August 1994
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Education
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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.
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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!
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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.