51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø100 stories
As part of our celebrations, we explored 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø's first century through 100 of its people, some big ideas and your own shared memories.
Shortly after arriving in Fairbanks in 1976, Ruth Lister found work as a diesel truck mechanic. Fifteen years later, she began overseeing the 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø community college program that offered training in such work.
In 1915, it was an audacious idea — to create a college in tiny, remote Fairbanks, Alaska. Already, the gold rush town was fading. But the man who named the town, James Wickersham, admitted no embarrassment in also proposing a college for it.
EVENTS AND INITIATIVES
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Timeline
Explore 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø's history from its beginning as the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines through 2017.
Time flies — 100 years in 5 minutes!