President Cory Sangrey-Billy of Stone Child College has been named the American Indian College Fund’s Honoree of the Year.
The American Indian College Fund will honor 35 Tribal College and University Students of the Year, 36 Coca Cola First Generation Scholars, and its 2020-21 Tribal College and University Honoree of the Year at a virtual ceremony on April 5.
Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarships are awarded by the American Indian College Fund and the Coca-Cola Foundation to students who are the first in their families to attend a tribal college or university. The Coca-Cola Foundation has awarded more than $5 million to the College Fund since 1990 to assist more than 400 first-generation Native Americans in their college education. The scholarship is renewable throughout students’ college careers if they maintain a 3.0 grade point average and are active in campus and community life.
Sangrey-Billy honored at American Indian College Fund event
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College Fund Honors Students of the Year, Coca Cola Scholars, and Honoree of the Year
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AIHEC Holds Virtual Legislative Summit
March 8, 2021
TCU leaders take a moment to send their regards to supporters during AIHEC’s virtual legislative summit.
The American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) is holding its annual winter meeting and legislative summit completely online this year, due to challenges posed by the ongoing pandemic. Tribal college leaders convened February 23-25 for a series of webinars and informational sessions to prepare for their respective states’ delegation meetings, which are being held March 1-12.
On the first day of the legislative summit, Terry Hartle, senior vice-president for government relations and public affairs at the American Council of Education addressed participants. Her presentation was followed by an informational session headed by Michelle Asha Cooper, the acting assistant secretary for post-secondary education and the deputy assistant directory of higher education programs at the U.S. Department