2013 - Summer

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elevated view Vol. 9, Issue 3, Summer 2013
UICTS Opens New Western Regional Office in Las Vegas
by Kelvin Martinez, Senior Marketing and Communications Manager, UICTS
UIC Technical Services (UICTS) and its Bowhead family of companies
has announced the opening of its new Western Regional Office in Las
Vegas, NV. The new office will serve as a key location for supporting
operations in Nevada and the surrounding region. One of the first and
primary responsibilities for this office will be to support the Program
Management Office for the
Nevada Autonomous Systems
Institute, a private-public
partnership established to
promote the development,
research and testing of
Unmanned Autonomous
Vehicles and Systems in the
state of Nevada. Bowhead is working with the Nevada Governor’s Office of
Economic Development as well as other partners in industry, military and
education on a bid to bring Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Unmanned
Aircraft System (UAS) testing sites to Nevada. A Grand Opening event for
Congresswoman Dina Titus; Las Vegas Mayor
the Western Regional Office was hosted on July 15, 2013. A number of
Carolyn Goodman; Price E. Brower, UIC Board
dignitaries from local and state government, industry, and academia attended. Chairman; Gerrie L'Heureux, UICTS President;
and Anthony E. Edwardsen, UIC President/CEO
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman and Congresswoman Dina Titus were
cut the ribbon at the grand opening celebration.
among the guests.
Barrow Lands A Whale!
by Lia Sakeagak, Sharepoint Administrator, UIC
With freezers running low of
maktak and agviq quaq, with
whispers of worry that a whale
wouldn’t be caught this spring,
and with the many prayers that
were said for not only a whale to
be brought home but for our crews
INSIDE
President’s Message 2
Barrow Office Manager
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Employee News
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Barrow Engineering Intern
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Annual Meeting Photos
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Bowhead Crowley JV
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Direct Deposit Forms
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to safely make it home with their
bountiful catch; the timing couldn’t
have been more perfect for the
Anagi Crew to catch a whale. On
June 26, 2013 late in the night, the
Anagi Crew caught the first whale
of the Spring Whaling Season.
Hundreds of Barrow residents
were anxiously waiting on the
beach to witness the arrival of the
54 foot-long whale. Before they
pulled the whale onto the beach,
you could hear cars and trucks
honking their horns, joyous yelling
from everyone who went and as
you looked through the crowd,
everyone had smiles spread
across their faces. Many people
were saying prayers of thanks for
the blessing that was provided so
late in the whaling season, and for
the plentiful food that was being
provided by our hard working
whalers.
moment that will bring our people
closer together.”
Anagi, many other crews and
people worked endlessly for over
36 hours to cut and prepare the
whale so that they were able
to serve to the entire Barrow
community for dinner on June 28,
2013. The Anagi Crew held their
Nalukataq on July 13 and it was
definitely a date that was marked
on everyone’s calendars at home!
Many people were saying while
looking at all the on-lookers, “This
is exactly what the community
needed; such a spiritually uplifting
Q u a r t e r l y N e w s l e t t e r O f U k p e a g v i k I ñ u p i a t C o r p o r a t i on ( UI C )
President’s Message
Dear fellow UIC shareholders,
We had an outstanding attendance
at this year’s 40th Annual Meeting of
Shareholders and would like to thank
each of you who attended and cast
your votes in person or by proxy.
As always, thank you to the many
staff members who helped organize
the event, and especially to Shelley
Kaleak, Vice President of Shareholder
Relations, who led the effort and did
a phenomenal job organizing the
many facets of the meeting.
I am humbled to have been elected
once again as your President/
CEO and anxious to continue the
positive path that has been set by the
leadership team here at UIC. Price
E. Brower will also be serving once
again as your Board Chairman and I
have tremendous faith in his ability to
lead our Board. Taqulik Hepa made
the decision not to run for the Board
this year, and although she will be
missed, we respect her decision to
take time to focus on her family and
appreciate her time served.
