United Tribes News
27TH ANNUAL AIHEC STUDENT COMPETITION AWARDSAmerican Indian Higher Education Consortium Conference, March 17-20, 2008, Bismarck, ND
25 March 2008
| KNOWLEDGE BOWL | |
| 1st Team | Stone Child College (SCC), Box Elder, MT |
| 2nd Team | Fort Peck Community College (FPCC), Poplar, MT |
| 3rd Team | United Tribes Technical College (UTTC), Bismarck, ND |
| BUSINESS BOWL – Individual | |
| 1st Accounting | April Little Ghost Kalenze, UTTC |
| 2nd Accounting | Jessie McDonald, Salish Kootenia College (SKC), Pablo, MT |
| 3rd Accounting | Stephanie Sorbel, Oglala Lakota College (OLC), Kyle, SD |
| 1st Economics | Robert Reum, SKC |
| 2nd Economics | Tammy Hammer, Fort Berthold Community College (FBCC), New Town, ND |
| 3rd Economics | Nora Bluebird, OLC |
| 1st Management | Robert Reum, SKC |
| 2nd Management | Kim Cosay, Sitting Bull College (SBC), Fort Yates, ND |
| 3rd Management | Ashley Lafriniere, Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College (FDL), Cloquet, MN |
| 1st Marketing | Ashley Lafriniere, FDL |
| 2nd Marketing | Cherly Hovgaard, Blackfeet Community College (BCC), Browning, MT |
| 3rd Marketing | Shandee Gillin, SKC |
| 1st Spreadsheets | Sally Sees the Elk, SBC |
| 2nd Spreadsheets | Vida Dogskin, SBC |
| 3rd Spreadsheets | Rita Jacobs, Candeska Cikana Community College (CCCC), Fort Totten, ND |
| 1st Word | Vel Marie Yellow Wolf, FBCC |
| 2nd Word | Fabian Betone, UTTC |
| 3rd Word | Will White Eyes, OLC |
| BUSINESS BOWL – Team | |
| 1st Team | Salish Kootenai College |
| 2nd Team | Sitting Bull College |
| 3rd Team | Fort Berthold CC |
| Business Plan | |
| 1st Team | Salish Kootenai College |
| 2nd Team | Turtle Mountain CC |
| 3rd Team | Oglala Lakota College |
| Web Page Design | |
| 1st Team | Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa CC (LCOO), Mathew Naugle, Hayward, WI |
| 2nd Team | Navajo Technical College (NTC), Richard Delgarito, Crownpoint, NM |
| 3rd Team | Navajo Technical College, Dody Begay |
| ART | |
| Best of Show | |
| Traditional Division | Memory Rose Poni-Cappo, TMCC |
| Contemporary Division | Charlotte King, Institute of American Indian Art (IAIA), Santa Fe, NM |
| Governors Choice | Memory Rose Poni-Cappo, TMCC |
| Presidents Choice | Jasper Half Jr., SKC |
| Peoples Choice | Herb Augustine, Wind River Tribal College (WRTC), Ethete, WY |
| ART CATEGORIES | |
| 1st Beadwork | Karla Blue Dawn, IAIA |
| 2nd Beadwork | Memory Rose Poni-Cappo, TMCC |
| 3rd Beadwork | Stephanie Sorbel, OLC |
| 1st Leather work | Rochelle Forget', SBC |
| 2nd Leather work | Rose Saddler, UTTC |
| 3rd Leather work | Tina Curley, UTTC |
| 1st Quill work | Stephanie Sorbel, OLC |
| 2nd Quill work | Delight Heminger, Sisseton Wahpeton CC (SWCC), Sisseton, SD |
| 3rd Quill work | Sandra Pratt, SWCC |
| 1st Textiles | Jewanna Plenty Hawk, Little Bighorn College, (LBC) Crow Agency, MT |
| 2nd Textiles | Renae Hammer, SKC |
| 3rd Textiles | Myra Hagel, SKC |
| 1st Dimensional Work | Memory Rose Poni-Cappo, TMCC |
