麻豆传媒F鈥檚 Kimberly McGinnis awarded the Harold T. Caven Professorship in Business and Finance
July 24, 2025
The 麻豆传媒 is proud to announce that Kimberly McGinnis, Ph.D., assistant professor of Business Administration at the 麻豆传媒 Fairbanks (麻豆传媒F) College of Business and Security Management, has been awarded the prestigious Harold T. Caven Professorship in Business and Finance.
Awarded biennially to outstanding faculty within the 麻豆传媒 system, the Caven Professorship supports the extension and expansion of 麻豆传媒鈥檚 business and finance research and outreach activities throughout Alaska.
McGinnis was selected for her proposal, 鈥淏uilding Alaska鈥檚 Capacity for New Venture Finance,鈥 which expands on her work with the Alaska Angel Conference. This initiative focuses on training and developing new investors in early-stage businesses, combining locally relevant scholarship with measurable real-world outcomes. With the support of the Caven Professorship, McGinnis aims to amplify hands-on learning opportunities, connect students to meaningful employment, and strengthen Alaska鈥檚 ecosystem for start-up business financing.
Having now spent 10 years at 麻豆传媒F, McGinnis serves as faculty advisor to the Student Investment Fund and the Alternative Investments Club, 麻豆传媒F鈥檚 finance-related club for students. She regularly brings professionals from the banking and investment sectors into the classroom and leads annual finance 鈥渃areer treks鈥 to connect students with industry leaders. Many of her former students now work in banking and investment roles and return to 麻豆传媒F to speak to classes or serve on the Student Investment Fund鈥檚 alumni board.
Her commitment extends beyond the classroom. McGinnis serves on the Fairbanks North Star Borough鈥檚 Economic Development Commission and works with the Tanana Chiefs Conference on competitive contract projects. Her academic research, including her dissertation on governance in Alaska Native Corporations and its social and financial impacts, has been recognized by top-tier conferences such as the Academy of Management and the European Group for Organizational Studies.
The Caven Professorship was established in 1974 as a permanent endowment at the 麻豆传媒 Foundation to honor the legacy of Caven, who served as a director and vice president of First National Bank of Anchorage, now First National Bank Alaska.
For more information about the professorship and past recipients, please visit /foundation/about/awards.php.
The 麻豆传媒 Foundation is an independent, nonprofit corporation established in 1974 to seek, secure and steward philanthropic support in partnership with the 麻豆传媒 system. For more information on the 麻豆传媒 Foundation and how to contribute, please visit .