University of Alaska Fairbanks Athletics

2025 Nominations Closed

Nominations are closed for the 2025 Hall of Fame Induction. Please look back in the Fall of 2025 for Class of 2026 induction information!
 

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Selection Guidelines (PDF) and Selection Criteria (PDF)
 

CLASS OF 2017: (From left to right) Mariya (Pavlovskaya) Frahm, Dan Jordan & Doug Desorcie	CLASS OF 2016: (From left to right) Vice Chancellor Mike Sfraga, Interim Chancellor Dana Thomas, Matthew Rawlings, Sue (Murphy) Stanton, Scott Roselius & Andre' Layral
CLASS OF 2015: (From left to right) Al Svenningson, Ric Schafer, Bart LeBon, Cathy Cox	CLASS OF 2014: (Pictured) Marius Korthauer, Guy Gadowsky (Not Pictured) Dean Fedorchuk, Oleg Seleznev
CLASS OF 2013: (From left to right) Mike "MC" Curtin, Jamie (Beyerle) Gray, Carl Benson, Dr. Cary S. Keller	CLASS OF 2012: (From left to right) John Estle (represented by his nominator, Anne-Berit Smith), Ellen Hannan, Pavla Havlova, Heather Harrison (represented by UAF Director of Athletics Development, Sheena Cummings).
CLASS OF 2011: (From left to right) Brad Oleson (represented by his parents, Emil and Renee), Alan Cardwell, Steve Moria (represented by his father, Frank), Kelly Mansfield, Anne-Berit Smith, 1993-1994 Rifle Team.	CLASS OF 2010: (From left to right) Stuart Watkins, Mallory (Bergstrom) Larranaga, Harris Shelton, Melissa Mulloy-Mecozzi, Sigrid Aas, John Gilmore
CLASS OF 2009: (From left to right) Tavis MacMillan, Mike Lessley, Dr. William R. Wood (represented by his son, Mark Wood), Joe Nava, Carole Rollison Warner, Everad F. Horton (represented by Tim Middleton)	CLASS OF 2008: (From left to right) Randy Pitney, Matt Emmons, Milo Griffin, Joe Tremarello

The Nanook Hall of Fame was established on January 9, 2008 to honor and preserve the memory of the men and women who, through their outstanding contributions both in intercollegiate athletics and community involvement, have brought honor and distinction to the University of Alaska Fairbanks. It exists to recognize not only outstanding contributions of student-athletes but the contributions of coaches, administrators, athletic staff, community members and others who, in a positive way, have promoted the mission of UAF and the Alaska Nanooks.

UAF was established in 1917 and basketball teams were nicknamed the "Polar Bears." After 1963, the Polar Bears and UAF's official mascot became known almost exclusively as "Nanooks," after the Inupiaq Eskimo word for polar bear, "nanuq." Up until the mid-1970's, the men's basketball team was known as the "Flying Nanooks" because of the regular, and long, airplane rides undertaken in order to compete with other college teams. Now, all of UAF sports teams are referred to as "Nanooks."