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Bowdon Graduates from UAA

CIRI descendant Tamara Bowdon graduated t. bodden

from the University of Alaska Anchorage with a bachelor's degree in psychology and a minor in history last December. Bowdon is a member of the National Honor Society in psychology and the Golden Key National Honor Society. Tamara Bowdon

Bowdon thanks The CIRI Foundation, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Seldovia Native Association, and Seldovia Village Tribe for their support. She currently lives in Anchorage and plans to continue her studies in graduate school, majoring in education or educational psychology.

Gottlieb & Otte Named Women of Achievement

Katherine Gottlieb, a CIRI shareholder and president and CEO of Southcentral Foundation, and Vicki Otte, a Doyon shareholder and executive director of the Association of ANCSA Regional Corporation Presidents/CEOs, were among 10 Alaskan women named as honorees in

the 1999 BP/YWCA Women of GOTLEIB
Achievement Program. Honorees are chosen based on their hard work, talent, and perseverance. The Women of Achievement Program was started in 1990 to pay tribute to women who demonstrate leadership and              Katherine Gottlieb
excellence in both professional and personal lives. Among the 143 women who have been honored over the years are Alaska Federation vicky otte of Natives President Julie Kitka; Barbara Donatelli, executive vice president of CIRI; and CIRI shareholders Margie Brown, Janie Leask and Debra Call.


                                                Vicki Otte

The CIRI Board of Directors and staff extend our sincere condolences to the family and friends of the following shareholders who have passed away:

George Raymond Kincheloe Sr., 52

George R. Kincheloe, Sr., died Dec. 30, 1999, at his home. Mr. Kincheloe was born in Pilot Station, Alaska, on September 2, 1947. He is survived by his wife Barbara; sons George, Justin, Steven and Jon; daughters Tiffany and Samantha; his parents Allen and Edith Kincheloe; and his brothers Allen and Donald.

Olive Alice Kobuk, 74

Olive A. Kobuk died Dec. 14, 1999, at the Alaska Native Medical Center. Ms. Kobuk was born in Barrow, Alaska, on April 18, 1925. She is survived by daughters Florence Caldwell and Christina Hobbs; son Tony Susook, Jr.; brother Noah Phillips; aunts Isa Sovalik and Sara Evak; niece Maude Hunnicutt; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Theodore W. Lott, 71

Theodore W. Lott died Jan. 4, 2000, at the Sitka Pioneer Home in Sitka, Alaska. Mr. Lott was born in Akiak, Alaska, on April 24, 1928. He is survived by his sons Gary and Rusty Lott Flory; daughter Colleen Lott Flory; and sister Pollyanna Didrickson.

Vera Tschoeph, 81

Vera Tschoeph died Nov. 24, 1999, at Country Living Assisted Home in Sterling, Alaska. Ms. Tschoeph was born in Kenai, Alaska, on Feb. 2, 1918. She is survived by her sister Maggie Dolchok and many nieces and nephews.

Condolences

Glen F. Bowers, 70, Kodiak, AK

Helen DePriest, 78, Anchorage, AK

Margaret L. Gleckner, 33, Anchorage, AK

Marjorie E. Oksoktaruk, 51, Alden, NY

Larry W. Robertson, 36, Laurens, SC

Ina C. Watson, 77, Anchorage, AK

Obituary Guidelines

Obituaries are published for CIRI shareholders, spouses and descendants. Submitted obituaries must contain person's full name; age; date and city of death; date and city of birth; and name and phone number of shareholder or relative submitting the obituary. Maximum word length is 250 words and may be edited if necessary. Please type or print. Obituaries should be sent to CIRI Shareholder Relations.