UA/Sloan Indigenous Graduate Partnership Summary
- '20 - '21 academic year scholarships awarded: 9 (2 Ph.D.s and 7 Master's)
- '21 - '22 awards still available; 5 (2 Ph.D.s and 3 Master's)
- Number of scholars currently in the program: 34 (16 Ph.D.s and 18 Master's)
- Number of Degrees Scholars earned: 102 (29 Ph.D./1 Pharm. D. degrees and 72 Master's degrees)
- Number of Native Nations and Tribes represented: 37
UA/Sloan IGP Graduates
Ph.D. Degrees
- Adrienne Begaye (Navajo) - Pharm. D., Pharmacy, Spring 2010
- Joseph Brewer (Tsalagi/Oglala) - Ph.D., Arid Land Resources, Spring 2008
- Jacob Bernal (Colorado River Indian Tribes) - Ph.D., Chemistry, Summer 2021
- Andrea Carter (Powhaton) - Ph.D., Plant Sciences, Spring 2020
- Schuyler Chew (Mohawk, Cayuga, Tuscarora) - Ph.D., Soil, Water, and Environmental Science, Summer 2020
- Otakuye Conroy (Oglala Sioux) - Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, Spring 2006
- Ronson Chee (Navajo) - Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Spring 2017
- Melissa Clutter (Cherokee) - Ph.D., Hydrology, Summer 2019
- Shawna Follis (Quechua) - Ph.D., Epidemiology, Spring 2020
- Dawson Fairbanks (Chippewa), Ph.D., Soil, Water, and Environmental Scienc, Fall 2021
- Valerisa Gaddy (Navajo) - Ph.D., Soil, Water, and Environmental Science, Spring 2020
- Kathryn Gardner-Vandy (Choctaw) - Ph.D., Planetary Science, Spring 2012
- Danielle Ignace (Coeur d'Alene) - Ph.D., Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Fall 2006
- Lydia Jennings (Pascua Yaqui) - Ph.D., Soil, Water and Environmental Science, Fall 2020
- Michael Kotutwa Johnson (Hopi) - Ph.D., Natural Resources, Spring 2019
- Thomas Jones (Cherokee) - Ph.D., Natural Resources, Spring 2016
- Carrie Nuva Joseph (Hopi) - Ph.D., Soil, Water, and Environmental Science, Winter 2018
- Casey Kahn-Thornbrugh (Mashpee Wampanoag) - Ph.D., Geography, Spring 2013
- Peter Littlehat, Jr. (Navajo) - Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, Summer 2007
- Sylvestor Moses (San Carlos Apache) - Ph.D., Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology, Spring 2013
- Seafha Ramos (Yurok) - Ph.D., Natural Resources, Spring 2016
- Tovah Salcedo (Tewa) - Ph.D., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Fall 2009
- Earlphia Sells (Navajo) - Ph.D., Molecular and Cellular Biology, Winter 2015
- Nathan Sweeney (Choctaw) - Ph.D., Cancer Biology, Spring 2018
- Belin Tsinnijinnie (Navajo) - Ph.D., Mathematics, Fall 2018
- Jesse Trujillo (Navajo) - Ph.D., Cancer Biology, Fall 2016
- Robert Keams Valenzuela (Navajo) - Ph.D., Genetics, Spring 2011
- Joshua Weaver (Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians) - Ph.D., Plant Sciences, Summer 2018
- Julius Yellowhair (Navajo) - Ph.D., Optical Sciences, Spring 2007
- Monica Yellowhair (Navajo) - Ph.D., Pharmacology & Toxicology, Spring 2011
Master's Degrees - Jae Anderson (Navajo) - M.S., Material Science and Engineering, Summer 2014
- Chad Auginash (Red Lake Band of Chippewa) - M.S., Electrical & Computer Engineering, Fall 2018
- Jessika Ava (Cherokee & Choctaw) - M.S., Biostatistics, Spring 2017
- Jordan Barton (Cherokee) - M.S., Biomedical Engineering, Fall 2012
- Lucinda Begay (Navajo) - M.A., Chemistry, Fall 2012
- Marquel Begay (Navajo) - M.S., Water, Policy, & Society, Spring 2019
- Willis Begay (Navajo) - M.S., Civil Engineering, Winter 2012
- Aaron Ben (Navajo) - M.S., Chemical Engineering, Spring 2019
- Brian Billy (Navajo) - M.E., Master's in Engineering, Spring 2013
- Seafha Blount (Yurok) - M.S., RNR-Wildlife & Fisheries Science, Fall 2009
- Quentin Benally (Navajo) - M.S., Soil, Water and Environmental Science, Fall 2016
- Adam Carl (Navajo/Hopi) - M.S., Environmental Health Sciences, Summer 2021
- Andrea Carter (Powhaton) - M.S., Plant Sciences, Fall 2016
- Ted Chatter (Navajo) - M.S., Physiological Sciences, Spring 2006
- Ronson Chee (Navajo) - M.S., Civil Engineering, Fall 2010
- Manuelito Chief (Navajo) - M.S., Electrical & Computer Engineering, Fall 2021
