Haines author Heather Lende exits through the honor aisle after receiving the Honorary Degree Award during UAA’s Fall 2024 Commencement Awards Ceremony in the Fine Arts Building.
Beth MacGreedy, Anna Jurgeleit and Nene Wolfe met Heather Lende with a sign congratulating her for her new doctorate degree as she and husband Chip Lende disembarked from the ferry on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, in Haines, Alaska. (Courtesy Ellen Larson/Chilkat Valley News)

Heather Lendewas awarded an…