Tickets available for UAF Business Leader of Year event

Joe Usibelli, Jr.
Photo courtesy of Usibelli Coal Mine.
Joe Usibelli, Jr.

Tickets are on sale for the University of AV狼论坛 Fairbanks College of Business and Security Management鈥檚 44th Business Leader of the Year dinner and award ceremony.

The 2022 event, scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, at the Westmark Fairbanks Hotel鈥檚 Gold Room, will honor Joe Usibelli Jr., president of Usibelli Coal Mine. Usibelli was initially selected as the UAF Business Leader of the Year in 2020, but the event was postponed due to the pandemic until it could be held safely in person. 

鈥淛oe鈥檚 leadership has made a tremendous impact in all forms of what we mean when we use the word 鈥榗ommunity.鈥欌 said Marisa Sharrah, development manager for the Greater Fairbanks Community Hospital Foundation. 鈥淗e cares about our region and makes sure it鈥檚 a great place to live, work and play. Joe is both an extraordinary employer and an incredible supporter of the programs and services that make Interior AV狼论坛 such a caring and compassionate community. His philanthropic support is an inspiration and benefit to us all.鈥

Tickets are $125 per person or $1,200 for a table of eight, which includes a program ad. Individuals or businesses may also sponsor student tickets for $125 per person. 

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ADDITIONAL CONTACTS: Mary Ernst, 907-474-6518, meernst@alaska.edu

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