SEATTLE, May 10 (TNSper) -- Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, issued the following news release: Alaska Airlines has promoted Tiffany DeHaan to vice president of strategy, analytics and transformation. DeHaan assumes the role currently held by Sandy Stelling, who will retire from Alaska Airlines in July after 23 years. DeHaan will oversee the execution of company strategy, development of all strategic initiatives and overall project execution for Alaska. She is responsible for  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, May 10 (TNSper) -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: The Alaska State Legislature has confirmed all of Governor Mike Dunleavy's appointees to lead state departments. In addition, Commissioner Jason Brune of the Department of Environmental Conservation was confirmed unanimously to be the Lt. Governor's successor. "Thank you to the Legislature for approving all my appointees today in a joint session," said Governor Dunleavy. "These dedicated Alaskan  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May 11 -- GCI, a telecommunications company, issued the following news release: * * * Scholarships were awarded to students in 15 Alaska communities * * * The GCI Scholarship Program has awarded 20 high school seniors across Alaska a $2,000 scholarship. Since the program began more than 20 years ago, GCI has awarded more than $6 million in scholarships to hundreds of Alaska students attending accredited colleges and vocational/trade schools across the country. The GCI Sch  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May 11 -- GCI, a telecommunications company, issued the following news release: * * * More than 80% of Alaskans have access to GCI's fiber network that provides top speeds, affordable plans and unlimited data * * * GCI is closing the digital divide across Alaska with new consumer plans that are often faster than those offered by Internet Service Providers in the Lower 48. From Alaska's largest urban centers to remote rural hubs, GCI residential customers in communities con  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, May 12 (TNSres) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Kayla Hay was always interested in learning German. Her great-grandparents emigrated from Austria to Alaska in the 1920s, she said, and she was intrigued by different cultures and wanted to be able to communicate with her relatives who remained in Austria. Hay didn't have the opportunity to take German as a middle school and high school student in her hometown of Wrangell, Alaska - an island in the  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, May 10 (TNSper)(TNSawa) -- The University of Alaska-Southeast issued the following news release: Provost Maren Haavig and Faculty Senate President Jennifer Ward are pleased to announce the 2023 Faculty Excellence Award winners for the University of Alaska Southeast: * Excellence in Faculty Advising Award: Associate Professor William Urquhart * Excellence in Open Educational Practice: Associate Professor Ali Ziegler * Excellence in Service Award: Associate Professor Susie Feer  more

LOGAN, Utah, May 12 (TNSres) -- Utah State University issued the following news: For years, Utah State University ecologist Karen Beard has spent her summers camping and working on the mosquito-ridden tundra of Alaska's Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, doggedly documenting the persistent pace of climate change. The shifts she records are apparent only in increments--plants germinating a few days early, bird migrations becoming more variable, soil temperature rising slightly. But even these  more