Since graduating from high school my educational development has focused on forestry and natural resources, and my career in various technical and professional positions has been intertwined with my educational focus. I approach my education and career as complementary activities, because my jobs are opportunities to learn and learning is my job.
On June 15, 2013 Eastern Washington University presented me with an Honorary Doctorate. Yes, we all know that honorary degrees aren’t the same as real ones. I didn’t spend years in a PHD program or sweat over a dissertation. Yet when the honor came … I felt an immense...
Lynn Cuny, an Oglala Lakota alumna who works for a special diabetes prevention program as a health technician in Rapid City, SD , leads a group on a hike through the Black Hills as part of her community prevention and awareness program in this 2010 file photo.
The American Indian College Fund is the largest of minority scholarship providers for Native American students nationwide. Yet many qualified Native students don’t get scholarships because they don’t apply! Many forget to apply or don’t want to write an essay. As a result, they are missing out on thousands of dollars.
To better reflect our scholarships and serve our students, you may notice a difference in our scholarship names. We will be migrating the new names onto our web site and in all of our communications materials.
Tribal Colleges and UniversitiesThe American Indian College Fund serves 34 accredited tribal colleges with 75 campuses located in 13 states in the Southwest, the Northwest, and across the Great Plains from Kansas and Oklahoma to Minnesota and the Dakotas—which serve a...
American Indian College Fund Scholarship Season Opens February 1 Comprehensive Support and a Streamlined System Aid Prospective Applicants and Funded Scholars Denver, Colo., January 27, 2026 — Applications for an American Indian College Fund (College Fund) scholarship...
Thank you, Faculty.Look around, and you’ll see the many ways faculty of tribal colleges and universities support their students. They’re the heart of our institutions and the anchors of Native communities. Every day, they show up and embody the truth that teaching is...
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