2010-2011 Cherokee Nation Education Corporation Scholarship winners
Special scholarships established by CNEC’s generous donors will be awarded tooutstanding Cherokee high school graduates and higher education students for the 2010 – 2011 academic year. Scholarships are given on the basis of cultural,community and academic accomplishment, financial need, and plans for future careers serving Cherokee people. The 2010 – 2011 CNEC scholarships are:
At Large Tribal Council Award for high schools students outside the CN
jurisdiction: Heidi McKnight – Bakersfield, CA, Stephen Smart – Ardmore,
OK, Natalie Arismendez – Oklahoma City, OK, Amer Anderson – Warr
Acres, OK, Kody Crawford - Weymouth, MA,
Nell D. Brown Memorial Award – Courtney Lewis – Chapel Hill, NC,
Julie Reed – Chapel Hill, NC.
Robert J. and Evelyn Conley Award – Alexandria Lewis – Tahlequah,
OK.
Gammon Memorial Award – Kaitlyn True – Pryor, OK, Louise Mouse –
Langley, OK, Chelsea Winfield – Jay, Ok, Betty Frog – Tahlequah, OK,
Kiawah Gilbert – Tahlequah, OK, Dominic Washington – Park Hilll, OK,
Verna Rooster – Tahlequah, OK, Tiffany Smith – Stillwell, OK. Candessa
Teehee- Norman, OK
Liana Marquis Award – Meda Nix – Tahlequah, OK and Betty Frogg –
Tahlequah, OK
Harold “Jiggs” Phillips Memorial Award – Heath Eubanks – Stilwell,
OK and Shelby Singleterry – Westville, OK
James R. Upton Memorial Award – Megan Williams – Tahlequah, OK
ABOUT CNEC
The Cherokee Nation Education Corporation (CNEC) is a not-for-profit corporation chartered under tribal code of the Cherokee Nation (CN). Its mission is to offer educational assistance for tribal citizens and revitalize the language, culture, and history of Cherokee people. Examples of CNEC's grant making include the following.
• CNEC provides higher education scholarships to Cherokee graduates living inside and outside the CN jurisdiction area. CNEC applications are available only between the months of January and March each year. Contact the CN Higher Education for information about their scholarships for tribal citizens.
• The Cherokee National Youth Choir received recognition by two Native American Music Awards. The Choir is afforded opportunities to perform at many local, state and national events because of contributions made by CNEC.
• CNEC supports revitalization of the language through special projects such as the development of a comprehensive Cherokee dictionary and a technology grant to purchase I-pods for children of the language immersion school. Other grant-making activities will be initiated to community projects that help revitalize the culture and history of Cherokee people.
• Cherokee Artist in Residence project is a collaboration with the O.N. Jonas Foundatin that will bring gifted Cherokee vusual and performing artists to schools throughout the 14 Cherokee Counties of the Cherokee Nation and to the At large Community
•Cherokee Indigenous Music Project will document time-honored vocal music in cooperation with our Cherokee elders by recording traditional Cherokee songs for all to enjoy. The first CD to be released is of Cherokee lullabies and features noted mezzo soprano Ms. Barbara McAlister.
•Translation of books and other materials in the Cherokee syllabary so children of Ewf 4n[]Qsd (Cherokee Immersion School) and language students of all ages can increase their literacy skills.
• New computer keypad that features the Cherokee syllabary. Not since Elias Boudinot of The Cherokee Phoenix designed the first typeset in the syllabary, has such an innovative breakthrough in Cherokee literacy occurred.
• The Cherokee Warriors Memorial is a project that CNEC helped raise money so our people can appreciate the many freedoms that our service men and women safeguard for us all.
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recognizes CNEC as a 501c3 corporation making gifts tax-deductible for the year in which they are given. All donors receive written acknowledgement for documentation with the U.S. IRS. Contributions support the general operations or for specially designated projects. In addition to cash donations such as memorial gifts, CNEC also receives planned gifts from the proceeds of wills, trusts, life insurance, investments, and personal property.
CNEC's work exemplifies the Cherokee value of ga-du-gi ---working together to create a better quality of life for Cherokee people. Contact Cherokee Nation Education Corporation, PO Box 948 , Tahlequah , OK 74465 .
Call 918-207- 0950 or email contact@cnec-edu.org to discuss a gift that will enrich the lives of Cherokee people and their communities.