Beverly Nauyaq
Aalaak Eliason would
like to thank all of the
shareholders for their
support.
We are pleased
to welcome our
newest Board
member, Beverly
Nauyaq Aalaak
Eliason. Beverly
brings a fresh
perspective and
new ideas to
the Board and
has extensive
experience
in finance as well as the oil and
gas industry. She is not new to the
duties of a Board member, as she
previously served on the Natchiq and
Petro Star Boards, as well as other
Barrow entities. Beverly currently
lives in Anchorage and attended
Fresno City College and California
State University-Fresno. Beverly’s
grandparents are Henry and Evelyn
Nashaknik and her parents are Al
and Lena Mae Shontz. She is raising
three boys – Nashaknik, Shane, and
Sammy – and loves attending their
sporting events. Beverly says she
also loves the Alaskan outdoors and
enjoys fishing, picking berries, and
going home to Barrow. Please join
me in welcoming Beverly to the UIC
family!
The UIC Board just returned from a
retreat in Dillingham, Alaska, where
we were able to come together
as a team, without distractions, to
strategize and address some key
issues. I think that all of the members
found the retreat to be very rewarding
and one of the key things that came
out of the event is a revised Land
Use Policy that addresses many of
the concerns we have heard from
our shareholders. We are working to
finalize the policy and will be making
it available in the near future. We
also held some beneficial team
building sessions which were so
well-received that we will be holding
additional sessions in Barrow this
month to build on our progress.
If you have visited the Barrow
headquarters office recently you may
have noticed improvements being
made to better serve our customers.
We now have a remodeled lobby
area and staff available to assist our
shareholders with their individual
needs such as stock questions,
information about the homesite lot
program, and even resume and
job application assistance. Human
Resources staff is also available
to assist shareholders with their
resumes and applications at our
Arctic Spur and Calais offices in
Anchorage. You can call the office to
make an appointment or stop by at
your convenience to check on staff
availability.
Our Stock Department has been
working diligently this year to transfer
all of our shareholder records to
a new database system and I am
happy to announce that the transition
has been successfully completed.
All shareholders that would like to
continue to receive their dividends
by direct deposit will need to submit
a new Direct Deposit Form which
can be found on the UIC website
(more details can be found on the
back page). Also, all shareholders
have been issued new shareholder
ID cards to simplify the process of
verifying shareholder status.
There has been much happening
within our operating companies
as well. The recent opening of
UIC Technical Services’ newest
office in Las Vegas represents a
positive outlook for the local Nevada
UMIAQ Hires Barrow Office Manager
by Catherine Mumford, Project and Marketing Assistant, UMIAQ
under the mentorship of executive
management team member Kenneth
Robbins. While many of UMIAQ’s
resources for performing work on
contracts with North Slope clients
are located in Anchorage, having
a well-known contact established
permanently in Barrow to bridge
communications and coordination
between our valued clients and staff
and represent our company as a
resident of the community is essential
to continue to build UMIAQ’s
credibility.
Lars Nelson, Barrow Office Manager,
UMIAQ
Richard Reich, General Manager
for UMIAQ has announced the
promotion of Lars Nelson to the
position of Office Manager of
UMIAQ’s Barrow office. Mr. Nelson
will represent UMIAQ’s Design
and Consulting Divisions in Barrow
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Lars has proven his effectiveness
in client and staff relations,
business development, and
project management over the past
four years of employment with
UMIAQ. He is eager to broaden
his experience and understanding
of conducting business in the
North Slope and continue to build
upon his established professional
and personal relationships. Lars’
Iñupiaq heritage coupled with his
proven business skills reinforce
UMIAQ’s fundamental objective
in understanding both client and
community needs. Lars’ skillset lends
itself to cost-effective development
knowing what it takes to execute
projects in the Arctic. Richard Reich
commented that “understanding
local issues in conjunction with actual
‘on the ground’ operations are key
attributes that separate us from our
competition.”
