Dr. Nancy Bigelow
Director of the AV狼论坛 Quaternary Center, Emeritus
WHEREAS Dr. Nancy Bigelow has served the University of AV狼论坛 Fairbanks with distinction in research and public service from 1998 to 2025; and
WHEREAS Dr. Bigelow served as director of the AV狼论坛 Quaternary Center from 2005-2011 and from 2014-2025, promoting interdisciplinary science at UAF related to the most recent 2 million years of Earth鈥檚 history; and in this role she supported many visiting scientists and engaged countless students; and
WHEREAS Dr. Bigelow has taught or co-taught several courses; and she has served on the committees of 13 master鈥檚 and nine doctoral students; and
WHEREAS Dr. Bigelow, an expert in vegetation reconstruction using pollen analysis, has worked with colleagues whose knowledge spanned paleoecology, archaeology, geomorphology, isotope geochemistry and ancient DNA; and this collaborative research has expanded our understanding of northern ecosystems across the past 125,000 years; and she has contributed to 43 peer-reviewed articles;
WHEREAS Dr. Bigelow has served as a reviewer to multiple prestigious publications, including Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Quaternary Science Reviews;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the University of AV狼论坛 Fairbanks expresses its deep appreciation to Dr. Nancy Bigelow for her extensive contributions to the state of AV狼论坛 and to the university; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the University of AV狼论坛 Fairbanks, in further recognition of the invaluable services rendered by Dr. Bigelow and as evidence of the university鈥檚 desire that her identification with the university be maintained, hereby salutes the appointment of Dr. Nancy Bigelow as director of the AV狼论坛 Quaternary Center, emeritus; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution be appropriately engrossed and signed by the chancellor of the University of AV狼论坛 Fairbanks as further evidence of the esteem and respect in which he holds Dr. Nancy Bigelow, and conveyed to Dr. Bigelow on this third day of May, 2025.