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| The CIRI Foundation Congratulates Graduates |
| The CIRI Foundation congratulates all scholarship and grant recipients that recently graduated. The Foundation is proud of the accomplishments recipients have achieved.
Recent graduate and CIRI Foundation scholarship recipient Amelia Anderson Cameron is an excellent example of how hard work pays off. Cameron, daughter of CIRI shareholder John Hjalmer Anderson and Connie Sherman Anderson, graduated in 1974 from Dimond High School. She is of Alutiiq and Swedish descent.
After raising two children, Cameron decided it was her turn to pursue her dreams. Cameron attended the University of Alaska Anchorage for four years as a full-time student and graduated May 6, 2001, with a bachelor's degree in English and a minor in justice. Cameron's fields of interest include Native American constitutional law, cultural diversity programs, and sentencing reform. She hopes to attend law school at the University of Washington in the fall of 2002. |
CIRI shareholder Amelia Anderson Cameron |
| If you are a scholarship or grant recipient who has recently completed a certificate or degree program, The CIRI Foundation would like to hear from you. The CIRI Foundation has important employment information available from employers seeking Alaska Native employees. Please contact Paneen Peterson, program officer, at (907) 263-5582 or toll free at (800) 764-3382 or email tcf@ciri.com. |
Cook Inlet Tribal Council offers Supplemental Financial Aid for Higher Education |
| Cook Inlet Tribal Council's Tribal Higher Education Program addresses the post-secondary educational needs of CIRI tribal members. The supplemental financial aid program provides assistance to CIRI shareholders and their descendants who are enrolled in a degree-seeking program with a minimum grade point average of 2.0. Students do not have to be attending full-time to be eligible for awards, also there are no Alaska residency requirements. The program is open to all CIRI shareholders and descendants living in the United States. For more information about the program or eligibility requirements, contact Ginger Hall, financial aid officer, at (877) 985-5900, ext. 5904, or in Anchorage call (907) 265-5904. The deadline for applying for funding for the 2001 fall semester is June 30. |
Youth Tutoring Youth |
| Southcentral Foundation's RAISE Tutoring Program provides an opportunity to improve a child's math, reading, and writing skills.
Certified teachers train the teenage tutors to work with children in kindergarten through fifth grade. The certified teachers supervise tutoring in math, reading, and writing using interactive, hands-on tools. The teenage tutors are required to develop a lesson plan approved by the supervising teacher.
The free tutoring takes place in Anchorage at Southcentral Foundation's Headstart facility located at 1818 W. Northern Lights Blvd. Tutoring will begin June 25 and end August 14. If interested, contact Debra at (907) 729-5007. Space is limited. |
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Former Alaska Native Youth Media Institute Graduate Joins Koahnic |
| Frank Levno-Chythlook, a former Alaska Native Youth Media Institute graduate, has joined the Koahnic Broadcast Corporation Training Center as an intern. Levno-Chythlook will have the opportunity to train under the training center director and other award-winning staff.
Levno-Chythlook received his bachelor of arts degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. His media experience includes the University of Alaska/KUAC Channel 9 TV, Northern Television/KTVF Channel 11 TV and as a videographer for Bristol Bay Native Association. Levno-Chythlook also gained valuable experience at Koahnic's Alaska Native Youth Media Institute.
The KBC Training Center is dedicated to increasing the number of Native people engaged in media careers. The Training Center provides professional development and educational opportunities to more than 500 Native Americans and Alaska Natives in university, local station, internship or group seminar settings. In addition to on-site training and special workshops, the KBC Training Center currently operates three primary programs, the Alaska Native Youth Media Institute (ANYMI), the apprenticeship program,
and the Koahnic Broadcast Corporation fellowship program. |
Frank Levno-Chythlook |
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