Every year UAF’s Summer Sessions puts on a wide range of free events for the public, including concerts and talks. By luck, I have an opportunity to play a small part in the programs, by talking with interesting people about their lives and passions. Every Monday night in a series called “Down Memory Lane” I speak with retired faculty who helped give shape to the University of Alaska Fairbanks. This summer I’m recording those conversations and presenting them in a special weekly series of Northern Soundings.
Last week I spoke with Dr Aldona Jonaitis. As Director of the University of Alaska Museum of the North, she brought vision, energy and entrepreneurial skills to bear for over twenty years. She helmed a multi-million-dollar expansion of the museum and transformed the skyline of the University. And her annual chocolate fundraising events were the talk and envy of the community. I began my conversation by asking whether she recalls the first time she was struck by beauty.
And Chris Lott is in with another Katexic Clippings.
You can listen to the program here.