Table of Contents
The
American Indian
GRADUATE Volume 3, Number 1 • Fall 2003
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Graduate Education
Next Generation Native American Business Leaders By Todd Lemoine
An interview with Columbia Business School MBA graduate, Bill Lomax.
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Tribal Community
By Dr. Raphael Guillory
Molly Tovar JoAnn Melchor Consulting Editors
Gates Millennium Update
Jim Weidlein Production Editor
Gates Scholars Profiles: Excellence in Education
Carolyn S. Tate Design & Layout
Two students are profiled as Gates Millennium Scholars.
AIGC Board of Directors
Collaboration Leading to New Understandings
Ada Pecos Melton, President
Washington’s Native American Reciprocity Bill
Council of One Hundred
George Blue Spruce, Jr., DDS, MPH By JoAnn Melchor
Dr. Blue Spruce wants the dreams of Indian students to become reality.
Graduate and Professional Programs
Arizona State University By Patricia Lazo
An overview of ASU programs for American Indian students.
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Publisher
The power of giving back to the community can serve as a motivating force for completing college or graduate school.
A cooperative effort between WSU and Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians helps increase number of Indian graduate students.
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Website: www.aigc.com
Norbert S. Hill, Jr. Executive Director
By Steven R. Burkett
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A Publication of the American Indian Graduate Center 4520 Montgomery Blvd., NE Suite 1B Albuquerque, NM 87109 Phone: (505) 881-4584 Fax: (505) 884-0427
Giving Back to Community: A Factor in College Persistence
By Jeannie Baca
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The American Indian Graduate Volume 3, Number 1
Future Leaders
The Successful College Transition By Peter Cochran
Jemez Pueblo
Louis Baca, Vice-President Santa Clara Pueblo
Steven Stallings, Treasurer Rincon Luisen Band of Mission Indians
Joanne Sebastian Morris, Secretary Cayuga
Shenan Atcitty Diné
David Powless Oneida
Libby Rodke Washburn Chickasaw
Beverly Singer Santa Clara Pueblo/Diné
Kathryn Shanley Nakota (Assiniboine)
The American Indian Graduate
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