Lars is an UIC shareholder and a
lifelong Alaskan, born in Anchorage
and raised in Barrow. He is the
son of Leonard and Jane Nelson.
Lars and his wife Carrie have been
married for 12 years. Carrie also
grew up in Ukpeagvik’s rich Iñupiaq
culture and now their 5 children,
Kaley (11), Mikal (10), Malachi (7),
Kyle (5) and Mackenzie (2) will be
able to learn and live their cultural
traditions as well.
Board of Directors
economy. We will continue to
be resourceful and agile in order
to compete and will look to form
partnerships such as we have with
Crowley to expand our service
offerings and customer base. UIC
Construction Services also recently
opened a new office in neighboring
Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The
new company, UIC First Nations
Construction Services, will provide
a full range of construction related
services and has developed a
unique program to work with and
integrate aboriginal entities on any
reserve related projects. Despite the
hard economic times our country has
faced over the past several years,
we are grateful to continue to win
new contracts and expand the UIC
footprint.
I am so appreciative that we were
able to have a successful whale hunt
this year and would like to thank the
Anagi and Quvan Crews for helping
to provide for our community. Being
able to share in the successful hunt
and celebration was exactly what we
needed to lift our spirits and unite our
community!
Chairman
Vice Chairman
President
Price E. Qaiyaan Brower
Grant B. Paniataaq
Thompson, Jr.
Anthony E. Sakiq
Edwardsen
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
David Maasak Leavitt, Jr.
Ned T. Navaluk Arey, Sr.
Beverly Nauyaq Aalaak
Shontz Eliason
Director
Director
Director
Richard Aqiviana
Ungarook, Sr.
Forrest D. Apayauq
Olemaun
Herman L. Qallu Ahsoak
Tavra. Quyanaq.
Anthony E. Edwardsen
UIC President and CEO
UIC Construction Services Opens New Subsidiary in
Calgary
by Margaret Nelson, Business Development Manager, UIC Construction Services
UIC Construction Services (UICCS)
has opened a construction
subsidiary in Calgary, Alberta,
Canada. The new company, UIC
First Nations Construction Services,
also announced the hiring of Patrick
McCallion as Operations Manager
and Theo Fleury as Business
Development Manager. UIC First
Nations will provide a full range
of construction related services
including preconstruction and preplanning, design-build, construction
management, general contracting
and long-term facilities management,
stated David Klopp, UICCS General
Manager. In addition to construction
services, UIC First Nations has
developed a unique program to work
with and integrate aboriginal entities
on any reserve related project. The
program includes labor pool training
and development to improve the
aboriginal labor opportunities not just
for the short-term, but for the longterm servicing of the project after
construction is complete.
McCallion, who has more than 20
years experience in construction
in Calgary, will be the company’s
Operations Manager. He has
specific experience in large
commercial and residential projects,
as well as projects in the retail and
entertainment sectors.
Fleury will serve as the company’s
business development manager.
He is best known for his time on
the ice. He is an NHL Stanley
Cup Champion, Olympic Gold
Medal winner in 2002 and World
Junior Champion. Most recently
Fleury has become a motivational
speaker on overcoming abuse and
addiction. McCallion and Fleury
were instrumental in development of
the company’s vision of support of
Canadian’s First Nations peoples.
UIC First Nations offices are
located at 5 Richards Way SW,
Suite 300 in Calgary, phone
(403) 398-6934, website uicfirst.
com. UICCS also holds four other
subsidiaries: UIC Construction,
LLC; Rockford Corporation; Kautaq
Construction Services LLC; and SIKU
Construction, LLC.
