2010-2011 Scholarship Recipients

Thank you to all the excellent candidates who applied for AAIA scholarships for the 2010-2011 school year. The students who have been awarded this year are listed below. Please note that we do not send regret notices. If your school requires a regret letter for eligibility for other scholarships, feel free to contact our office on an individual basis.

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 2010-2011 school year, please see our website in February/March 2011 for updated information regarding the 2011-2012 school year. Please note that the exact dates of our acceptance period change from year to year. Please apply early to ensure your application is considered.

Allogan Slagle Memorial Scholarship

Student Name	Nation	Class Standing	School	Home Zip Code
Kelly Dennis	Shinnecock	Graduate	University of New Mexico	87109
Kellen Hernandez	San Luis Rey	Senior	San Diego State University	92110
Lucas Tyree	Monacan	Junior	University of Hawaii Hilo	24450
Amy Stretten	Chickahominy	Graduate	City University of New York	92614

Florence Young Memorial Scholarship

Student Name	Nation	Class Standing	School	Home Zip Code
Robyn Neswood	Navajo	Graduate	University of Arizona	85296
Karsten Smith	Muscogee Creek	Graduate	Southwestern Oklahoma State University	73170
Madeline Soboleff Levy	Tlingit & Haida	Graduate	University of California Los Angeles	99801

Sequoyah Graduate Scholarship

Student Name	Nation	Class Standing	School	Home Zip Code
Randilynn Boucher	Navajo	Graduate	University of Minnesota	57770
Marvin Jim	Navajo	Graduate	Northern Arizona University	86004
Eric Marshall	Cherokee	Graduate	University of Arkansas	74960
Bridget Skenadore	Navajo	Gradaute	Rhode Island School of Design	86503
Francine Spang Willis	Northern Cheyenne	Graduate	Montana State University Bozeman	59102
Brian Stephanoff	Iqurmiut	Graduate	University of Kansas	99657
Taurra Sun Eagle	Pawnee	Graduate	American University	84123
Susan Taylor Johnson	Kaw	Graduate	University of North Carolina Greensboro	27410
Donna Yellowhair	Navajo	Graduate	Kaplan University	86514

Elizabeth and Sherman Asche Memorial Scholarship

Student Name	Nation	Class Standing	School	Home Zip Code
Leanra Becenti	Navajo	Freshman	Cococino Community College	86511
La'Ona DeWilde	Athabascan-Huslia	Graduate	University of Alaska Fairbanks	99701
Tiffany Giraldo	Athabascan	Sophomore	Pacific Lutheran University	13601
Amanda Murphy	Yupik Eskimo/Kwethluk	Graduate	Montana State University Bozeman	59715
Monica Yellowhair	Navajo	Graduate	University of Arizona	86033
Vanessa Chicharello	Navajo	Junior	Northern Arizona University	87319

Adolph Van Pelt Scholarship

Student Name	Nation	Class Standing	School	Home Zip Code
Shannon Begay	Navajo	Freshman	Fort Lewis College	85283
Ernest Briggs	White Earth Ojibwe	Freshman	American Academy of Dramatic Arts	55116
Jeffrey Four Bears	Cheyenne River Sioux	Sophomore	United Tribes Technical College	58504
Lorna Her Many Horses	Rosebud Sioux	Junior	University of Minnesota Twin Cities	57570
Mary Jane Ides	Makah	Junior	University of Washington	98357
Christian McGhee	Yankton Sioux	Sophomore	Chadron State College	57770
Aaron Tohtsoni	San Carlos Apache	Freshman	Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis	87311
LaDawn Yazzie	Navajo	Junior	Arizona State University	86047
Melissa Wright	Bois Fort Minnesota Chippewa	Senior	The College of the Scholastica	55771

Emilie Hesemeyer Recipients

Student Name	Nation	Class Standing	School	Home Zip Code
Mariah Almeida American Horse	Northern Cheyeen/Delaware/ Shawnee	Senior	Ringling School of Art & Design	99223
Alton Belt	Oglala Sioux	Senior	Oglala Lakota College	57701
Beau Carter	Sac & Fox	Senior	East Central University	74820
Kara Four Bears	Cheyenne River	Senior	United Tribes Technical College	58504
George Ilutsik	Village of Aleknagik	Junior	Art Institute of Portland	99507
Burnell Jones	Navajo	Junior	Northern Arizona University	86001
Charlie Knowlton	Assiniboine & Sioux	Junior	Rocky Mountain College	59255
Harley Miller	Pawnee	Junior	Oklahoma State University	74058
Bethany Pete	Shoshone-Paiute	Senior	Gonzaga University	89832
Casey Smith	Navajo	Junior	University of New Mexico	87301
Isaiah Rodriguez	Laguna Pueblo	Senior	University of Hawaii Hilo	87184
Brittany Tabor	Navajo	Senior	Northern Arizona University	86515
Eian Tsosie	Navajo	Senior	Arizona State University	86515
Shanda Tsosie	Navajo	Junior	Arizona State University	86054
Nadine Carroll	Gwichyaa Gwich'in	Senior	University of Alaska Fairbanks	99709

Displaced Homemaker Scholarship

Student Name	Nation	Class Standing	School	Home Zip Code
Bryon Amos	Cup'ig Eskimo	Freshman	Charter College	99507
Mary Begay	Navajo	Sophomore	Dine College	87421
Leslie Boone	Navajo	Junior	Oregon Institute of Technology	97830
Paula Brown Mendez	Oglala Sioux	Sophomore	Haskell Indian Nations University	66049
Cindy DeBray	Rosebud Sioux	Sophomore	Sinte Gleska University	57555