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Brittney: Balances Motherhood and Nursing to Achieve Her Dream

Brittney (Blackfeet), a mother of two children, had just given birth to her daughter while completing her prerequisites for the nursing program at Blackfeet Community College.

Completing her bachelor’s degree in nursing had long been her dream, but she said she was so consumed by motherhood and helping to care for her sister’s three children that she missed the application deadline to transfer into the four-year program at Salish Kootenai College (SKC).

Undaunted, she reached out to the program director and shared how passionately she wanted to become a nurse. The director called Brittney to interview her for the program. A week later she received an admissions packet, applied, and was admitted.

From that moment Brittney knew if she wanted something badly enough, she had to work hard and never give up to achieve it.

She is a recipient of a United Health Foundation (UHF) Tribal Scholarship from the American Indian College Fund. The UHF program is geared to increase the number of American Indian and Alaska Native healthcare graduates who work as primary care physicians, nurses, physician assistants, mental and behavioral health specialists, dentists, and pharmacists. Brittney finished her most recent year at SKC with honors. After graduating, she plans to serve her community on her home reservation as a registered nurse. Brittney said prevention can help solve a lot of her community’s health problems. “I want to implement strategies regarding substance abuse disorders, drug addiction, historical trauma counseling, and the co-morbidities of Native people."

The following generous individuals, corporations, and foundations have helped support Native higher education through their gifts to the American Indian College Fund.

$500,000+

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation H Anonymous (2) AT&T Foundation The Henry Luce Foundation, Inc. H Lilly Endowment, Inc. H Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies H OJ and Mary Christine Harvey

Educational Foundation Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians H The Wilke Family Foundation H

$100,000–$499,999

1st Tribal Lending American Endowment Foundation Anonymous (3) Arizona Public Service Bank of America Charitable

Foundation, Inc. Bezos Family Foundation H The Coca-Cola Foundation Ron Conway Costco Wholesale Dollar General Literacy Foundation Earth and Humanity Foundation ECMC Foundation H Calvin Pardee Erdman FedEx Corporation Foley Family Revocable Trust Ford Motor Company Fund &

Community Services Genentech Foundation Heising-Simons Foundation Katharine Scallan Scholarship Trust Kresge Foundation Lumina Foundation for Education Priscilla Seibert McDougal H NBCUniversal NorthLakes Community Clinic Northwest Area Foundation The Peierls Foundation, Inc. Pendleton Woolen Mills Anna Simons Jordan H Solon E. Summerfield Foundation, Inc. The Spencer Foundation H Jennifer Stengaard Gross and Peter Stengaard Strada Education Network H Tribal Alliance Partners United Health Foundation H UPS Foundation W.K. Kellogg Foundation H Walmart Foundation The Walt Disney Company

$50,000–$99,999

Anonymous Anonymous Foundation

Administered By Edward G.

McAnaney Argosy Foundation ARIA Foundation Richard J. Barber The Benevity Community Impact

Fund Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Birch Kimberly S. Blanchard Charter Communications, Inc. Doris Antun Revocable Trust F. Bowie and Helen Duncan Entangled Institute Virginia L. Fulton Carol E . Hall Evamaria Hawkins Harold L. Horstmann Indian Motorcycles JCDRP Family Foundation Joseph and Sophia Abeles

Foundation, Inc. Marjorie L. Keely Ramona Kohrs Nike, Inc. Paul M. Angell Family Foundation The Roni Horn Foundation The Roy Gene and Pamela Evans

Foundation Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company Robert Sparks Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation

$25,000–$49,999

Adolph Coors Foundation The Androne Family Fund Angelina Merenda O'Bar Trust Anonymous (4) Cushman D. Anthony, Esq. Jo Anne B. Balling Barbara J. Brown Katherine Cameron and Richard

Vaccaro Joseph and Teresa Canfora Paul and Judith Carmichael Paul W. Chase Ann Clark and Charles Kirkpatrick CVS Health David and Sarah Barnes

Charitable Fund In honor of Frank H. Davison Elizabeth McGeachin McKee

Foundation Entergy Corporation Hugh and Jane Ferguson Foundation David Fitzpatrick Stephen J. Gilbert Gore Family Memorial Foundation GRID Alternatives Aart de Geus and Esther John Guideware Software Services Margaret C. Hawk Joel and Helena Hiltner The James M. Cox Foundation of

Georgia, Inc. Jane Smith Turner Foundation Johnson Foundation of the Rockies The Kathryn B. McQuade

Foundation H L . P . Brown Foundation The Leonard Slaman Trust George Stabler Loening Louis and Anne Abrons

Foundation, Inc.