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Intern Corner Notebook
HEATHER HOPSON
My name is Heather Hopson. I was born and raised in Barrow, Alaska. My
parents are Curtis and Tammy Hopson. I’m a junior at the University of Alaska
Fairbanks, majoring in Rural Development. I started as a corporate intern in June
2012, working at the parent office in Barrow and continue to work while home on
breaks. My internship has brought many learning experiences that will be useful
in and out of the workplace. With the tasks that are brought forth, I feel included
with UIC and the employees whether I’m working on a project or participating in
corporate activities. I really appreciate the opportunity that UIC has given me to
work for my own people. It has inspired me to pursue my Rural Development degree, so I can come back
home and continue what I started.
ASIA LEAVITT-MIGUEL
My name is Asia Leavitt-Miguel and I am the Junior Intern at the UIC Parent
office in Barrow. I’m 17 years old and an upcoming senior at Barrow High
School. My parents are Sondra Leavitt and Rod Miguel and I am the oldest of
four. Working as the Junior Intern, I’ve had the opportunity to work with the many
different departments here at the UIC Parent office. With the Stock Department I
assisted with preparations for the annual meeting as well as helping Shareholder
Development with creating biographies for the annual award recipients. I’ve also
helped IT with some computer work. During my time here, I hope to figure out what
exactly interests me the most, so I can determine what I want to study in college,
but in the meantime, I am enjoying my time here at UIC!
Employee News
Larinda Danner, Corporate
Recruiter, UIC: Mrs. Danner will
be responsible for filling positions
in Barrow within UIC’s family of
companies. She has over 10 years
of experience with Human Resourcerelated duties and functions, as
well as over six years of experience
working within UIC’s family of
companies.
Rebecca Brower, UIC Foundation Administrator:
Mrs. Brower is responsible for
administering the UIC Foundation
which includes performing a
variety of duties associated with
the coordination, awarding of
disbursements, and returning of
state, federal, and institutional
financial aid assistance programs
for UIC shareholder scholarship
recipients. She has a great deal
of work experience in the fields of Human Resources
and Administration along with an extensive list of
certifications and experience that make her an excellent
selection for the position.
Rachel Lauesen, Staff Attorney, UIC: Ms. Lauesen
will serve as the corporation’s Staff
Attorney on a broad range of legal
and regulatory matters. Ms. Lauesen
earned her Law degree at the
University of Wisconsin Law School
and has been admitted to the Alaska
Bar Association, the Federal District
Court for the District of Alaska, and
the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Wes Harvey, CQM, CQA, Corporate Quality
Programs Manager, UIC: Mr. Harvey has more than
20 years of experience in the
field of environmental and quality
management. Prior to joining UIC,
Mr. Harvey worked for the Alaska
Department of Environmental
Conservation and served as Quality
Manager for Olgoonik Development,
LLC. He also obtained his B.S. in
Chemistry at the University of Kansas.
Cathy Frost, Corporate HSET Program Manager,
UIC: Mrs. Frost is responsible for the
administration of UIC’s Health, Safety,
Environmental and Training (HSET)
programs, as well as providing
guidance and support of related
subsidiary program compliance with
Corporate requirements. Mrs. Frost
has over 14 years of experience in
her field. Mrs. Frost obtained her
B.A. in Psychology from Arizona
State University and her M.A. in
Public Administration with an emphasis in Leadership
from Northern Arizona University.
Barrow Engineering Intern Spotlight
by Lia Sakeagak, Sharepoint Administrator, UIC
UIC has been working extremely
hard to provide job opportunities
not only for adults but for high
school and college students
as well; these internships are
available in various locations
throughout our nation. A few
of our subsidiaries that are
providing internships are
UIC Technical Services, UIC
Maintenance and Manufacturing,
and UMIAQ. A great example
of how our intern program is
providing real-world experience
is our engineering intern,
Thomas Brower, who is working
for UMIAQ.
Thomas has been accepted
and will be attending the UAF
School of Engineering and
Mining program. Thomas
states internships are important
because, “It’ll give me
experience and insight to what
I will be doing in the future.”
