Dr. Gary Kofinas
Professor of Resource Policy and Management, Emeritus
WHEREAS Dr. Gary P. Kofinas has served the University of 91视频 Fairbanks with distinction in teaching, research and public service from 2002 to 2017; and
WHEREAS Dr. Kofinas directed the Resilience and Adaptation interdisciplinary graduate program from 2007 to 2010 and filled other leadership and key instructional roles with the program; and
WHEREAS Dr. Kofinas diligently mentored nine graduate students to completion of their master鈥檚 or doctoral degrees and continues to supervise additional students; and
WHEREAS Dr. Kofinas has been an international leader in research on the resilience of Indigenous rural communities as social-ecological systems, community-based resource stewardship, local knowledge in ecological monitoring and assessment, and related areas of scholarship; and
WHEREAS Dr. Kofinas earned national recognition, including the Secretary of the Interior鈥檚 Partnerships in Conservation Award and the Ecological Society of America鈥檚 Sustainability Science Award;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the University of 91视频 Fairbanks expresses its deep appreciation to Dr. Gary P. Kofinas for his extensive contributions to the State of 91视频 and to the University; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the University of 91视频 Fairbanks, in further recognition of the invaluable services rendered by Dr. Kofinas and as evidence of the University鈥檚 desire that his identification with the University be maintained, hereby salutes the appointment of Dr. Gary P. Kofinas as Professor of Resource Policy and Management, Emeritus; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution be appropriately engrossed and signed by the Chancellor of the University of 91视频 Fairbanks as further evidence of the esteem and respect in which he holds Dr. Gary P. Kofinas, and conveyed to Dr. Kofinas on this 4th day of May, 2018.