Name, Title Begin Date Return Date   Location Purpose Airfare   Per Diem & Other Exp.   FY 98 Total
Dorena Bingham,
Non-state Employee
1/13/98 1/14/98 Anchorage to Juneau Governor's guest - for recognition - State of the State and escort for student Laura Ingram                 342               140               482
Charles Cole
Former Attorney General
8/25/97 8/27/97 Fairbanks to Juneau To attend the Alaska Federation of Natives subsistence summit and meet with Governor Knowles 265 104 369
Jay Hammond,
Former Governor
7/13/97 7/13/97 Port Alsworth to Naknek Attend meeting with Naknek fisherman at the governor's request 135 51 186
8/24/97 8/27/97 Port Alsworth to Anchorage To attend Alaska Federation of Natives subsistence summit and meet with Governor Knowles 162 115 277
  Subtotal  Jay Hammond 297 166 463
Laura Ingham
Non-state Employee
1/13/98 1/14/98 Anchorage to Juneau Governor's guest - for recognition - State of the State 342 140 482
Susan Knowles,
First Lady
7/2/97 7/6/97 Soldotna/Kenai, Anchorage Kenai Classic 277 91 368
Susan Knowles, (cont.)
First Lady
7/12/97 7/13/97 Anchorage, Fairbanks Governor's annual picnic 466 29 495
7/17/97 7/22/97 Anchorage, Holy Cross, Russian Mission, Pilot Point, St.Mary's, Pitka's Point, Mountain Village, Alakanuk, Emmonak, Yukon River Speech at the Clinical Depression Campaign; accompany governor on Yukon River float trip 233 84 317
8/8/97 8/10/97 Anchorage Governor's picnic 233 104 337
8/23/97 8/23/97 Palmer, Anchorage Palmer parade - Governor's Day at State fair 110 42 152
9/6/97 9/7/97 Anchorage NAACP dinner 332 9 341
9/26/97 9/27/97 Anchorage Speaker at Alaska Pacific University President's Forum; oral history interview for General Federation of Women's Clubs;  Anchorage Chamber Gold Pan Awards 466 18 484
10/10/97 10/10/97 Anchorage, Palmer Welcoming remarks to Community Literacy Summit at Hotel Captain Cook in Anchorage 0 42 42
Susan Knowles, (cont.)
First Lady
10/21/97 10/27/97 Washington DC, New York NY Yupik mask exhibit at the Smithsonian,  20th Anniversary at Smithsonian 1,041 947 1,988
11/3/97 11/3/97 Anchorage Morning speech at Anchorage Hilton for the Alaska Council on Prevention of Alcohol & Drug Abuse annual meeting 342 0 342
11/14/97 11/14/97 Anchorage, Emmonak To participate in National Guard's Operation Santa Claus 464 42 506
11/20/97 11/21/97 Anchorage People First International Conference Public Service Announcement; visit Chinook elementary school; meet with artist re: sponsor's gift for Kennecott ferry 342 51 393
11/27/97 11/30/97 Anchorage Participate in Great Alaska Shootout activities 240 146 386
12/14/97 12/15/97 Anchorage Attend business Christmas party with governor; Anchorage business community party; meet with Senator Stevens 464 9 473
12/18/97 12/19/97 Anchorage Attend First National Bank of Anchorage board meeting with governor; attend evening function with governor; go with governor to check middle school 342 62 404
Susan Knowles, (cont.)
First Lady
12/27/97 1/4/98 Anchorage Attend BP event with Richard & Ellis Campbell; attend Alaska Command reception with governor; New Year's Eve function 276 22 298
1/23/98 1/25/98 Anchorage Alliance conference; dinner with BP executives; API function 464 29 493
3/4/98 3/7/98 Anchorage Speech at Mat-Su Alternative School; conference in Wasilla; visit and ceremony at North Star Elementary; Iditarod Race start; education decathlon awards 290 174 464
3/15/98 3/16/98 Yellowknife Arctic Winter Games Yellowknife 0 59 59
4/3/98 4/5/98 Anchorage Governor's prayer breakfast; public safety awards banquet; Breast Cancer Focus, Inc. seminar and luncheon remarks 464 29 493
4/23/98 4/24/98 Anchorage, Kenai Speech to 1998 People First International Conference in Anchorage; speech to Kenai Peninsula Women's Caucus 432 110 542
4/29/98 4/29/98 Anchorage To participate in the flight to Kodiak for the National Guard's Red Ribbon Rural Reachout 220 31 251
Susan Knowles, (cont.)
First Lady
5/14/98 5/19/98 Fairbanks, Nome, Anchorage Speak at Farthest North Girl Scout Council Women of Distinction banquet; Bering Sea Women's Group fundraiser banquet/auction in Nome; community visits in Fairbanks; Russian Anchorage visit 823 303 1,126
6/10/98 6/12/98 Anchorage Strategic planning session for breast cancer 342 365 707
6/17/98 6/18/98 Anchorage Northwest Airlines Anchorage-Tokyo Inaugural flight; dinner to celebrate Northwest Airlines service; Western Governors' Association 464 31 495
  Subtotal Susan Knowles 9,127 2,829 11,956
Steve Nelson,
Information Officer
9/18/97 9/18/97 Anchorage File Knowles' tour of Division of Family and Youth Services & other agencies 343 48 391
10/22/97 10/24/97 Anchorage Alaska Federation of Natives slide presentation; video production for State of the Child Address 377 326 703
11/5/97 11/5/97 Anchorage Work on State of the Child production 464 268 732
Steve Nelson, (cont.)
Information Officer
11/13/97 11/13/97 Ketchikan, Sitka Staff governor on trip to Sitka and Ketchikan (governor speaking to Alaska Native Brotherhood and Alaska Municipal League) 133 42 175
11/21/97 11/21/97 Anchorage, Bethel, Hooper Bay Film during governor's trip to Western Alaska re: children's issues and public safety 232 42 274
  Subtotal Steve Nelson 1,549 726 2,275
Rodney Perdue,
Non-state Employee
4/14/98 4/14/98 Fairbanks to Fort Greely To attend soldier of the month breakfast at Fort Greely and present certificates from the governor 33 0 33
Samuel Shepard,
Executive Secretary
12/8/97 12/10/97 Anchorage Work as support staff/administrative assistant for Governor's Domestic Violence Summit 342 318 660
  Total Others 12,297 4,423 16,720
Total FY 98 Travel Expenditures $148,761 $38,171 $186,932