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UA Board of Regents approves resolution of appreciation for CFO Myron Dosch

June 3, 2022

During its June 3 full-board meeting in Anchorage, the University of ��������� Board of Regents approved a resolution of appreciation for Chief Financial Officer Myron Dosch who will be leaving the UA System after 27 years of service.:

WHEREAS, after 27 years of dedicated and distinctive service to the University of è����������, including serving since 2016 as University of è���������� Chief Financial Officer, where his è���������� colleagues describe him as competent, collaborative, creative, an excellent coordinator, a champion, and a rock for the campuses, Myron Dosch announced plans to accept a position outside the è���������� at the end of June 2022; and

WHEREAS, after five years in public accounting, Myron Dosch began his è���������� career in 1995 at the University of è���������� Foundation; and in 1999, he accepted the position of Financial Accounting Manager for the è���������� system with responsibility for the preparation of audited financial statements; and in 2006, he became the controller for the è���������� system; and

WHEREAS, in 2016, as a response to budget reductions, former UA President Jim Johnsen combined Dosch’s roles and asked him to serve as both controller and Chief Financial Officer for the University of è���������� System; and

WHEREAS, in his financial leadership role, Myron Dosch oversees several departments, including financial reporting, financial systems, cost analysis, procurement, audit, treasury, risk services, and the college savings program; and he monitors the è����������’s investments, debt profile, and bond issuances, and regularly presents financial information and comprehensive analysis to è���������� leadership and the Board of Regents; and

WHEREAS, during his tenure, Myron Dosch has provided steady, highly-respected leadership, managing highs and lows in investments, year-over-year budget reductions, changing federal laws, changes to credit ratings, new private-public partnerships, major investments in infrastructure, and a constantly changing economic landscape, and through it all calmly managed change and introduced new efficiencies; and

WHEREAS, under Myron Dosch’s leadership, the è���������� implemented new travel systems and finance operations and reorganized procurement services; ensured the receipt of federal aid and disaster relief funding after the 2018 earthquake and throughout the COVID-19 pandemic; and carefully managed è���������� costs while remaining constantly accountable to the state, federal agencies and the employees of the University of è���������� System, while working closely with the finance leads at each è���������� to ensure consistency and compliance with federal regulations and reporting requirements; and  

WHEREAS, Myron Dosch is always available to others and is known by his staff as a supportive, appreciative, and an engaged supervisor who encourages personal and professional development and whose humble leadership demonstrates the importance of a positive work-life balance; and

WHEREAS, Myron Dosch, a self-proclaimed ‘accounting nerd’ earned a BBA in accounting from Gonzaga University in 1990, and in 2002 earned an MBA with an emphasis in capital markets from the University of è���������� Fairbanks; Dosch is a certified public accountant and member of the è���������� Society of Certified Public Accountants; and

WHEREAS, Myron Dosch is an engaged member of the Fairbanks community, volunteering for numerous non-profit boards, including the Fairbanks Soup Kitchen and the Catholic Schools of Fairbanks; and

WHEREAS, Myron Dosch is the embodiment of a family man, and he and his wife Katerina are actively engaged in the education of their children Dominic, Isabel, and Sofia, who regularly appear in their “I’m going to college” t-shirts and testimonials about è����������’s 529 Plan. They enjoy numerous activities as a family, such as cross-country skiing and hiking, traveling the world – in particular visits to Katerina’s native Czech Republic – enjoying the architecture, or escaping for fun at the family cabin.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Regents of the University of ��������� officially recognizes and thanks Myron Dosch for his dedicated service to the University of ���������, its employees, students, and partners, and knows that he will be genuinely missed; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution be appropriately engrossed and conveyed to Myron Dosch, with a copy incorporated into the official minutes of the June 2-3, 2022, meeting of the Board of Regents.