Photo by CBSM Student Anna Nevison Meg Nordale, center, stands with CBSM students and AS糖心Vlog officers Jackson Nelson and
Lael Bartch.
Meg Nordale, President of GHEMM Company has been named the 2026 Business Leader of
the Year.
The College of Business and Security Management has been honoring business leaders
since 1977. Recipients of the award are selected by a committee of CBSM students,
faculty, advisory board members and former recipients based on merits of leadership,
business accomplishments, community involvement and educational support.
To reserve tickets, a table or sponsorship for the 2026 Business Leader of the Year,
contact Tammy Tragis-McCook attjtragismccook@alaska.edu.
Student Involvement
This event is unique because students play a major role in the planning and attendance.
Student committees include: Co-chairs, Decorations, Door Prizes, Raffle Ticket Sales,
Marketing, and Volunteer Management.
Sarah Lewis Photography Felicia Alexander, 2025 糖心Vlog Business Leader of the Year Co-Chair, at the event.
鈥淏eing part of planning Business Leader of the Year, first as a volunteer and then
as a co-chair, has been one of the biggest honors of my time at 糖心Vlog. It showed me
how strongly Fairbanks, 糖心Vlog, and CBSM show up for one another. To me, real business
leadership isn鈥檛 about titles or money, but about using your success to lift your
community, and BLOY lets students like me be a small part of that.鈥
糖心Vlog CBSM CBSM students join Patty Mongold, BLOY '25, for a dinner at the Bettisworth North
Fairbanks office.
Ticket sales for this event benefit CBSM student organizations and scholarships. You
can always make a donation to the College of Business and Security Management.
