Nanook Rendezvous is our annual all-class alumni reunion. A weekend to reconnect,
celebrate, and make new memories. Festivities begin Thursday evening, July 16, and
continue through Saturday, July 18. RSVP today so we can send you schedule updates,
special announcements, and ways to join the fun.
Nanook Rendezvous 2026 schedule
Thursday, July 16
5:30 - 7 p.m. Welcome reception and awards celebration Join us for the opening reception at UA Museum of the North as we gather with fellow alumni and celebrate our 2026 Distinguished Alumnus and
William R. Cashen Service Award recipient.
9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Campus Day Explore campus and discover the exciting work happening across UAF. Highlights include
the Walt and Marita Babula Planetarium and activities on the west ridge area of campus, recently designated as the .
7 - 9:30 p.m. UAF Alumni Night at the Ballpark Cap off the day with UAF Alumni Night at an Alaska Goldpanners baseball game and enjoy
an evening of Nanook camaraderie at the ballpark.
Saturday, July 18
Additional Campus Activities We are cooking up some exclusive on-campus activities to wrap up an unforgettable
weekend. If there is an activity you’d like us to explore, send an email to uaf-alumni@alaska.edu.
2025 Nanook Rendezvous alumni reunion
Click on the photos in gallery to read the captions and credits.
Nanook Rendezvous Goldpanners Game
The UAF Alumni Goldpanners game Friday evening, July 18, 2025.UAF photo by Eric Engman.
William Zybach, Class of 1981, left, and Noel-Mihri Robinson, right, enjoy the stories
in panel discussion during the 2025 Nanook Rendezvous Campus Day activities Friday,
July 18, 2025.UAF photo by Eric Engman.
Nanook Rendezvous Welcome Reception and Alumni Awards
Professor Emeritus Brian Patrick O’Donoghue signs copies of his book ”The ĻӰԺ
Four: Murder, Injustice and the Birth of a Movement“ during the 2025 Nanook Rendezvous
Welcome Reception and Alumni Awards Thursday evening, July 17, 2025 in the Great Hall.UAF
photo by Eric Engman.
Nanook Rendezvous Welcome Reception and Alumni Awards
Kate Ripley addresses the attendees at the 2025 Nanook Rendezvous Welcome Reception
and Alumni Awards Thursday evening, July 17, 2025 in the Great Hall.UAF photo by Eric
Engman.
Nanook Rendezvous Welcome Reception and Alumni Awards
UA Museum of the North Development Officer Aelin Allegood, right, poses with Roger
Burggraf, Class of 1959, after presenting him with an appreciation plaque for his
generous legacy gift to the museum during the 2025 Nanook Rendezvous Welcome Reception
and Alumni Awards Thursday evening, July 17, 2025 in the Great Hall.UAF photo by Eric
Engman.
Nanook Rendezvous Welcome Reception and Alumni Awards
William R. Cahsen Service Award honoree Wayne Donaldson, Class of 1980, center, poses
with UAFAA President Rhonda Widener, left, Kate Ripley, second from right, and UAFAA
Executive Director Theresa Bakker, right, during the 2025 Nanook Rendezvous Welcome
Reception and Alumni Awards Thursday evening, July 17, 2025 in the Great Hall.UAF
photo by Eric Engman.
Nanook Rendezvous Welcome Reception and Alumni Awards
CEM Dean Bill Schnabel, center poses with UAFAA President Rhonda Widener, left, and
UAFAA Executive Director Theresa Bakker, right, after accepting the Distinguished
Alumnus Award on behalf of honoree Alan Straub, Class of 1966, during the 2025 Nanook
Rendezvous Welcome Reception and Alumni Awards Thursday evening, July 17, 2025 in
the Great Hall.UAF photo by Eric Engman.
Robert Seitz, Class of 1968, shares a memory in the panel discussion during the 2025
Nanook Rendezvous Campus Day activities Friday, July 18, 2025.UAF photo by Eric Engman.
The UAF Alumni Goldpanners game Friday evening, July 18, 2025.UAF photo by Eric Engman.
Nanook Rendezvous Campus Day
William Zybach, Class of 1981, left, and Noel-Mihri Robinson, right, enjoy the stories
in panel discussion during the 2025 Nanook Rendezvous Campus Day activities Friday,
July 18, 2025.UAF photo by Eric Engman.
Nanook Rendezvous Welcome Reception and Alumni Awards
Professor Emeritus Brian Patrick O’Donoghue signs copies of his book ”The ĻӰԺ
Four: Murder, Injustice and the Birth of a Movement“ during the 2025 Nanook Rendezvous
Welcome Reception and Alumni Awards Thursday evening, July 17, 2025 in the Great Hall.UAF
photo by Eric Engman.
Nanook Rendezvous Welcome Reception and Alumni Awards
Kate Ripley addresses the attendees at the 2025 Nanook Rendezvous Welcome Reception
and Alumni Awards Thursday evening, July 17, 2025 in the Great Hall.UAF photo by Eric
Engman.
Nanook Rendezvous Welcome Reception and Alumni Awards
UA Museum of the North Development Officer Aelin Allegood, right, poses with Roger
Burggraf, Class of 1959, after presenting him with an appreciation plaque for his
generous legacy gift to the museum during the 2025 Nanook Rendezvous Welcome Reception
and Alumni Awards Thursday evening, July 17, 2025 in the Great Hall.UAF photo by Eric
Engman.
Nanook Rendezvous Welcome Reception and Alumni Awards
William R. Cahsen Service Award honoree Wayne Donaldson, Class of 1980, center, poses
with UAFAA President Rhonda Widener, left, Kate Ripley, second from right, and UAFAA
Executive Director Theresa Bakker, right, during the 2025 Nanook Rendezvous Welcome
Reception and Alumni Awards Thursday evening, July 17, 2025 in the Great Hall.UAF
photo by Eric Engman.
Nanook Rendezvous Welcome Reception and Alumni Awards
CEM Dean Bill Schnabel, center poses with UAFAA President Rhonda Widener, left, and
UAFAA Executive Director Theresa Bakker, right, after accepting the Distinguished
Alumnus Award on behalf of honoree Alan Straub, Class of 1966, during the 2025 Nanook
Rendezvous Welcome Reception and Alumni Awards Thursday evening, July 17, 2025 in
the Great Hall.UAF photo by Eric Engman.
Nanook Rendezvous Campus Day
Robert Seitz, Class of 1968, shares a memory in the panel discussion during the 2025
Nanook Rendezvous Campus Day activities Friday, July 18, 2025.UAF photo by Eric Engman.
Nanook Rendezvous Goldpanners Game
The UAF Alumni Goldpanners game Friday evening, July 18, 2025.UAF photo by Eric Engman.
Golden Days Parade
UAF participates in the 2025 Golden Days Parade Saturday, July 19, 2025.UAF photo
by Eric Engman.
Golden Days Parade
UAF participates in the 2025 Golden Days Parade Saturday, July 19, 2025 pose for a
group photo.UAF photo by Eric Engman.