Kathleen Davis MacFerran Teresa McCann and Eric Jensen Stewart and Kristen McDermet Meta Lilienthal Scholarship Fund Ray Schoenbaum Memorial Fund Monique M. Regard and Rick Duffy John and Maria Schell Mareke Schiller John and Nancy Shontz Mary Ellen Smith and Nancy Hannah Suggs Family Foundation Target Corporation Frank and Karen Timmons Judith A. Titzel Travois Incorporated US Bank The VF Foundation Wayne and June Bills Family

Foundation Dan and Elizabeth Whittemore William S. Lifschutz Grant Williams Wolfpack Partnership LP

$10,000–$24,999

ACT, Inc. Amaturo Family Foundation, Inc. AMB Foundation Amergent Anonymous (13) The Armstrong Foundation Association on American Indian

Affairs Theodore E. Atz Edwin Azen George Baetjer William Baerg Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund Joanne Berghold Lawrence Berman and Rhea Rubin Eleonor Bindman and Eli

Gottesdiener The Blanton Family The Boeing Company Susan and James Bondarenko Marilyn W. Bottjer Brad Lemons Foundation Virginia Bradford The Bulova Stetson Fund Susan O. Bush Sarah Bushong-Weeks Ruth Callard Janel Anderberg Callon Rosamond J. Campbell Elizabeth H. Carabillo Thomas and Annette Carothers Randolph and Aya Clark Carolyn J. Cole Commonwealth Charitable Fund Jeffrey M. Conklin Mark Christopher Cooke The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Jean A. Coyne Kristine B . Crandall Darby Foundation The Defense Against Thought Control

Foundation, Inc. Dennis and Phyllis Washington

Foundation Julia DeVlieg Robert M. Donner Diana Dundore James R. Dunn Dr . Bernadine J . Duran Edward & Verna Gerbic Family

Foundation El Pomar Foundation H Sigrid E. Elenga and C. Stephen

Smyth Enerplus Ernst & Young Foundation Matching

Gifts Program ExxonMobil Matching Gift Program Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Susan and Eric Friedenberg Sandra and R . Neil Fuller John J. Garand Charles and Laura Garland Hugh and Shirley Garnett John J. Garrett, M.D. Gerald B. Shreiber Foundation Grace S. Shaw-Kennedy Foundation Margaret G. Gralenski Caryl L. Hadler Don Hagerman Lucile Hamlin William F. Harrison Helen Roberti Charitable Trust The High Rock Foundation Houston Family Foundation Impact Assets Isa-Maria and David Shoolman

Family Foundation Philip D. Jackson Stephen and Karen Jackson James and Sarah Rollins

Family of Trusts The Jana Foundation, Inc. Mike and Ann Johnson Elizabeth Jones and Roberta Johnson Julie Kant Miriam Kartch-Hughes Amy Kaufman Yoko Kawachino Karen M. Kehoe Jill Kirshner Bill and Ildiko Knott Fred Korn Neil Kreitman Patrick Kulesa Leibowitz and Greenway Family

Charitable Foundation George H. Leon, Jr. Mabel Y. Hughes Charitable Trust Macy's Maria Malyugina McDonald's Corporation McVay Foundation Dr. Richard Lee Meehan, D.D.S. George and Priscilla Meredith Jill Frost Merke MetLife Foundation MGM Resorts International Michael W. Fisher Foundation, Inc. Laurie Michaels Bette Midler and Martin von

Haselberg Sonia and D. James Miller Morgan Stanley Foundation Anthony and Susan Morris Nancy Allison Perkins Foundation The Nathan P. Jacobs Foundation Susan Nelson-Benway Helen K. Ogura Sandra K. Orange Constance W. Packard Richard Palmer

A star (H) by the donor’s name indicates this donor has created a pathway to Native student success through a multi-year commitment. A flame ( ) by the donor’s name indicates this donor is a confirmed member of our Circle of Vision Society and has included the American Indian College Fund in their estate plans.

