Letter from the Executive Director
Aang,
It is with great excitement that I write to you for the first time as the new Executive Director of The Aleut Foundation (TAF). I joined the Foundation in October of last year and it has been a wonderful first couple of months. As a former recipient of the Foundation, I recognize how impactful our programs are for our people.
TAF has been working hard to process scholarship information from our many academic year applicants. Additionally, we received several scholarship applications during our November 30 deadline supporting Winter/Spring applicants. We continue to see students pursuing certification, professional licensures, and more through TAF’s vocational training and career development programs.
For descendants who are in grade school or high school – TAF has several youth programs. We offer Youth Advance Scholarships for athletic, scholastic, or artistic activities, Voyage and ANSEP funding, and the Cash for Good Grades program.
Thinking ahead toward summer means culture camps will be taking place. TAF works to support our partners in their hosting of Unangan culture camps with cultural preservation grants. Additionally, we offer travel scholarships to support shareholder/descendant travel to culture camps.
Also, The Aleut Foundation has a new website! Our website was re-designed with feedback from our applicants and Student Advisory Council. Most of our programs are processed using our online application system – you can apply for a user profile anytime!
It is an honor and a privilege to take on this role at the Foundation. I look forward to supporting our shareholders and descendants through educational and cultural opportunities.
Qaĝaasakuq,
Kyla Morris
Executive Director
The Aleut Foundation
Spring 2024 Scholarship Recipients
Honors
- Vera Lestenkof, Business Administration Human Resource Management – Alaska Career College
- Sierra McIntire, Psychology – West Valley College
- Caiden Miller, Civil Engineering – Bellingham Technical College
- William Rutledge, Business – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Anna Spiering, Pre-Physical Therapy – South College
Exceptional
- Issac Miles, Business – Alaska Pacific University
- Deloris Nevzoroff, Interior Architecture and Design – University of Idaho
- Marilyn Sipary, Interdisciplinary Studies – University of Alaska Fairbanks
- Logan Thompson, Food and Beverage Industry Management – Johnson and Wales University
Achievement
- Cassidy Fish, Undeclared – Peninsula College
- Kayla Kashevarof, Business – University of Alaska Anchorage
- Jaylene Philemonoff, Medicine – Oregon Institute of Technology
- Felicia Tetoff, Psychology – Modesto Junior College
- Dakota Walker, Human Services – University of Alaska Anchorage
Merit
- Zoe Carpenter, Music – Cuesta College
- Janelle Christiansen, Business – University of Alaska Anchorage
- Precious Lestenkof, Art – University of Alaska Fairbanks
- Chy Maitland-Cilot, Criminal Justice – University of Alaska Anchorage
Part-Time
- Anna Emanoff, Psychology – Pennsylvania State University
- Elaina Hooper, Biological Sciences – University of Alaska Fairbanks
- Roxana Kashatok, Business – Ilisagvik College
- Kanesia McGlashan-Price, Film – University of Alaska Fairbanks
- Brandy Merculief, Business – University of Alaska Fairbanks
- Jordan Standifer, Business – Charter College
- Serena Stout, Architectural Engineering and Technology – University of Alaska Anchorage
Graduate
- Kayla Bland, Biological Sciences – Tufts University School of Medicine
- Alexandra George, Business – University of Akron
- Madeline Snigaroff, Linguistics – The University of Chicago
- Kiara Washington, Finance – Liberty University
- Cody Williams, Education – Cambridge College
High School Advance Credits
- Ashley Kushin, Health Education – University of Alaska
- Henry Kushin, Finance – University of Alaska
Fall 2023 Academic Achievements
Congratulations to the students who achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher at the end of their 2023 Fall term! We admire your achievement and we are proud of you working toward your goal!!
