2009 Grants Awarded to Students

In 2009, the Yogi Crowe Memorial Scholarship Fund, Inc. awarded grants totaling $6,500 to three (3) students. Since we began giving grants in 1986, the Scholarship Fund has awarded a total of $177,367 to 70 enrolled members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. The 2009 recipients were:

MorningStar Garcia is working on a Master's degree in Social Work at New Mexico Highlands University. MorningStar has lived both in Cherokee and New Mexico and is a single mother with two children. She hopes to work in clinical practice for the tribe after graduation.

Brently McCoy is working on a Master's degree in Public Affairs/Administration at Western Carolina University while serving as the Program Manager for Tribal Education. Brently hopes this advanced degree will help him become more efficient with planning the use of tribal resources for higher education.

Natalie Welch is working on a Master's in Business Administration and Sport Management at the University of Central Florida. She was accepted into the prestigious DeVos Program which only accepts 25 students every year. Natalie's career goal is to become an athletic administrator and work with young student athletes.

On behalf of the students, the Board of Directors extends a heartfelt thank you to all of our contributors. Because of your help, the endowment has grown so we have more funds available to allocate to students.