| 2nd Dimensional Work | Tanya Maile Parker, Sinte Gleska University (SGU), Mission, SD |
| 3rd Dimensional Work | April Little Ghost Kalanze, UTTC |
| 1st Drawing | Memory Rose Poni-Cappo, TMCC |
| 2nd Drawing | Elayn Shorthair, IAIA |
| 3rd Drawing | Tina Phillips, OLC |
| 1st Painting | Charlotte King, IAIA |
| 2nd Painting | Kara Runs After, UTTC |
| 3rd Painting | Nicholas Begay, IAIA |
| 1st Digital Design | Laura Wagner, BCC |
| 2nd Digital Design | Angel Brady, FBCC |
| 3rd Digital Design | Lauren Stewart, UTTC |
| 1st Digital Art | Kristina Kalenze, UTTC |
| 2nd Digital Art | David Black Cloud, UTTC |
| 3rd Digital Art | Karla Blue Dawn, IAIA |
| 1st Photography | Lauren Stewart, UTTC |
| 2nd Photography | Karla Blue Dawn, IAIA |
| 3rd Photography | Delbert Nagel, FBCC |
| 1st Ceramics/Pottery | Kristina Kalenze, UTTC |
| 2nd Ceramics/Pottery | Charlie Anderson, UTTC |
| 3rd Ceramics/Pottery | Tmth Spusmen Wilder, SKC |
| 1st Jewelry | Toneh Chuleewah, IAIA |
| 2nd Jewelry | Jacqueline Smith, IAIA |
| 3rd Jewelry | Taketo Yamashita, IAIA |
| 1st Sculpture | Jasper Half Jr., SKC |
| 2nd Sculpture | Racquel Little Plume, SKC |
| 3rd Sculpture | Victor Becker, SKC |
| 1st Mixed Media/Other Media | Luther Pilant III, IAIA |
| 2nd Mixed Media/Other Media | Taketo Yamashita, IAIA |
| 3rd Mixed Media/Other Media | Tina Curley, UTTC |
| AIHEC ROYALTY | Sponsored by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |
| Mr. AHIEC | Steven Raining Bird, UTTC |
| Ms. AHIEC | Allison Steinmeyer, Comanche Nation College, Lawton, OK |
| SPEECH | |
| 1st Informative | Marc Bluestone, FBCC |
| 2nd Informative | Amy Juan, Tohono O'Odham CC (TOCC), Sells, AZ |
| 3rd Informative | Teresa Choyguha, TOCC |
| 1st Persuasive | Nicole Little Whiteman, OLC |
| 2nd Persuasive | Jacy Halvorson, OLC |
| 3rd Persuasive | Anna Solomon, OLC |
| 1st Oral Interp Serious | Dayle Felicia, LBC |
| 2nd Oral Interp Serious | Jessica Buettner, College of Menominee Nation (CMN), Keshena, WI |
| 3rd Oral Interp Serious | Angel Brady, FBCC |
| 1st Oral Interp Humorous | Penelope Seitler, SGU |
| 2nd Oral Interp Humorous | Mini Little Whiteman, OLC |
| 3rd Oral Interp Humorous | Nicole Little Whiteman, OLC |
| 1st Dramatic Duo Serious | Jessica Buettner/Nathaniel Madsen, CMN |
| 1st Duo Interp Humorous | Mimi Little Whiteman/Tabor White Buffalo, OLC |
| 2nd Duo Interp Humorous | Angel Brady/Shawn Brady, FBCC |
| 3rd Duo Interp Humorous | Jacy Halverson/Nicole Little Whiteman, OLC |
| CRITICAL INQUIRY | |
| 1st Team | Fort Berthold Community College |
| 2nd Team | Turtle Mountain Community College |
| 3rd Team | Haskell Indian Nations University (HINU) |
| SCIENCE BOWL | |
| 1st Team | Turtle Mountain Community College |
| 2nd Team | United Tribes Technical College |
| 3rd Team | College of the Menominee Nation |
| SCIENCE POSTER | |
| 1st Student |
Allyson Two Bears, SBC: Using Social Behaviors to Determine Dominance in a Species of Polistes Wasps at Palo Verde National Park, Costa Rica Micheal Daugomah, HINU: Laser Micromachined 316 Stainless Steel Foil Surface Roughness Characterization & Enhancement |
