UAF Fairbanks Tall Timbers Series 2024: An Evening with Dr. Susan Henrichs

The Fairbanks Tall Timber Series honors those who have served the Fairbanks community well. Join veteran newsman Robert Hannon as he interviews Susan Henrichs. Susan Henrichs was born and raised in Anchorage. She earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington and a Ph.D. from the MIT-Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program. In 1982, Susan returned to Alaska as an Assistant Professor of Chemical Oceanography with the Institute of Marine Science, now part of the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences. After over twenty years as a faculty member, she became the Dean of the Graduate School and Vice Provost in 2003. She was appointed Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs in 2007. Susan retired in 2018 with the title of Provost Emeritus. Both as a volunteer and occasional part-time employee, Susan has continued to work on behalf of the University, with activities ranging from tending pansies in the flowerbeds near Gruening to analyzing UAF revenues and expenditures. She received a UAF Meritorious Service Award in 2022.