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August 1994 Page 7 Education Smoke Signals Scholarship recipients recognized osu Book Tree available Mother Earth's Children presents four $600 awards from throughout the state of Oregon to outstanding American IndianAlaska Native students with the Ann C. Thorton Memorial Fund Scholarship. For the fifth year of the statewide award, the four winners of $600 each are; Marisa Buitron (Kickapoo Nation), CoreyAyne Singleton (Apache Cherokee), Shirod Yonker(Coquille), and Peter Wakeland, (GrandRonde). Peter Wakeland will be a senior at Oregon State University this upcoming year. He has been an outstanding student throughout his college career. Besides maintaining a good G.P.A., Pete also serves on the Grand Ronde Student Advisory Committee, has served as a member of the Ambassador Council, and this summer is doing a student internship in Washington, D.C. Pete has applied for and received several other scholarships during the past three years as well. Congratulations . to Pete for his successes. Further congratulations to Shelby Olson. Shelby has been awarded an Under-represented Minority Achievement Scholarship (UMAS) in the amount to cover her tuition costs for her next two years of college. Thistotalsmorethan$5,000. She is also the recipient of the Tribe's Eula Petite Memorial Scholarship. Shelby really excels in her academic endeavors, and carries a cumulative 3.50G.P.A. Shelby will be a Senior at Western Oregon State College during the 1994-9S academic year. Shelley Hanson just received notice that she is being awarded an . Atkinson School Scholarship in the amount of $3,500 for the 1994-95 school year. Congratulations to Shelley. She is also the recipient of the Tribe's Part-time Graduate Scholarship this year. Shelley will be starting Atkinson Graduate School of Management at Willamette University this Fall. wiiun.nnmjiOT . mm .wuiiumwt i- it ; .. . - ; v t . . . ' ' V A Shelley Hanson June Olson is one of eight people selected from Yamhill County to participate in the University of Oregon's Early Intervention Special Education Master's Degree program This program is unique in that it is only offered in Yamhill County every five years, and is limited to eight people. June was also awarded a Tribal Education Trust Fund Graduate Scholarship to help her with the expenses of this program. She has been working in the Grand Ronde community for two years as a Head Start Family Advocate. Good luck, June! I .JT Wtv'Hiii in I iiiii ii ..in I "V IJI'11" fC' Pit ) f " i "i Shelby Olson June Olson Tribal Trust Fund Scholarship Recipients, 1994 Christine Park: College of the Redwoods, Nursing Perri McDaniel: Washington State University, Business Stephanie Thomas: Eastern Oregon State College, Nursing Camille Mercier: Linfield College, Liberal Arts Kevin Simmons: Haskell Indian University, Pre-Law Debby Childers: Chemeketa Community College. Business AngellaLeno: Lewis& Clark College, Law June Olson: University of Oregon, Special Ed., Early Intervention Matthew Kirkland: Willamette University, Business Management Shelley Hanson: Willamette University, Business Management Leona Ricker: Rogue Community College, Accounting Linda Olson: Chemeketa Community College, Human Services EULA PETITE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Bryan Mercier: University of Oregon, EducationMathematics Graduates The following students completed their academic program and received their degrees in June of 1 994. ADULT VOCATIONAL TRAINING Arthur McGee: Associate's of Science, Accounting from Chemeketa Community College Anthony Borquez: Associate's of Science, Auto Body Technician from Clackamas Community College HIGHEREDUCATION Angella Leno: Bachelor of Science, Administration of Justice from Portland State University Karen Olson: Bachelor of Arts, Fine Art from University of Oregon Matthew Kirkland: Bachelor of Science.PublicPolicy from Western Oregon State College Michael Fenwick: Bachelor of Science, Business Administration from Lewis & Clark College Kathleen Feehan: Bachelor of Science, Biology from Dominican College. Oregon State University Extension Service's most popular publication, a book on trees, is available in a new and improved form. Since its first appearance in 1950, Trees to Know in Oregon, has found an appreciative audience among students, visitors to the state and the thousands of Oregonians who love the outdoors. The book describes and illustrates most of the conifer and broadleaf trees found within Oregon's borders. The book has had a face lift and new sections have been added. The illustrations and information that made the old book so popular have been retained. Students: Be aware of your responsibilities All students are responsible for having their grade reports sent to the Tribal Education Program upon completion of each term or semester. Either make arrangements with the Registrar's office to have them sent directly to the tribal offices, or mail a copy of your grade report yourself. Unless we receive a copy of your grade report you may be required to reimburse the Tribe for the total amount of the award you received. Students entering their senior year are required to have a graduation AuditEvaluation completed during Fall Term and have a copy sent to the education offices. Please notify the Education program of address and telephone number changes. New are keys in identifying common conifer and broadleaf trees. The keys allow readers to quickly identify trees and find the pages describing them. Also new is a section on Oregon's forests, and an index listing Oregon trees by common and scientific names. The new edition is a cooperative effort of the Oregon Department of Forestry and the OSU Extension Service. Copies of Trees to Know in Oregon, EC 1450, are$3andavailablebymail from Publications Orders, Agricultural Communications, OSU, Administrative Services A422, CorvallisOR97331-2119. Student grade reports ADULT VOCATIONAL TRAINING Kristina Freeman: 3.00 Arthur McGee: 3.42 Rose Marie Dilling: 3.75 HIGHEREDUCATION Willard Adams: 2.74 Lisa Leno: 2.25 LoriBlackstead:1.15 Michael Fenwick: 3.47 CliffOlson:3.70 Delight Satter: 3.20 DarronHouck:3.67 Simone Auger 3.75 April Finney-Campbell: 2.63 Pearl Mekemson: 3.33 Dana Leno: 2.40 Pete Wakeland: 2.62 Wendell Olson: 1.72 Matthew Kirkland: 2.83 CamilleMercier3.42 AngellaLeno: 3.40 Bryan Mercier: 3.55 EDUCATIONTRUSTFUND SCHOLARSHIP ChadwickStryker:3.67 Shelby Olson: 3.25 MelanieDuggan: 3.81 ChrisMercier:3.22 Educational opportunities The Native American Center of Excellence, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Minority Affairs Program was established to encourage Native Americans to pursue medicine as a career, encourage research on Indian health issues, and to prepare Native American students for a career in academic medicine, while holding on to their Native American way of life. They offer fellowships, scholarships, and traineeships to Indian students. For more information, call or write 1557 Health Science Center, SM-22, Seattle, Washington 98195. Phone: (206) 685-2489.
