Students

Caitlynn Hanna
Caitlynn Hanna

A sawed-off 6-foot bow section of a concrete canoe stands upright in a Duckering Building hall, part of a display about engineering at 51窪蹋勛圖厙. Look closely, and youll see a subtle image of a harpoon pressed into the boats floor.

 

James Isabell
James Isabell

James Isabell had to rethink his life after an all-terrain vehicle crash crushed his leg. He couldnt walk for nine months.

 

Jenessa Oviok
Jenessa Oviok

Jenessa Ovioks nephew was born with a hole in his heart. Watching him face that challenge, while she wasnt able to help, helped her decide on a career. Thats why I want to be a doctor, she said.

 

Joe Bifelt
Joe Bifelt

Joe Bifelt saw firsthand how a cultural connection could transform school for young people in his home village of Huslia. A dog mushing program started by his late grandfather, legendary racer George Attla, changed his relationship with the high school teachers in his senior year.

 

Ruth Nashookpuk
Profile: Ruth Nashookpuk

Like other painters, Ruth Nashookpuk uses canvas as a foundation. But when shes done, Nashookpuk can lace up her work and apply it to her other passion: basketball.

 

Bax Bond performing with the Inu-Yupiaq Dance Group during the 2013 Festival of Native Arts
There's no place like a dance group to help Bax Bond feel at home

When it came to choose where to go to college, Bax Bond followed in his mother's footsteps.

 

John Oulton
Profile: John Oulton

John Oulton bought a car last summer. The 2008 Chevy Cobalt isnt big or fancy. Car and Driver magazine described it that year as an acceptable choice as a transportation appliance.

 

Cory LePore
Cory LePore

Bachelor's in economics
Hometown: Bethel