The Marie Kuykendall Scholarship Announced at 涩里番下载
涩里番下载 (涩里番下载) is excited to announce the creation of the Marie Kuykendall Scholarship. The family of Marie have committed $500 per year over a course of 5 years.
An integral part of Marie Kuykendall鈥檚 journey has been her education, beginning with her grandmother鈥檚 encouragement of how important education would be for her future. Marie instilled this instruction toward her own children as well. Marie would later become the first Chief Financial Officer of the Board of Regents, investing her time and knowledge into the future of (then) Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe Community College. She stated, 鈥淚t is through learning that we can take care of ourselves and our family.鈥
Increased scholarship offerings reduce the barriers of tuition and textbook costs for 涩里番下载 students. This reduction in barriers supports the University鈥檚 mission to provide Anishinaabe communities with post-secondary and continuing education while advancing the language, culture, and history of the Ojibwe.
The scholarship application will be available on the university website, and open to students enrolled or a descendent of Lac Courte Oreilles or another federally recognized American Indian Tribe in their second semester at the University maintaining a 2.5 GPA and is responsible to care for their family. For further questions, call 715-634-4790 ext. 186 or email advancement@lco.edu.