by Doyon Foundation | Aug 28, 2022 | Alumni Profiles, Featured Post, Storyteller, Student Profiles
In this special edition of our Storyteller profile series, we put out a Summer Roll Call to our students and alumni asking them to share what they did this summer. From internships and trips, and classes to new babies, we got some great stories! Enjoy! Buddy North,...
by Doyon Foundation | Aug 22, 2022 | Featured Post, Scholarships
Checks will soon be in the mail for 284 students who received Doyon Foundation scholarships for the fall 2022 semester! We awarded 82 part-time awards totaling $132,000; 152 full-time awards totaling $364,000; and 50 competitive awards totaling $199,000. Our part-time...
by Doyon Foundation | Jul 28, 2022 | Donors and Volunteers, Featured Post, Storyteller, Student Profiles
In our Storyteller profile series, we highlight the dreams, journeys and achievements of Doyon Foundation students, alumni and supporters. In this episode of Storyteller, our Morris Thompson executive intern, Elizabeth Green, interviews Megan Key, a loyal Doyon...
by Doyon Foundation | Jun 29, 2022 | Donors and Volunteers, Featured Post, Scholarships
Doyon Foundation is honored to receive a $1,000 grant from the Leon Huntington Fund at the Alaska Community Foundation. The fund was established by Leon Huntington, a generous Hilcorp employee, and his company, Hilcorp Alaska. Huntington’s grant will be used to...
by Doyon Foundation | Jun 20, 2022 | Featured Post, News and Events, Scholarships, Storyteller, Student Profiles
Sheena Twitchell is the daughter of Christine Pitka Twitchell of Galena and Jerry Twitchell of Roosevelt, Utah. Her maternal grandparents are Laura and Edward Pitka of Galena, and her paternal grandparents are Virginia and Edward Twitchell of Beaver, Utah. Sheena...
by Doyon Foundation | Jun 20, 2022 | Featured Post, News and Events, Scholarships, Storyteller, Student Profiles
Eva Dawn Burk writes: Sedelnekkaa Dim yel Joy Burk heelaanh, Toghotthele hut’aane eslaanh. My parents are Dim and Joy Burk, from Nenana. Setsoo, eenaa’e baanh, eesee Barbara Roberts gheelaa’ee, Rockland, Michigan hut’aane eslaanh. My...