Multicultural Programs

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 for
Vermont Space Grant/NASA EPSCoR"s
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS
Also included are:
Native American Awards

VSGC designated three scholarship awards annually to Native American candidates in VT.  The competition is coordinated through a cooperative agreement with the Northwest Supervisory District and the Governor's Advisory Council on Native Affairs/ Title 5 Indian Education.This designation is in line with NASA's goals to promote opportunities for, and participation by, our nations' Native Americans in careers within, aerospace science, aeronautics, space and related fields.
Three students are chosen by the  Franklin Northwest Supervisory Union (FNWSU) & The Abenaki Council to receive our Native American Award Scholarship Award.

2007-2008 NATIVE AMERICAN AWARD RECIPIENTS
	COREY BRACE  - A third year recipient, and a resident of Highgate, Vermont. He is a third year student majoring in Nuclear Medicine Technology at University of Vermont. He was nominated for the National Honors Society for three years. He is also a volunteer for the Inter Residence Association (IRA). Corey would like to earn a degree in the field of radiology and has dreams of becoming a Radiographer. He is currently starting his clinical internship and also plans on pursuing a career in angioplasty.
	ERIN MASKELL-FERLAND -  - A third year recipient, and a resident of Franklin, Vermont. She is a third year Communications student with a minor in Human Development and Family Science at University of Vermont. Erin is a member of the National Honor Society and part of the FCCLA: Family, Career, Community, Leaders of America. She is also a work study. Erin believes that communication is the key in a technologically-driven world. Ultimately with her studies she wants to become a speech language pathologist. She would like to eventually work in her hometown so she can give back to her community.
No Photo	SAMANTHA LYNN STEVENS - A first year recipient, and a resident of Enosburg Falls, Vermont. She is a first year student at Champlain College. Samantha is a member of the Sovereign Republic of the Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi. She is also a member of Students Against Drunk Driving (S.A.D.D.), Peers Educating Peers (P.E.P.), Junior National Honor Society, National Honor Society, and the Student Government. The course of study that she has chosen is radiography and feels that NASA would be interested in someone who would possess skills in radiology and would also like to pursue a career in radiology.

Governor Appoints Commission on Native American Affairs

STATE RECOGNITION OF THE ABENAKI PEOPLE

For more information, please contact Laurel Zeno:
 e-mail: zeno@cems.uvm.edu

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