Willie Sakeagak, who graduated
from UAA School of Engineering
and is a licensed Professional
Engineer, is currently mentoring
Thomas Brower. Willie states, “I
was born and raised in Barrow,
Alaska and I wanted to become
an engineer. I always wanted to
foster our youth into becoming
engineers also. So here I am, I
have an engineering license and
with that credential, I can train
up our young people to become
engineers.”
Willie was a recipient of the UIC
Scholarship, ASRC Scholarship
and was a participant of the
Alaskan Native Science and
Engineering Program (ANSEP).
It is through programs such
as those that provide a great
roadmap for
the success
of achieving
a higher
education.
If you are
interested in
participating in
UIC’s Internship
Program, you Thomas Brower,
can find more UMIAQ Intern will be
attending the UAF
information
School of Engineering
at www.
and Mining Program.
uicalaska.
com/
shareholders/
shareholder-development/
internships. To find what types of
internships are available within
UIC and our subsidiaries, you
can visit www.uicalaska.com/
careers/openings.
Whale Spotting: BIPS Alaska Builds Awareness through
Outreach Campaign
by Kelvin Martinez, Senior Marketing and Communications Manager, UICTS
In 2013, the team at UICTS subsidiary Bowhead
Innovative Products and Solutions (BIPS) started a
marketing campaign with the goals to build awareness
of their services in Alaska and to help drive sales for
their offices in Anchorage and Fairbanks. This campaign
included a mix of advertising, direct marketing and
community involvement. New service vehicles with
Bowhead branding provided the greatest visibility for
BIPS. All vehicles had big whales boldly applied to
the sides of the vehicles so that they could easily be
noticed by drivers and other people nearby. A total of
nine vehicles formed a network of mobile billboards
that helped spread awareness of Bowhead across the
city of Anchorage. BIPS also advertised in local media,
including TV
station KTUU,
UIC Technical Services
the business
currently has eight subsidiaries
publication
that provide services that range
Alaska Business
from information technology
Monthly, and on a
and support to training and
“dasher board” at
simulation. Their wide range
the Alaska Aces
of services and expertise has
hockey stadium
allowed them to become a
during their playoff
fast-growing, multi-million-dollar
games. BlPS has
company who has customers
also been involved
from defense and civilian
in community
government agencies like the
U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Army
of Corps of Engineers and the
Federal Bureau of Investigation,
to customers from the private
sector as well. UIC Technical
Services not only strives for
providing top quality customer
support for business solutions,
they have closely aligned their
company mission and values
to our Iñupiat values and
traditions.
events, partnering with the Anchorage Chamber of
Commerce. In May, the team participated in the Annual
Citywide Cleanup. This event takes place after the spring
thaw and the community gets together to pick up trash
that has accumulated over the winter. BIPS personnel
could be seen picking up trash on one of the main
roads in the area. In June, they took part in the Military
Appreciation Luncheon. BIPS sponsored a table at this
event, which invites members of the military to join with
the community for lunch as a way of saying “thank you”
for their service. The luncheon was part of a larger week
of activities aimed at showing appreciation to service
personnel. So far, the campaign has been a success in
building awareness for BIPS and its services in Alaska.
The newly
redesigned vans
in particular have
really generated
interest. In calls
requesting
service, people
have often cited
the vans as the
way they have
heard about our
services.
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40th Annual Meeting of Shareholders
Door Prize Winners
Congratulations to the following door
prize recipients for the drawing held
on June 1, 2013 at the UIC Annual
Meeting of Shareholders:
$2,000 Grand Prize Winner
Pete Floyd Ahvakana
$250 Prize Winners
COLLEEN AKPIK-LEMEN
CORA SIMMONDS
DANIEL EDWARDS
EDITH LIZZIE PACKER
ELSIE NAGARUK
LLOYD NAGEAK
DARLENE NEAKOK
NATASHA ITTA
TAMMY HOPSON
ZACH AHMAKAK
$500 Prize Winners
C. EUGENE BROWER
MILISSA A. VENT
CAROLYN EDWARDSEN
DAVID T. NEAKOK
DELLA MCCOY
GERTRUDE FRANKSON
HAROLD L. NUNGASAK, JR.
