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TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA - The Cherokee Nation Education Corporation recently announced the Omo Scholarship, the James Upton Memorial Scholarship, and the Harold 'Jiggs' Phillips Memorial Scholarship winners for the 2003-04 school year.
"It is the driving mission of the Cherokee Nation Education Corporation to provide scholarships to our citizens", said Shelley Butler-Allen, associate director of education services for the Cherokee Nation. "Well educated and talented Cherokees are most important to the future of the Cherokee Nation."
Recipients of the Omo Scholarship are Yanasa Charcoal of Vian, Lisa Chouteau of Wichita, Kansas, Jonathan Crittenden of Tahlequah, Eric Marshall of Stillwell, and Logan Turner of Stilwell.
Ronald Omo of Billings, Montana, established the Omo Scholarship in 1998 for graduates of Sequoyah High School who are exemplary citizens. Omo is a Cherokee Nation tribal member and operates a successful business. He has provided financial support for twenty area scholars through his scholarship program.
Recipients of the James Upton Memorial Scholarship are Joseph Byrd of Tahlequah, Candace Carey of Hulbert, Amanda Carter of Park Hill, and Jonathan Crittenden of Tahlequah. All are 2003 graduates of Sequoyah High School and have demonstrated a strong desire to continue their higher education.
Distribution Contractors Association of Richardson, Texas and other friends and family of long-time Tahlequah resident, James R. Upton, established the Upton Memorial Scholarship in 2002. Upton was a Cherokee Nation tribal member, an attorney and retired executive of a national oil industry trade association headquartered in Tulsa.
Recipients of the Harold 'Jiggs' Phillips Memorial Scholarship are Adam Goodrich of Stilwell and Miranda Reece of Westville. Their high schools and communities selected these two students who demonstrated a strong desire to further their education. The Phillips Memorial Scholarship was established in 2003 by the Virginia Phillips family and friends of the late Harold 'Jiggs' Phillips, a former tribal council member of the Cherokee Nation’s Trail of Tears District located in Adair County. Phillips was a member of the Cherokee Nation who served 18 years on the Tribal Council. He retired from Westville High School after having served 30 years for the Westville School District.
The Cherokee Nation Education Corporation is a non-profit corporation chartered by tribal codes of the Cherokee Nation. Its mission is to promote educational opportunities for tribal members and to preserve the language, culture and history of Cherokee people.
For additional information on these scholarships or the Cherokee Nation Education Corporation, contact Margaret Peake Raymond, development director, phone: 918-456-0671 (ext.2420).
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Mike Miller, Cherokee Nation Director of Communications Phone: 918-456-0671 (ext.2210) Fax: 918-458-5580 E-mail: Communications@cherokee.org
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Steven Swogger, Agriculture Liaison Natural Resources Department Phone: 918-456-0671 (ext.2546) FAX: 918-458-7673 E-mail: sswogger@cherokee.org
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