Kenneth Utuayak Toovak (1923–2009) (last name pronounced Tuvaaq in Iñupiaq) was an Iñupiaq naturalist and scientist with an expertise on sea ice and ice dynamics.Hess, Bill. "Kenneth Toovak helped scientists explore Arctic," Alaska Daily News, Nov. 25, 2009. Toovak was born in Utqiaġvik and worked with the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory (NARL) for many years and oversaw a number of rescue missions.Cone, Marla. Silent Snow: The Slow Poisoning of the Arctic, Grove Press, 2006.Kenneth "Utuyak" Toovak. PROJECT JUKEBOX: Digital Branch of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Oral History Program In 2003 Toovak was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks."Kenneth Toovak," Alaska Native Collections: Sharing Knowledge, Smithsonian InstitutionUniversity of Alaska, Fairbanks Honorary Degree Recipients
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