Emeritus status is an honor conferred by the chancellor, president, or Board of Regents upon the outstanding employees of the university upon retirement or separation and is not an automatic recognition of services rendered. The perquisites of emeritus status will be as provided by university regulation.

Board of Regents' Policy and Regulation P04.04.070 – Emeritus Status.

Criteria for Candidacy

• A full-time faculty member who has attained the rank of full professor and who has retired after a minimum of 10 years at the University of Alaska Anchorage immediately prior to retirement may be honored through appointment as Professor Emeritus.
• Recommendations for conferring emeritus status may be made by the appropriate dean to the appropriate Promotion Committee to be evaluated on the basis of the criteria for promotion to the rank of full professor with the added caveat that the position of professor emeritus is the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a retiring faculty member.  The Committee’s recommendations will be forwarded to the Chancellor whose decision is final and non-reviewable.
• In exceptional circumstances, the Chancellor may confer emeritus status on other meritorious employees who have provided a minimum of 10 years of faithful service of high quality to the institution.
• Board of Regents' Policy and Regulation R04.04.070 – Emeritus Status, Faculty

Newest Emeriti

• Dr. Elizabeth Dennison, spring 2024
• Dr. Herminia Din, spring 2024
• Prof. Mariano Gonzales, spring 2024
• Dr. Diane Hanson, spring 2024
• Dr. Sandra Ehrlich-Mathiesen, spring 2024
• Dr. Edward McLain, fall 2023
• Dr. Hilary Seitz, fall 2023