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Ski team captain Curtis McKillop is a frequent academic honoree and top-20 finisher on the slopes. That's why this management and marketing major is hoping to net both athletic and academic top prizes during his senior season. "I’m setting my eyes on both,” he said.

David Weaver has cultivated deep roots here at UAA. He was a first-generation college student who earned a degree in sociology, volunteered in the Anchorage community, worked for the Peace Corps in Albania and then returned to UAA, where he helps students through his job as director of University Housing, Dining and Conference Services.

As the year comes to a close, Americans look back on the stories and surprises that shaped the nation in 2016. And journalism grad Todd Walker was likely there for many of them. As a national correspondent for Scripps, Todd provides on-the-scene breaking coverage for the broadcasting company’s 33 stations in 24 markets across 16 states. Though his scope is nationwide, his roots are proudly in Alaska.

An ambition to excel, a firm attachment to her Hmong culture and the support of UAA's Multicultural Center have provided the foundation Siemee Xiong needs to move forward toward her educational goals.

With degrees in political science and biology, Genevieve Mina hopes to bridge science and policy to provide top health care for all Alaskans. But this politically minded Seawolf Debate member isn't waiting until graduation to get started.

Jannelle Trowbridge once was a Michigan girl whose parents loved to sail. Nine years later, she's a UAA student with ties to ANSEP—a longtime Nome resident who has sailed the Northwest Passage, mushed in two Jr. Iditarod races and now serves as an Arctic Youth Ambassador.

Former Seawolf gymnast Leisha Knight '00 made a career of the circus, joining traveling troupes on three continents. She returned to Anchorage last month to choreograph a piece for UAA dance students, sharing skills she learned from nearly a decade in the air with Cirque du Soleil.

Michael Sabato defended Afghanistan's U.S. Embassy from explosives and South Florida's ports from invasive snails. With a military background and now a degree, this dog-handling pro is “excited to see what the future holds.”

Through outreach, education and a public speaking gig on Nov. 4, sisters and civil engineering grads Melissa Branch, '00, and Stephanie Mormilo, '04, lead Alaska's Women in Engineering efforts.