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Nov. 12, 2010

For Immediate Release

Three ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æns were elected to the University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Foundation’s Board of Trustees at the organization’s annual meeting in Anchorage on Nov. 8, 2010. Two of the three are new to the board, while one was elected to a second term.

Elected for their first three-year terms are Lorali Carter of Palmer, external affairs manager for Wishbone Hill, Usibelli Coal Mine; and Karen Polley of Juneau, retired director of the University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Southeast Ketchikan campus. »Mike Felix, president of AT&T ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ in Anchorage, was elected to serve a second three-year term.

The Foundation also elected Felix chair of the Foundation board; Carla Beam, an active member of the Anchorage community, to serve as vice-chair; and Jo Michalski, president and owner of Portfolio and Classic Woman in Anchorage, to serve as secretary of the board for the coming year.

The University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Foundation seeks, secures and stewards philanthropic support to build excellence at the University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ. The Foundation serves all campuses within the University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ System and is governed by a 30-member volunteer Board of Trustees. The Foundation manages over 1,100 privately donated funds, including 644 endowments. It has over $286 million assets under management.

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Contact: »Mary Rutherford, President, University of ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Foundation, 907/450-8030.

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