claire Alix Leslie A. Viereck Joy Morrison Ed Callaghan (5) Barbara Anon Jessica Wilcox, B.A.+ Julie Esdale Donald A. Walker Tohru Saito Alexandra Dunlap (2) Tom Belik Jonah Wright Erica Hill Mike Shultz Jamie Fine Kari Maakestad Mammalogy Mindy Gallagher Earth Sciences Herbarium Tori Tragis Maia Peirce John J. Burns Barbara Gorman (8) Amanda Brennan Amy Carroll Mark Read Joseph A. Cook Development & Jack Grandfield (5) William A. Clemens Kim Fackler Membership Nikolai Dokuchaev Marcella Hill (6) Ornithology Joseph Paine Dudley Dr. Syun Akasofu Vadim Fedorov Mammals Linda Kang Johannes Erritzoe Anthony R. Fiorillo Jane Behlke Heikki Henttonen Anna Ferry Nancy Klammer (4) Steve Heinl R. Dale Guthrie Leonie DeRamus Eric P. Hoberg Jonathan Fiely Albert Knapp (9) Rich MacIntosh Paul J. McCarthy Matt Divens Stephen O. MacDonald Charlene Fortner Ruth Levey David Sonneborn Dave Norton Denise Ferree Amy Runck Aren Gunderson Suzanne McWhorter Thomas Hewitt Rich Shelley Fritts Gay Sheffield Kyndall Hildebrandt Jan Muir-Cope John E. Storer Mary Gower + 2005 degree recipients Sam R. Telford Hayley Lanier Shirley Newberg Nicole Phillips Bob Harmon (#) For volunteers with Education Ornithology Mary Ann Nickles (3) Kathy Hedges more than one year of Michelle Bartlett Johannes Erritzoe Joyce Potter (5) volunteer service to the Deb Hickock Neal Brown Kevin McCracken Chrya Sanderson museum, the number Lloyd Huskey Herminia Wei-hsin Din in parentheses indicates From the Director The University of Alaska Museum of the North, located at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, What a difference a year makes. As I wrote this column last year, our per- is a major resource center for the public and for scholars. The manent exhibit gallery was closed for renovations and our new wing was Museum’s mission is to acquire, conserve, investigate, and inter- very much a work in progress. Today, we’ve celebrated the opening of the pret specimens and collections relating to the natu- new wing in grand form, our research staff are settling into their new labs, ral, artistic, and cultural heritage of Alaska and the Circumpolar North. Through education, research, and we have new exhibit galleries to showcase and our outreach programs are public exhibits, the Museum serves the state, national and international science programs. The Museum de- running strong. velops and uses botanical, geological, zoological, and cultural collections; these collections form the basis for Reading this annual report of our FY05 activities, you’ll see that we have much more to understanding past and present issues unique to the celebrate. The fiscal year marked both the 75th anniversary of the museum’s first exhibit, a North and meeting the challenges of the future. The University of Alaska Museum of the North is accred- display of archaeological and paleontological materials in then-University of Alaska President ited by the American Association of Museums. Charles Bunnell’s office in 1929, and the 25th anniversary of our award-winning Gallery of Alaska, which opened in 1980 and continues to get rave reviews today. Working with our faculty curators, university students – both undergraduates and graduate students – participated in research expeditions across the state, from Glacier Bay to the Kenai Peninsula to the Brooks Range. These expeditions gave the students valuable field research experience while helping build our collections at the same time. We continued to expand our education initiatives, partnering with schools both here in The University of Alaska Museum of the North’s FY05 annual report is published with support from: Fairbanks and in rural Alaska to make our resources available to teachers and students. Like the university students’ field research, these initiatives help ensure that the museum’s lifelong learning efforts extend far beyond our walls. Of course, we couldn’t have done any of this without a highly talented staff, many of whom celebrated museum anniversaries over the course of the year; the help of dedicated volunteers who donate hundreds of hours to our research collections, public programs and special events and the financial support of our members, corporate partners and other donors. I hope you’ll read further and join me in celebrating our accomplishments during the FY05 fiscal year – and the many people who helped us achieve them. Contents Education 2 Exhibition & Design 2 Research & Collections 4 Donors 8 Gifts to the Collections 11 Visitor Services 11 The University of Alaska Fairbanks The Year in Numbers 11 is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Northwest Association Museum Expansion 12 of Schools and Colleges. UAF is an affirmative action/ equal opportunity employer. Financial Summary 13 PO Box 756960 Fairbanks, Alaska 99775 Grants 13 Tel 907.474.7505 Fax 907.474.5469 www.uaf.edu/museum [email protected] Museum Director: Aldona Jonaitis Editor: Kerynn Fisher Designer: Dixon Jones Printed at UAF Printing Services (3,400 copies) Copyright © 2006 Cover photo by Barry McWayne. This page: photo of Aldona Jonaitis by Kerynn Fisher; Aleut basket, steppe bison and Bert Ryan mask photos by Barry McWayne. 1 2 1 Archaeology collections manager Jim Whitney dem- onstrates artifact storage to Inupiat Heritage Center staff Beverly Hugo, Tupak Crist and Martha