| 2nd Student | Marla Striped Face, SBC: Assessment of Rangeland Drought Mitigation Improved by Castor Canadensis Impounded Water |
| 3rd Student | Jacob Davis, TMCC: Genetic/Epidemiology at a Tribal College |
| SCIENCE ORAL | |
| 1st Student | Allyson Two Bears, SBC: Characteristics of Western Painted Turtles on Standing Rock Reservation in North & South Dakota |
| 2nd Student | Daniel Chase, TMCC: Does Math Tutoring Have an Effect on Student Success at TMCC? |
| 3rd Student | Tamara White Hat Grady, FBCC: Characterization of Anti-Microbial of Herbal Plant Achilea Milefolium |
| TRADITIONAL PLANTS | |
| 1st Student | Diana Shippentower, SBC |
| 2nd Student | Crystal Albanese, FPCC |
| 3rd Student | Ulrike Werner, OLC |
| ONE ACT PLAY | |
| 1st | Navajo Technical College: "Achii Woman's the Council Delegate" |
| 2nd | United Tribes Technical College: "Tradition Speaking - it could be late" |
| 3rd | Dine College: "Washington DC Office" |
| FILM FESTIVAL | |
| 1st | “Team Onyx,” Richard Dean, FBCC |
| 2nd | “Wanagi,” James LaPointe, OLC |
| 3rd | “1 More Time,” Derrick Little Light, LBHC |
| WRITING | Sponsored by Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation |
| 1st Poetry | “I am Kinnikinnick,” Amanda Irvine-Louie, SKC |
| 2nd Poetry | “My Big Sky,” DeAnna Sosa, SBC |
| 3rd Poetry | “Trotter’s Trade,” Nate Arbuckle, HINU |
| 1st Personal Narrative/Memoir | “My Rez Car,” Andrea Goodwin, Leech Lake Tribal College (LLTC), Cass Lake, MN |
| 2nd Personal Narrative/Memoir | “’Venison’ Vyron,” Shane Dixon, Sr., CMN |
| 3rd Personal Narrative/Memoir | “Hail to the Grape Soda,” Gerri L. Williams, IAIA |
| 1st Short Story | Black Jack and Coal Dust, Ken Taylor, IAIA |
| 2nd Short Story | Biscuit Brothers Go Fishing, Larry D. Madden, Jr., HINU |
| 3rd Short Story | Hunting on the Reservation, Gerald “Joe” Kirkish, Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa CC (KBOCC), Baraga, MI |
| VOLLEYBALL | |
| 1st Team | Little Priest Tribal College (LPTC), Winnebago, NE |
| 2nd Team | Salish Kootenai College |
| 3rd Team | Navajo Technical College |
| HANDGAMES | |
| 1st Team | Wind River Community College |
| 2nd Team | United Tribes Technical College |
| 3rd Team | Little Big Horn Community College |
| POOL | |
| 1st Student Female | Jewanna Plenty Hawk, LBC |
| 2nd Student Female | JoLynn Leishman, SKC |
| 3rd Student Female | Debbi Eli, BCC |
| 1st Student Male | Ron Martel, UTTC |
| 2nd Student Male | Arron Little Eagle, FPCC |
| 3rd Student Male | Orlanda Ike, Northwest Indian College (NIC), Bellingham, WA |
| 1st Staff Female | Melissa Crow, LCOO |
| 2nd Staff Female | Roxanne Oka, Red Crow Community College, (RCCC), Cardston, Alberta |
| 3rd Staff Female | Mary Stack, FDL |
| 1st Staff Male | Henry Big Throat, RCCC |
| 2nd Staff Male | Tony Brave, OLC |
| 3rd Staff Male | Chad Harrison, SBC |
| CHESS | |
| 1st Student | Chris Yazzie, NTC |
| 2nd Student | Sky Hicks, CCCC |
| 3rd Student | Erik Laughter, Dine College, Tsaile, AZ |
