AIHEC Student Conference 2023

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AIHEC Student Conference 2023

The AIHEC Student Conference was held in Albuquerque, NM on March 4-7. The College of the Muscogee Nation took twenty-four students and competing in over twenty events. The conference included daily keynote speakers from Tribal College Presidents and Native American entertainers. The conference is primarily a means for friendly competition between all of the Tribal Colleges and Universities from across the country. The competitions included knowledge bowl, archery, chess, 5K run, hand games, art, science bowl, research posters, and various other academic and physical events.

The CMN faculty and staff in attendance were President, Monte Randall, faculty members Cheryl Najera, Colton Wood, Mathew Yates, Craig Barnes, and staff members John Brown, Linette Factor, Taryn Morgan, and Thomas Berryhill.

The following is a list of the category and winners for CMN:

CMN American Indian College Fund-Student of the Year

Kogee Postoak

5K Fun Run-Individual

Naomi Wesley-2nd Place Females

Brandon Bush-6th Place Males

Aaron Wesley-12th Place Males

Serious Speech-4th Place

Chandler Atwood

Informative Speech-3rd Place

Rebekah Wilson

Culinary Arts Knowledge Bowl-2nd Place

Robin Shannon, Tevin Phillips and Autum Harjo-Ochoa

Archery Men’s Team-2nd Place

Chase Adams, Evan Marshall, Jaycee Satoe and James “Boogie” Micco

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The College of the Muscogee Nation is Oklahoma’s premier tribal college offering exemplary academic degree programs and student services preparing leaders in tribal and non-tribal sectors.