- Melissa Clutter (Cherokee) - M.S., Soil, Water and Environmental Science, Summer 2016
- Anthony J. Coleman (Navajo) - M.S., Engineering Management, Spring 2016
- Jeffrey Cordova (Taos Pueblo) - M.S., Hydrology & Water Resources, Spring 2006
- Stephanie Cortes (Tlingit & Haida) - M.S., Astronomy, Spring 2011
- Brian Cunningham (Choctaw) - M.S., Geographic Information Systems Technolgy, Summer 2015
- Kelvin Dan (Navajo) - M.S., Physiological Sciences, Summer 2013
- Jennifer Daw (Navajo) - M.S., Cellular & Molecular Medicine, Summer 2018
- Kimberly Danny (Navajo) - M.S., Soil, Water and Environmental Science, Fall 2016
- Nizhoni Denipah (Navajo) - M.S., Physiology, Summer 2007
- Angelita Denny (Navajo) - M.S., Soil, Water & Environmental Science, Fall 2011
- Dylan Dyer (Cherokee) - M.S. Chemistry, Spring 2021
- Juanita Francis-Begay (Navajo) - M.S., Environmental Engineering, Spring 2006
- Darien Fuller (Prairie Band Potawatomi) - M.S., Epidemiology, Fall 2021
- Joshua Gaddy (Navajo) - M.S., Physiology, Summer 2015
- Jhana Gorman (Navajo) - M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Spring 2009
- Carrie Hansen (Navajo) - M.S., Systems Engineering, Fall 2007
- Jimmy Hoskie (Navajo) - M.S., Civil Engineering, Spring 2016
- Dakota Isaacs (Standing Rock Sioux) - M.S., Geosciences, Fall 2016
- Valerisa Joe (Navajo) - M.S., Soil, Water and Environmental Science, Summer 2015
- Rachel Jones (Choctaw) - M.S., Cellular & Molecular Medicine, Summer 2017
- Shivanna Johnson (Navajo) - M.S., Microbiology, Fall 2014
- Carrie Joseph (Hopi) - M.S., Soil, Water and Environmental Science, Fall 2012
- Justin Kaye (Navajo) - M.S., Applied Biosciences, Spring 2018
- Edward Kesler (Tohono O'odham) - PSM, Professional Science, Spring 2008
- Desirae Kissell (Muscogee Creek Nation) - M.S., Plant Science, Fall 2019
- Selina Kindelay (San Carlos Apache) - M.S., Genetics, Spring 2021
- Kim Larsen (Cherokee) - M.S., Optical Sciences, Fall 2008
- Terry Lee (Navajo) - M.S., Aerospace Engineering, Spring 2009
- Justin Manuel (Tohono O'odham) - M.S., Mining Engineering, Fall 2008
- Anna Masayesva (Hopi) - M.S., Renewable Natural Resources, Fall 2010
- Zachary McFarlane (Pomo) - M.S., Animal Sciences, Spring 2015
- Andrew McMillan (Lumbee) - M.S., Soil, Water & Environmental Science, Spring 2012
- Dyan Melvin (Hopi) - M.S., Civil Engineering, Spring 2016
- Danny Milobar (Potowatomi) - M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Spring 2010
- Sylvestor Moses (San Carlos Apache) - M.S., BMCB, Fall 2007
- Steven Nez (Navajo) - Management Information Systems, Spring 2015
- Adrianna Nicolay (Navajo) - M.S., Water, Society, & Policy, Spring 2021
- Rachel Novak (Navajo) - M.S., Geosciences, Fall 2007
- Ho-wan-ut Old Peter (Skokomish)- M.S., Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Spring 2010
- John Pate (Choctaw) - M.S., Applied Mathematics, Fall 2008
- Frank Pierson (Tohono O'odham) - M.S., Civil Engineering, Spring 2005
- Chad Reed (Lenape or Delaware) - M.S., RNR-Watershed Management, Fall 2007
- Heather Rivera (Pascua Yaqui) - PSM, Applied Biosciences, Fall 2010
- Robbins Sherman, Natalya Canyon (Navajo) - M.S., Range Management, Summer 2019
- Leona Sam (Navajo) - M.S., Soil & Water Science, Fall 2006
- Earlphia Sells (Navajo) - M.S., Physiological Sciences, Summer 2007
- Nikolas Sharp (Navajo), M.S., Computer Science, Spring 2011
- Heston Smith (Utah Paiute), M.S. Geographic Information Systems Technology, Fall 2011
- Harrison Thurgood (Caddo), M.S. - Mechanical Engineering, Spring 2021
- David Tripp (Hawaiian), M.S. - Pharmacology and Toxicology, Spring 2021
- Belin Tsinnajinnie (Navajo) - M.S., Mathematics, Summer 2006
- Koiya Tuttle (Yurok) - M.S., Soil, Water, and Environmental Science, Fall 2014
- Rachel Victor (Osage Nation) - M.S., Biochemistry, Summer 2018
- Chase Voirin (Navajo) - M.S., Natural Resources-Wildlife & Fisheries Science, Spring 2016
- Chris Yazzie (Navajo) - M.S., Environmental Engineering, Spring 2020
- Cordell Yazzie (Navajo) - M.S., Civil Engineering, Fall 2010
