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September 15,1995 SMOKE SIGNALS
Tribal Scholarship Recipients
Three students will receive a total of $27,000
in awards for this academic year.
Angie Fasana has been se- (NASA) scholarship in the
lected as the recipient of an
American Indian Graduate
Center Scholarship in the
amount of $3,000, for the
199596 academic year.
Last academic year, Angie
was awarded the Nelson D.
Terry, Quinault Allotees As
sociation Scholarship in the
amount of $2,250.
She will receive the Allotee
Scholarship award each year
until she earns her degree.
Angie is also the recipient of
the Grand Ronde Tribal Edu
cation Trust Fund Scholarship
in the amount of $5,000.
Angie will be entering her
second year as a graduate stu
dent at Lewis & Clark School
of Law in Portland, Oregon.
Elaine LaBonte-Moon has
been selected as the recipient
of a National Aeronautics
Scholarship Association
Deadline to apply to Education
Programs 199596 Academic Year
Fall TermSemester 1 995 is as follows: Higher Education Pro
gram - 24 students; Adult Vocational Training Program - 8 stu
dents; Education Trust Fund Scholarship - 23 students.
Higher Education Program:
Fall TermSemester - July 1, 1995
Winter TermSpring Semester - November 1, 1995
Spring Term - February 1, 1996
Adult Vocational Training Program:
Open enrollment, dependent upon determination of eligibility
if enrolled in a propriety school (usually takes 30 to 45 days).
Deadline dates above apply to those who plan to attend a Com
munity College.
Education Trust Fund Scholarship Program:
April 30, 1996 for the 199697 academic year.
Adult Vocational Training Program
The Adult Vocational Training Program will now accept applica
tions for enrollment from Tribal members who reside out of the six
county service area. Due to limited funding, only three eligible ap
plicants who live out of the service area, will be awarded funding
during the 199596 academic year.
Applications are available by calling the Tribal Education Pro
gram office at 1 -800-422-0232, and requesting an A VT application.
amount of $8,000. Elaine at
tends D-Q University in
Davis, California. She is con
centrating on a degree in com
munity development. Elaine
will be entering her second
year at D-Q this fall.
Shelley Hanson has been
selected as the recipient of an
American Indian Graduate
Center (AIGC) scholarship in
the amount of $6,000 for the
academic year 199596.
Shelley is also the recipient of
the Grand Ronde Tribal Edu
cation Trust Fund Scholarship
in the amount of $5,000.
Shelley is entering her second
year of graduate studies at
Willamette University,
Atkinson School of Business,
in Salem, Oregon.
Shelley will graduate in
June of 1996 with a Master's
Degree in Business.
Attention:
Education
Program
Graduates
Will the following Educa
tion Program graduates please
send us a picture of themselves
to place on the "Graduate Hall
of Fame" board:
Loretta Knight
Lisa Phillips-Carson
Linda Warren Ventriglia
Barbara Lake
John Lillard
Constance Mitchell
Jesse Peone
Daniel Hamm
Marcel Allen
Ann Richey
Tannette Borerckel ,:,
Michael White
Mary Christine Trevino
Valorie Sheker
Darrell Foster
Michael Fenwick
PeteWakeland
Eric Jordon
Carol Logan
David Harrison
Anthony Lane
Ronda Hansen
Kenneth Martin
Shirley Flansberg
Joannie West
Laura Navarette
John Darcy
Brian Jackson
Heather Davidson-Bliven
Lunita Renfrew
Terry Borerckel
Joe Turman
Sonya Young
Anthony Borquez
Rose Marie Dilling
Also, if you are a program
graduate and have not sent a
copy of your degreediploma,
please do so. Thank You.
Students in the Education Program are
responsible for keeping fdes current
1. All students are responsible
for having their grade reports sent
to the Tribal Education Program
upon completion of each term or
semester. Either make arrange
ments with the Registrar's Office
to have the reports sent directly to
the Tribal Office or mail a copy
of your grade report to the Tribal
Office yourself.
2. Students, please notify the
Education Program of address and
telephone number changes.
3. If emergencies occur that
effect your attendance, notify the .
Education Program and the Col-...
lege IMMEDIATELY. (Tribal
Education Office, College Busi
ness Office, College Financial Aid
.Office, and College. Registrar's
Office.) '
4. You must maintain a 2.00
GPA and complete a minimum of
1 2 credit hours per termsemester
to be eligible for assistance.
5. Students who are placed on
PROBATIONARY STATUS will
not be awarded the following term
until they have provided the Edu
cation Program an OFFICIAL
COPY of their transcripts. Tran
scripts must include the term of
probation and must show success
ful completion of 12 credit hours
earned with at least a 2.00 GPA.
No award will be made until tran
scripts have been submitted.
6. Continuing students must file
their Federal Financial Aid Forms
by February 15, 1996.
You must provide a copy of
your application to the Education
Attention Students!
If you have a change of address, please call the Tribal Education Pro
gram at 1-800-422-0232 to let us know what your new address is.
Reminder: All Tribal Education Program students need to submit a
copy of class registration to the Tribal Education Program at the begin
ning of each termsemester.
Program for filing verification.
7. All students must sign a "Re
lease of Information" form regard
ing attendance, financial aid tran
scripts, education budgets,
progress, and grade reports.
8. It is your responsibility to
remain in "good academic stand
ing." If a student demonstrates an
"on againoff again" pattern of
being placed on PROBATION
ARY STATUS, they will be
placed on Probationary Status for
one complete academic year.
Failure to meet minimum aca
demic requirements during this
period will result in SUSPEN
SION. 9. Students who withdraw from
school due to medical or health
related reasons must obtain a
Statement of Verification from
their physician or health care pro-,
vider identifying need to withdraw
from school.
Students must also obtain a
Statement of Release from their
physician that identifies ability to
return to school. Copies of phy
sicians statements must be pro
vided to the Education Program.
10. Students entering their SE
NIOR year are required to have a
GRADUATION AUDIT
EVALUATION completed fall
term and provide a copy of the
AuditEvaluation to the Tribal
Education Program. Keep in con
tact with the Tribal Education Pro
gram staff. We're here to provide
assistance and support for you
while you are attending school.