The Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe College (LCOOC) awarded more than $57,000 in scholarships to 64 students for the Fall 2021 semester.
Scholarships are provided by generous donors funding four opportunities: Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe College Scholarship Fund, Isham-Chase Scholarship Fund, Spirit of Sovereignty, Gay I. & Harry C. Leslie III Fund, Johnson Scholarship and Seven Generation Scholarship.
The Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe College Student Scholarship Fund was established in December of 2018. In support of this fund, LCOOC kicked off its first capital campaign in the summer of 2020. This fundraising campaign is the first of its kind for the College and met the initial goal of raising $250,000 over two years. A new goal to raise $350,000 was set in the summer of 2021, the College is currently at 96% of the new goal with four months to go.
You can support the student scholarship fund by making a donation here: https://www.lco.edu/give
Congratulations to our Scholarship recipients:
Nimo Ali
Kristy Baccam
Nicole Barthel
Savannah Brehm
Stuart Belille
Aerius Benton
Georgia Bogat
Edward Bressette
Hope Burt
Casandra Carley
Darien Carley
Keisha Chino
KenoQuaz Cloud
Paula Cooper
Shaylena Corbine
Alicia Cross
Carlena Dennis
Jamie Fleming
Rachael Fleming
Misty Gaston
Brittany Gordon
Patricia Gordon
Tina Goslin
Danielle Grover
Kaylee Houle
Andreah Hyde
Chelsea Jenkins
Olivia Kelty
Gina Krizan
Alayna LaRonge
Chandria Ludwig
Renee Manuelito
Lacey Martin
Demi Martin-Goodman
Alexis Mayotte
Meloney Miller
Natalie Miller
Laura Miranda
Lyndsy Morrow
Katrina Mullet
Leonard Ortiz
India Owens
Richard Peacock
Marsha Poupart
Roberto Pacheco
Darcie Powless
Donald Quarderer
Kenneth Ray Jr.
Ashley Rice
Elexia Saari
Patrick Schrock
Dolores Shawinimash
Kevin Stevens
Kodie Stoner
Jovanah Wilson
Charlene Theobald
Selena Thunder
Jacob Trepanier
Erica Toman
Kaylee Trepanier
Eunice Zamora
Betty Wayman
Adele White
Melaine Whitrock
Carrie Winters
Shawny Young
About Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe College
The Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe College’s mission is to provide Anishinaabe communities with post-secondary and continuing education while advancing the language, culture, and history of the Ojibwe.
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe College (LCOOC) is a non-profit Ojibwe tribal community college. Our focus is to help Native students advance themselves in the world, while studying their own history and language. We are an open-door institution which welcomes anyone who would like to work toward a better tomorrow. LCOOC does not discriminate based upon race and will not deny admission to any Native student regardless of tribal enrollment or affiliation.
Learn more at http://lco.edu