Alaska historian and longtime UAF professor Terrence Cole dies at age 67 Author: Anchorage Daily News
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Print article Longtime Alaska author, historian and University of Alaska Fairbanks Professor Emeritus Terrence Cole died Saturday after a long battle with stomach cancer. He was 67. Cole was a professor of northern studies and history, and taught thousands of students during his decadeslong career. “It would be difficult to overstate Dr. Cole’s contributions to UAF and to the public understanding of Alaska’s history,” UAF Chancellor Dan White wrote. “In his three decades as a professor at UAF, scores of students benefited from his enthusiastic approach to teaching. He was a champion for history education, not just in college, but also in middle and high school through his work with the National History Day program. His books have guided countless readers through the stories of Alaska’s statehood, the founding of Fairbanks and the establishme