2009-2010 Scholarship Recipients
All regular awards for the 2009-2010 school year have been made. Very limited emergency aid funding is available. Please call the Rockville office to verify funding is still available and if your emergency qualifies.
Thank you to all the excellent candidates who applied for AAIA scholarships for the 2009-2010 school year. The quality of applications received makes the selection process extremely difficult. AAIA's scholarship programs are funded by the generosity of our donors, therefore the number of scholarships provided varies from year to year. Unfortunately, we have many more applicants than we are able to award. If you were not awarded for the 2009-2010 school year, please see our website in February/March 2010 for information regarding the 2010-2011 school year. Please note that our acceptance period changes from year to year.
Allogan Slagle Memorial Scholarship
Student Name |
Nation |
Class Standing |
School |
Home Zip Code |
| Valerie Bell | Lumbee | Sophomore | Methodist University | 28312 |
| Kelly Dennis | Shinnecock | Graduate | University of New Mexico |
11969 |
| Amanda McNeil | Lumbee | Freshman | University of North Carolina Pembroke | 28377 |
| Neil Taylor | Snohomish | Graduate | Lewis & Clark | 97240 |
Florence Young Memorial Scholarship
Student Name |
Nation |
Class Standing |
School |
Home Zip Code |
| Amanda Campbell | Eskimo | Graduate | University of Colorado | 80127 |
| Kendri Cesar | Tlingit/Haida | Graduate | Harvard | 99801 |
| Karla General | St. Regis Mohawk | Graduate | Syracuse University | 13655 |
Sequoyah Graduate Scholarship
Student Name |
Nation |
Class Standing |
School |
Home Zip Code |
| Matt Gilbert | Gwich'in Nation | Graduate | University of Alaska Fairbanks | 99722 |
| Brian Hoeffner | Pascua Yaqui | Graduate | University of Arizona | 85713 |
| Delitha Livingston | White Mountain Apache | Graduate | Arizona State University | 85941 |
| Karen Malone | Cherokee | Graduate | Stephen F. Austin State University | 77429 |
| Cody McCullough | Omaha | Graduate | University of Kansas | 67203 |
| Michelle Parkin | Makah | Graduate | City University of Seattle | 98357 |
| Danielle Swanson | Kickapoo | Graduate | Kennesaw State University | 30184 |
Elizabeth and Sherman Asche Memorial Scholarship
Student Name |
Nation |
Class Standing |
School |
Home Zip Code |
| Stephanie Mahooty | Zuni Pueblo | Graduate | Arizona State University | 85249 |
| Allanceson Smith | Navajo | Graduate | University of New Mexico | 87305 |
| Clayton Wauneka | Navajo | Graduate | University of Kansas | 66044 |
| Brandi Ahmie | Laguna/Zuni/Apache | Sophomore | University of New Mexico | 87026 |
| Melissa Myers de Vera | Chippewa Cree | Junior | University of Nevada Reno | 89406 |
| Curtis Strom | Quinalt | Freshman | Yakima Valley Community College | 98951 |
Adolph Van Pelt Scholarship
Student Name |
Nation |
Class Standing |
School |
Home Zip Code |
| Albert Her Many Horses | Rosebud Sioux | Junior | Augustana College | 57570 |
| Teresa Varnell | Tlingit & Haida | Junior | University of Alaska Southeast | 99901 |
| Leanna Waters | Kiowa | Freshman | University of Oklahoma | 73026 |
| Amanda Zharoff | Egegik/Aleut | Junior | University of Alaska Anchorage | 99603 |
Continuing Adolph Van Pelt Recipients
| Adam Dell | Oglala Sioux | Senior | South Dakota School of Mines & Technology | 57701 |
| Tabitha Gordon | Red Cliff Chippewa | Senior | Moraine Park Technical College | 54814 |
Emilie Hesemeyer Memorial Scholarship
Student Name |
Nation |
Class Standing |
School |
Home Zip Code |
| Jeffrey Omidvaran | Taos Pueblo | Senior | University of California Irvine | 92612 |
| Connie Sankwich | Orutsaramiut | Senior | Heritage University | 98361 |
| Eian Tsosie | Navajo | Senior | Arizona State University | 86515 |
Continuing Emilie Hesemeyer Recipients
| Mariah Almeida American Horse | Northern Cheyenne/Delaware/ |
Senior | Ringling School of Art & Design | 99223 |
| Alton Belt | Oglala Sioux | Junior | Oglala Lakota College | 57701 |
| Terra Branson | Muscogee Creek | Senior | Dartmouth College | 74421 |
| Beau Carter | Shawnee | Senior | East Central University | 74802 |
| Daniel Concho | Acoma Pueblo | Senior | University of Redlands | 92311 |
| Shanda Herder | Navajo | Junior | Arizona State University | 86054 |
| Burnell Jones | Navajo | Sophomore | Northern Arizona University | 86001 |
| Charlie Knowlton | Assiniboine & Sioux | Sophomore | Rocky Mountain College | 57255 |
| Nathan Lorts | Cheyenne River Sioux | Sophomore | University of Missouri | 65109 |
| Bethany Pete | Shoshone Paiute | Junior | Gonzaga University | 89832 |
| Darrow Peynetsa | Zuni Pueblo | Senior | University of New Mexico Gallup | 87327 |
| Amanda Reiter | Menominee | Senior | University of Wisconsin Oshkosh | 54902 |
| Kara Runs After | Cheyenne River Sioux | Junior | United Tribes Technical College | 58504 |
| Casey Jake Smith | Navajo | Sophomore | University of New Mexico | 87301 |
| Brittany Tabor | Navajo | Junior | Northern Arizona University | 86515 |
| R'nld Wheeler | Navajo | Senior | Indiana University Bloomington | 86547 |
Displaced Homemaker Scholarship
Student Name |
Nation |
Class Standing |
School |
Home Zip Code |
| Patricia Fields | Muscogee Creek | Sophomore | Oklahoma State University | 74033 |
| Candy DuBray | Rosebud Sioux | Junior | Sinte Gleska University | 57555 |
| Richard Gray | Chippewa Cree | Sophomore | Baltimore International College | 20762 |
| Darlene Lee | Navajo | Freshman | Santa Fe Community College | 87507 |
| Glenda Loretto | Jemez Pueblo | Junior | Institute of American Indian Arts | 87507 |
| Fern Wesley | San Carlos Apache | Senior | Northern Arizona University | 86001 |