-The Aleut Foundation Staff
Chancellor’s List
- Aaron Frenzel, Marketing – University of Alaska Anchorage
President’s List
- Trevor Boyce, Liberal Studies – MiraCosta College
- Taylor Davis, Communication – Washington State University
- Avery Fouts, Law – Lipscomb University
- Micah Fouts, Human Services – John Brown University
- Valene Peratrovich, Film – Salt Lake Community College
Dean’s List
- Michael Alana, Anthropology – University of Hawaii Manoa
- Joelle Alger, Science – Klamath Community College
- Joshua Beers, Mechanical Engineering – Tacoma Community College
- Julieanne Renee Berikoff, Nursing – Northwest Nazarene University
- Daniel Calugan, English – University of Alaska Anchorage
- Thea Chesley, Business – University of Alaska Anchorage
- Max Crawford, Political Science – University of Arkansas
- Johannes DeBakker, Business – St. Martin’s University
- Rachel Denham, Speech Pathology – University of Oregon
- Lisa Dirks, Information Science – University of Washington
- Logan Dushkin, Mechanical Engineering – Colorado School of Mines
- Aimee Eagle, Education – University of California, Berkeley
- Rosalyn Elgarico, Business – Alaska Pacific University
- Anna Emanoff, Psychology – Pennsylvania State University
- Pearl Foster, Business – University of Alaska Fairbanks
- Nichole Gordon, Business – University of Washington
- Carson Harris, Mechanical Engineering – University of Alaska Anchorage
- Natasha Harris, Operations and Technology Management – University of Portland
- Jazell Jenkins, Sociology – University of Washington Seattle
- Julia Johannesen, Journalism and Public Communications – University of Oregon
- Megan Kashevarof, Social Work – University of Alaska Anchorage
- Taylor Kauffman, Special Education – Fort Lewis College
- Tayla Krueger, Art – Arizona State University
- Selah Kone, Psychology – University of Hawaii at Manoa
- Justin Lay, Architecture – Oklahoma State University
- Rachel Lekanoff, Fisheries – University of Alaska Fairbanks
- Elaina Mack, Kinesiology – University of Alaska Anchorage
- Sean Mack, Geography – Pennsylvania State University
- Summer Mack, Nursing – University of Alaska Anchorage
- Alexandra Mangrum-Prokopiof, History – Miami University
- Kayla Marcoulier, Nursing – Gonzaga University
- Sierra McIntire, Psychology – University of Hawaii at Manoa
- Mia McWilliams, Accounting – California State University, East Bay
- Concepcion Melovidov, Biological Sciences – University of Alaska Fairbanks
- Marche Meisler, Business – Alaska Pacific University
- Danielle Merculief, Business – Alaska Pacific University
- Kasie Murphy, Nursing – Sierra College
- Christina Newhall, Linguistics – University of Arizona
- Tamara Odden, Biology – Loyola University
- Erica Parker, Environment and Society – University of California, Davis
- Dylan Peat, Radiologic Technology – Bellingham Technical College
- Matalyn Perdew, Fine Arts – University of Oregon
- Janelle Philemonoff, Culinary Arts – University of Alaska Anchorage
- Taylor Pierce, Nursing – Grand Canyon University
- Phillip Pletnikoff, Project Management – University of Alaska Anchorage
- Carter Price, Education – Alaska Pacific University
- Raythan Robbins, Exercise Science – Bemidji State University
- Taytum Robinson, Alaska Native Studies – University of Alaska Anchorage
- AnaKhadija Ramos Hayes, Psychology – Springfield Technical Community College
- Torin Schroeder, Environmental Science – Fort Lewis College
- Danelle Shellikoff, Social Work – University of Alaska Fairbanks
- Hardy Sperle, Parks and Recreation Management – Southwestern Oklahoma State University
- Robin Stepetin, Education – Western Governors University
- Lily Stewart, One Health – University of Alaska Fairbanks
- Payten Stroud, Education – University of Alaska Southeast
- Madison Sutherland, Biological Sciences – University of California Irvine
- Rebecca Swinney, Kinesiology – Oregon State University
- LaVonna Thomas, Social Work – Walden University
- Carter Uttecht, Business – Hawaii Pacific University
- Braden Waddill, Business – Harding University
- Lula Wamberg, Professional Kinesiology – Gordon College
- Alexandria Weis, Graphic Design – Fort Hays State University
- Zianna Weston, Cultural Studies – Claremont Graduate University
- Adin Williams, Theatre and Dance – University of Colorado Boulder
- Elexa Yee, Biochemistry – University of California, Santa Barbara
- Elizabeth Zangenberg, Regenerative Studies – California State Polytechnic University, Pomona