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Beer, art and business blend together for Scott, who has worked as a full-time artist for nearly nine years. Together with his wife and business partner Maria, the duo are tackling their largest challenge to date. It’s a new year’s resolution with a following—release a new beer portrait every day for an entire year.

Coombs Orthodontics takes on UAA students each spring to complete their externship, and many stay on as full-time staff immediately after completing their six-week program. Brace yourself for a tale of a true community partnership.

Erick wasn't a great student in high school. So how is it that he found himself sifting through acceptances and fellowship offers from prestigious Ph.D. programs after he graduated from UAA? Some important connections and the chance to study abroad helped propel him into the life of an academic.

Professor Steve Langdon was named professor emeritus at this year's commencement ceremony. There are many more projects in the hopper before this anthropologist truly retires, though.

The allure of a high-speed, high-altitude career lured him from Spokane, Wash., to UAA's Aviation Technology program a decade ago. Meet UAA alumnus Tony Barton, who once flew all over Alaska as a pilot for Era Aviation and now pilots planes for Horizon Air.

Tammy blitzed through the Master of Public Health program, graduating in half the recommended time by doubling up on public health 24/7. For over two years, she continued working full-time at the Center for Disease Control while spending nights as a full-time student. Read more about Tammy and her work in the challenging, diverse, remote and necessary field of circumpolar public health.

After leaving UAA, Felicia continued her education at the world-famous distilleries of the British Isles. She's now the youngest female distillery owner in the nation and, after successfully lobbying for a change in state distillery laws, she's ready to grow her business even more and make the Kenai the 'Napa Valley of Alaska.'

Finished in four? Check. Stellar GPA? Check. Ready to take a break? You bet. First generation college graduate Jasmine Woodland is only a little sad to leave behind her packed schedule as an Honors College student, a 49th State Fellow and Student Activities employee. It's time to read for fun again!

As secretary general of Model UN, Duke oversees an annual three-day conference at UAA hosting hundreds of students from across the state. It’s a demanding process that earned him Man of Excellence honors from AHAINA, the multicultural student organization, at their 2014 banquet. “It’s been a great ride so far,” he said.

Kenya is 8,290 miles away from Alaska, yet it still sustains and drives the record-shattering runner named last week as UAA's Bill MacKay Athlete of the Year. Meet Micah Chelimo.