| 2025 Grand Igloo Officers |
Front Row (Seated L-R): Libby Dalton Slane (Recorder), Ruth Benson (2nd VP),
Randy Kockritz (3 Yr. Trustee), Rodger Hopp (1st VP), Lew Tobin (President), Diane Barnett (2 Yr Trustee), Debbie Dauphinais (Treasurer), Brad Austin (Inner Guard)
Back Row (Standing L-R): Ken Odsather (Historian), Jim Plaquet (1 Yr Trustee), Lorinda Kassner (Chaplain), Dawn Campbell (Secretary), Jeremiah “Doc” Myers (Sgt. at Arms), Virginia Calloway (1 Yr. Trustee), George Lounsbury (2 Yr. Trustee), Ken Pysz (3 Yr. Trustee) |
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The Pioneers of Alaska is one of many Alaska-based fraternal organizations still in existence and going strong. We have a rich history beginning in 1907 with our founding in Nome. Beginning with that territorial and early statehood period, we have many accomplishments that continue to make Alaska “The Great Land”.
Today there are 15 men’s, 15 women’s and one combined subordinate Igloos united by the Grand Igloo. A Grand convention is held once each year with subordinate Igloos taking turns hosting the conventions. Delegates from all the Igloos attend and Grand Igloo officers are elected from the subordinate Igloos to represent the whole.
The purpose of the Pioneers is
| “to preserve the names of all Alaska’s pioneers on its rolls; to collect and preserve the literature and incidents of our history; and to promote the best interests of Alaska.” |
Visit our About and Join sections to learn more about our history and requirements for membership.
Make a Donation
If you are interested in Alaska’s history and wish to help preserve it, you can make a tax-deductible contribution in three easy steps:
- Fill out this donation form. (It can be filled out online or print it and fill out by hand.)
- Print it out the form.
- Mail the form with a check to the address given on the form.
Make Travel Plans
Whenever you need to book those tickets down south for the winter or up north for the summer, remember to use the Pioneers of Alaska account with Alaska Airlines ATMOS for Business to book your flights.
Anyone can sign up. It’s free and you keep your mileage points while The Grand Igloo gets matching points to help our President meet his travel obligations throughout the state. Alaska is a HUGE state and the only way our President can get to all the Igloos is by air. Please consider signing up. The cost is free and you lose nothing!
Sign up for ATMOS
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| 2025 Past Grand Presidents |
Front Row: (Seated L-R): Edward Barber, Troxell Hebert, Don Burt, Virginia Calloway,
George Lounsbury, Fred Thornsteinson
Back Row: (Standing L-R): Wes Perkins, James Casement, Virgil Campbell, Steve Searles,
James Rhodes, Ken Pysz |
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