MARY ELLEN FULCHER
RONALD R. PANIGEO
STEVEN ANDREW NELSON
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The Maia H Crew departing Seattle, Washington heading to Barrow, Alaska for the 2013 Season
Bowhead Transport Announces Crowley Joint Venture
by Pam Kriska, Executive Assistant and Administration, Bowhead Transport Company
Bowhead
Transport
Company
(Bowhead)
has been very
busy this year
and is pleased
to report that
it has three
primary ocean
barge loads of
cargo sailing
to the Arctic this year in two voyages. Bowhead’s first
sailing, a tandem tow, departed Seattle on June 29,
marking our 32nd year of cargo operations and marine
transport from Seattle to Alaska. These voyages will
all be complimented with Bowhead’s lighterage fleet
of landing craft and lagoon barges, along with our
phenomenal logistics and operations crew and heavy
equipment.
This year, highlights include project cargo for
numerous contractors including: UICC’s Kali School
upgrade at Point Lay, UICC’s south pad, housing, boat
ramp, and recreation center jobs in Barrow; UMIAQ/
UIC Arctic Response Services' oil spill response
equipment shipment to Wainwright in support of Shell;
SKW’s Hotel Modules from Anchorage to Barrow;
Kaktovik Constructors' foam to insulate the new
Kaktovik runway; SKW Point Lay water reservoir and
Point Hope power plant; Playground Equipment to
Point Hope; Olgoonik clean-up of US Air Force site in
Wainwright; and waste materials out of Nuvagapak for
Marsh Creek. Other general cargo will include North
Slope Borough, Spenard Builders Supply, and several
other commercial companies in the villages.
Most importantly, we will also be hauling shareholder
freight from Seattle or Prudhoe Bay to the villages.
We are pleased to be able to extend the shareholder
discount to other North Slope outlying villages
for the shipment of vehicles, small boats, trailers,
snowmachines, and four-wheelers. For qualifying
shipments, shareholder discounts include northbound
from Seattle, lateral (between villages), and
southbound to Seattle from North Slope Villages.
Bowhead’s joint venture (JV) with Crowley will provide
marine transport all season between West Dock
(Prudhoe Bay) and Point Thomson for ExxonMobil
working through PRL. In addition, other JV work
includes barge shuttle services between Camp Lonely
and West Dock.
Bowhead hired three Alaska-based shareholders for
spring training and terminal shipping and receiving
work beginning in early May. In addition to the above,
Bowhead has hired a terrific team of six shareholders
to complement its summer Arctic operations in Barrow
and Prudhoe Bay.
Early Bird Door Prizes: Congratulations to the following Early Bird door prize recipients for being the first 100 proxies
received by the UIC Parent Office, each receiving a $50 Gift Card!
ALEC A. OKAKOK
ALICE B. AKPIK
ANDREW BROWER
ARAINA D. DANNER
ARTHUR KINGOSAK
BENJAMIN E. BROWER
BERNICE T. SOLOMON
BILLY KALEAK
BILLY KENTON
CAROLYN RIVERA
CHARLENE L. SAKEAGAK
CRYSTAL L. TULAI
CYNTHIA A. SPEAR
DAVID T. NEAKOK
DEVA NAYUKOK
DORA BROWER
DORCAS K. AHSOAK
EDDIE M. OKPEAHA
EDITH L. SAKEAGAK
ELDON R. FISCHER
EMILY I. WILSON
EMMA V. HOPSON
ESTHER EDWARDSEN
FLOSSIE NAGEAK
FORREST D. OLEMAUN
FRANCES SANTIAGO
FREDRICKA ELAVGAK
GILFORD MONGOYAK JR.
GLENN H. SIELAK
HARRIET REICH
HERMAN J. SOLOMON
HERMAN L. AHSOAK
HOWARD N. KITTICK
JACOB AHMAKAK JR.
