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Prior Lake, MN – The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community today announced 31 new recipients of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Endowed Scholarship for the 2011-2012 school year. This is the third group of students to receive the scholarship at the University of Minnesota. Nineteen of the first two groups of 29 students will continue to receive the scholarships they were originally awarded for the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 school years; two students have graduated thus far. Continuation of the scholarships is based on grades and financial need.
“In today’s society, an education is essential, but most especially for our Indian people. We need Indian doctors and dentists, lawyers and engineers. We need Indian teachers and counselors, managers and builders, and journalists. We need to educate our young people to be prepared to better meet the opportunities that will be available to them and the challenges they will face. We need our young people to protect our tribal sovereignty, and we need them to return to our tribal communities to work to help Indian people,” said SMSC Chairman Stanley R. Crooks.
The SMSC Endowed Scholarship was established in 2008 through a $2.5 million gift from the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community into an endowment fund which earns interest which the U of M matches to provide scholarships for American Indian students.
The SMSC scholarship program is designed to recruit and retain talented American Indian students with demonstrated financial need to the University of Minnesota. The SMSC scholarship program is administered by the University's Office for Equity and Diversity. To date, 60 students have received the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Endowed Scholarship.
The primary goal of the SMSC scholarship program is to support incoming University of Minnesota freshmen and transfer students with demonstrated financial need. A smaller number of scholarships may also be awarded to newly-admitted graduate and professional students in specific disciplines. For undergraduates, scholarships are renewable for up to four years or until graduation (whichever comes first) contingent upon academic performance. For graduate and professional students, the length of funding is contingent upon academic performance, the school of enrollment, and degree program and will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
The 31 scholarship recipients come from across the Midwest and from a number of different tribes. They come from Arizona, New Mexico, Wisconsin, Illinois, South Dakota, and North Dakota. Fifteen of the students are from Minnesota. Students previously awarded the SMSC Endowed Scholarships come from as far as New York, Utah, Oklahoma, and Colorado. Previous recipients have majors as diverse as Forensic Science to Music to Biochemistry to Dentistry.
For each cycle applications materials received by March 1 are given preference. The final deadline is September 1. For more information go to http://www.shakopeedakota.org/scholarships.html.
The 31 scholarship recipients for the 2011-2012 school year are:
Monica Bailey
Mobridge, South Dakota
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
Pre-Med
Twin Cities Campus
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Mika Barrett
St. Paul, Minnesota
Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Ojibwe
Pre-Pharmacy
Morris Campus
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Alle Bowman
Bemidji, Minnesota
White Earth Nation
Biology
Morris Campus
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Veronica Briggs
Minneapolis, Minnesota
White Earth Nation
Architecture
Twin Cities Campus
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Darrell Brown Bull Jr.
Kyle, South Dakota
Oglala Sioux Tribe
Master of Tribal Administration and Governance
Duluth Campus
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Amber Brunelle
Cass Lake, Minnesota
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians
Social Work – Graduate Studies
Twin Cities Campus
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Jason Champagne
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Red Lake Band of Chippewa
Public Health Nutrition – Graduate Studies
Twin Cities Campus
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Esther Connor
Orr, Minnesota
Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe
Master of Tribal Administration and Governance
Duluth Campus
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Drew Coveyou
Ottawa, Illinois
Sault Sainte Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians
Psychology
Twin Cities Campus
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Lee Ann Eastman
Peever, South Daktoa
Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate
Environmental and Native American Studies
Morris Campus
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Alexander Ferris
Belcourt, North Dakota
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians
History/Political Science
Morris Campus
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Chato Gonzales
St. Paul, Minnesota
Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Ojibwe
American Indian Studies – Language
Twin Cities Campus
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Miigis Gonzales
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Ojibwe
Public Health – Graduate Studies
Twin Cities Campus
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Lucas Heck
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
Business
Morris Campus
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Nicholas Heck
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
Education
Morris Campus
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Chelsea Holmes
Aberdeen, South Dakota
Rosebud Sioux Tribe
Nursing
Twin Cities Campus
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Alayna Johnson
Poplar, Wisconsin
Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Environmental Studies
Morris Campus
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Justeen Lords
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Chippewa Cree Tribe of Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation of Montana
Medicine – Graduate Studies
Twin Cities Campus
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Samuel Maday
Superior, Wisconsin
Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians
Master of Tribal Administration and Governance
Duluth Campus
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Billie Mason
Mt. Iron, Minnesota
Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe
Master of Tribal Administration and Governance
Duluth Campus
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Cody Neigel
Eagle Butte, South Dakota
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
Pre-Physical Therapy
Morris Campus
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Brandon One Feather
Black Hawk, South Dakota
Oglala Sioux Tribe
Biochemistry
Twin Cities Campus
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Teresa Peterson
Belview, Minnesota
Upper Sioux Community/Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate
Doctorate of Education (Ed.D)
Duluth Campus
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Coridon Quinn
Duluth, Minnesota
Cherokee
Medicine – Graduate Studies
Duluth Campus
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Kebra Rogers
Pierre, South Dakota
Rosebud Sioux Tribe
Physical Therapy
Morris Campus
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Leah Savage
Cloquet, Minnesota
Fond du Lac Band of Ojibwe
Master of Tribal Administration and Governance
Duluth Campus
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Jason Schleader
Bayfield, Wisconsin
Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Ojibwe
Master of Tribal Administration and Governance
Duluth Campus
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Corey Strong
Tower, Minnesota
Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe
Master of Tribal Administration and Governance
Duluth Campus
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Chally Topping-Thompson
Cloquet, Minnesota
Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Master of Tribal Administration and Governance
Duluth Campus
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Carol Wuollet
Brookston, Minnesota
Fond du Lac Band of Ojibwe
Master of Tribal Administration and Governance
Duluth Campus
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Tia Yazzie
Blue Gap, Arizona
Navajo
Psychology
Twin Cities Campus
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