Following the distribution of Doyon Foundation’s 2009 graduate yearbook in June, the Foundation received a new addition to the list, which is detailed below. For further additions or corrections, please contact Doris Miller at 907.459.2050 or [email protected].
Melissa Phipps
Hometown: Fairbanks, Alaska
School: University of Alaska Fairbanks
Degree: Bachelor’s degree in social work, with a minor in Alaska Native studies
Next steps: “I’m currently looking for a job, but I don’t know where life will take me yet.”
Parents and grandparents: Jack and Vicky Phipps; Glenn and Lena Gregory
Doyon Foundation kudos: “Doyon Foundation gave me a second chance when I didn’t do too well in school the first time around. I’m so glad they let me try again and prove I could succeed in college. I’ve met a lot of new people at the Doyon student functions.”
To see the original 2009 graduate yearbook, which includes photos and short profiles of Doyon shareholders who graduated during the 2008 – 2009 academic year, please visit www.doyonfoundation.com/static/files/Doyon eLN 6-17-09.pdf.