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Palin Honors International Excellence May 28, 2008, Anchorage, Alaska - Governor Sarah Palin yesterday presented businesses, international organizations and an elementary school with the first Governor's North Star Awards for International Excellence. The Governor announced the awards at the Export Alaska luncheon in Anchorage attended by more than 350 Alaskans. “It’s a privilege to honor this diverse group of companies and organizations,” Governor Palin said. AIA received the award for international excellence in scientific exchange. The Aleut International Association was established in 1998 between the Aleutian Pribilof Island Association in Alaska and the Association of the Indigenous Peoples of the North of the Aleut District of Kamchatka Region. Working with the University of Alaska, the Association organized the research, production, and publication of the first annotated bibliography of Aleut/Unangax ethnobotany. The Association’s international accomplishments also include a North Pacific Research Board-funded study on shellfish harvesting safe practices that link modern technology and traditional knowledge. The Association designed and administers a National Science Foundation international project that provides community-based observations of the Bering Sea to the Arctic Observing Network. Victoria Gofman is the Association’s executive director and the principal investigator for the Bering Sea Sub-Network. Ms Gofman accepted the award on behalf of Aleut International Association. (excerpt from the Governors Proclimation) |
Victoria Gofman receives the Governors North Star Award for International Excellence in Scientific Exchange from Alaska Governor Sara Palin (photo courtesy of Governors office of International Trade) |