The Paul and Edith Babson

Foundation Rowena Pecchenino Ben Plucknett Charitable Trust Michael and Linda Purvis Susan Ramsdell Roger D. Reading Hilary and Steven Reis Maria and Arthur Richmond Rosalie J . Coe Weir Foundation Tia Rosengarten Rundgren Foundation Marjory H. Russell Elizabeth Ellen Sandager Kenneth Sassen Schlessman Family Foundation Mark B. Schupack Ernest Seevers and Mary Perkins Sheila, Dave and Sherry Gold

Foundation Ruth O. Sherer Sidney Stern Memorial Trust The Siragusa Family Foundation Samantha E. Skove John and Catherine Smith Southern California Edison Calvin Spears Stax Inc. Janette Stevens Sysco Corporation Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Martha Taylor TD Ameritrade Clearing Virginia Theo-Steelman and David Steelman Thomas C. and Lois L. Sando

Foundation Tucker Charity Fund The Tzo'-Nah Fund Vanguard Charitable Endowment

Program Virginia W. Hill Charitable

Foundation Vladimir Jones Walter and Ursula Eberspacher

Foundation Delores Barr Weaver Paul J. Weissman The Weissman Family Foundation, Inc. Peter Welles In Memory of Anthony A. Welmas William and Theda White Luke Whitesell and Catherine McLellan William H. Donner Foundation, Inc. Carolyn V. Wood John A. Wright Phillip A. Wright in Honor of Helen

Wright and Marlene LaClair Patricia Yingst Chapman Young III Karen A . Yust

$5,000–$9,999

Nicole Alger The Allison Foundation Alvin I. & Peggy S. Brown Family

Charitable Foundation Amaltheia Foundation Amazon Smile Foundation Paul Anders Sam Anderson Anonymous (10) Amy Ariel and Liddy Rich Kristin K. Armstrong Jonathan Bass Helen and Dianne M. Batzkalll George and Linda Bauer The Beane Family Foundation Jason W . Bear Paul Belo Emily P. Berg Henry and Rhoda Bernstein Black-Periman Foundation Mark and Deborah Blackman Barbara M. Blount David and Barbara Boerner Lorraine M. Bosche Dr . Paula Botstein Amanda W. Bowen Mary Braunagel-Brown and Sterling Brown Dr. Edward S. Breakell, M.D. Sylvain Brigant Bright Funds Foundation Brokaw Family Foundation Addison W . Brown Bruna P. Brylawski Fay P. Bullitt Richard and Elizabeth Burns Stephen and Joanne Burns Thomas and Carol Butler Cristina Campbell Canaday Family Charitable Trust Carol C. Johnson Charitable

Foundation Ann Carr Benjamin and Pat Chapman R. Kingsbury Chase Peter Christen The Community Foundation of the Dan River Region Frank and Judith Czeiner Mary R. Dahl Luke Davenport Nancy B. Davis Robert M. Davis Daedalus Foundation, Inc. Andrew Dickey and Virginia Yohe Paul and Rachel Dirmeyer Marna Doucette and Steve Quessy William Downey Jack T. Doyle G. Cameron Duncan East Bay Community Foundation Edward H. Kaplan Revocable Trust Jean and Richard Ellestad Alice Ericsson Esmond Nissim Foundation, Inc. Carl and Julie Falk Judy S. Feldman Field Schulder Family Charitable Fund Richard Fink Michael and Linda Fisher Maureen W . Footer Naomi C. Franklin Friend Mario J. Gabelli Shayne C. Gad Jean F. Gadd Evelyn J. Gaines Brandon S. Gast Dr. Danelle S. Gavares Hazel and Lynn Gearheart Cameron Geddes Kendalle Getty Beverly H. Goodman Barbara T. Greenewalt Donita S. Gross Joanne Guidi Margaret W. Halleck Page S. Hammond Donna M. Hawxhurst James and Kathryn Haymaker Helen J. and Thomas N. Urban

Charitable Foundation Kerry and Mi-Lai Heubeck