JANIE STEVENS
JIMMY AREY
JIMMY NUKAPIGAK
JOHNNY ADAMS
JOHNSON J.MASCHEENA
JOSHUA IVANOFF
JUANITA SMITH
KAREN RUSSELL
KATE SAGANNA
KATHLEEN EDWARDS
KATHLEEN R. OLEMAUN
KENNETH H. BROWER
KIRBY SAGE
LENA M. KENTON
LEO N. KALEAK
LEROY B. COATES
LILLIAN N. NEAKOK
LILY R. AHVAKANA
LLOYD AHKIVGAK
LLOYD KITTICK
LUCY A. PIKOK
MARIE FERRERAS
MARIE I. AHGEAK
MARJORIE AVEOGANNA
MARY ANN KINGOSAK
MARY BROWER
MARY E. GUECO
MARY F. AHKIVGAK
MARY J. KALEAK
MARY JOYCE BROWER
MATTIE LYNN BODFISH
MICHAEL D. STOTTS
NAOMI L. AHSOAK
NEAL JOHNSTON II
OLIVE K. HUTCHISON
OLIVER BROWER
ORA A ELAVGAK
PAMELA J. SOLOMON
PERRY B. ANASHUGAK
PERRY K. OKPEAHA SR.
PETE F. AHVAKANA
PETER MATUMEAK
RACHAEL L. ANASHUGAK
ROBERT F. NAGEAK
ROBERT J SIMMONDS
ROBERT J. AKPIK
ROBERT J. SAKEAGAK
RONALD D. BROWER
ROY A. KAVEOLOOK
ROY ANASHUGAK
ROY E. NAGEAK JR.
ROY M. NAGEAK SR.
SANDRA K. AHKIVGAK-THOMAS
SHARON LEAVITT
SONDRA M. LEAVITT
STEFANIE R. LOZANO
STEVEN F. HOPSON
SYLVIA AHSOAK
THEA F BODFISH
THERESA AKPIK
TRANQUILYNNA NAGEAK
VERA OLEMAUN
VERA PATKOTAK
VICTORIA G. KOONALOAK
WILLIAM KALEAK III
WILLIE KOONALOAK
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Attention UIC Shareholders:
Want future dividends direct deposited? You will need to complete a new direct deposit form!
Forms for these items can be found on the UIC website at: www.uicalaska.com/shareholders/shareholder-services
Attention UIC Shareholders:
UIC Shareholder Relations is updating the UIC Shareholder Database.
To ensure all future direct deposits are made into your account you will
need to complete a new direct deposit form. Forms are available on the
UIC website at: www.uicalaska.com/shareholders/shareholder-services
Questions? Call Shelley Kaleak, UIC Vice President, Shareholder
Relations (907) 852-7436
UIC Scholarship Application Deadlines
Dec 1 – Winter Term/Spring Semester
May 1 – Summer Term
Mar 1 – Spring Term
Aug 1 – Fall Term/Semester
Scholarship applications are available online at www.uicalaska.com. Click on
“Shareholders” and then “UIC Foundation”. Incomplete applications will not be
considered. To qualify for scholarship renewal, students must maintain a 2.0
grade point average. A current grade report must accompany all renewal
applications. Per semester, scholarships are $1,000 for full-time and $600 for
part-time students. In 2012, $160,000 in scholarships were distributed to
124 students. Please email [email protected] or call
(907) 852-4460 with questions.
Iñupiat Values
Compassion
Avoidance of Conflict
Respect For Elders and One Another
Cooperation
Humor
Sharing
Family and Kinship
Knowledge Of Language
Hunting Traditions
Respect For Nature
Humility
Spirituality
Nasirvik Ukpeagvik Iñupiat Corporation Shareholder Newsletter
P.O. Box 890, Barrow, AK 99723 P: 907.852.4460 3201 C Street, Suite 801, Anchorage, AK 99503 P: 907.677.5200
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