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8 THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2012 cherokee one feather/na tsalagi soquo ugidahliOICA PhotoJessica Gagne's "Lochness Wear and Tear” won the Best of Show Award at the 2012 SCCStudent Art Show.Winners announced for2012 SCC Student Art ShowAt the recent reception for the2012 SCC Student Art Show held onThursday, April 12, winners for thethree Honorable Mention and one Bestof Show were announced. Honorablementions went to Robert Beck, Jr. forhis letter press printed book "Robert'sFish Tales", Joy Hutcher for her ceramicCat Efigy, and Carrie Atkinsonfor her book and sculpture titled "Uktena".The Best of Show went to JessicaGagne for her sculpture "LochnessWear and Tear".Each of the four winners will havetheir art work on display at the Collegefor 2012, and then be entered in thestate-wide community college art exhibitionin Raleigh for 2013. The 2012SCC Student Art Show will be on displayuntil Tuesday, April 30 in the OICAgallery, and is free and open to thepublic.Southwestern Community Collegeoffers an Associate of Fine Arts degreeprogram at The Oconaluftee Institutefor Cultural Arts. The Oconaluftee Institutefor Cultural Arts is located onHighway 19 North, behind Tribal Bingoat 70 Bingo Loop in Cherokee, NC. Formore information about the Associatein Fine Arts program, please call JeffMarley at 828.497.3945; or on the webat www.southwesterncc.edu/inearts/.- OICAMinority Business award nominations soughtThe Minority Enterprise Development Week Committee is now acceptingnominations for their 2012 awards. Businesses open for at least two years maynominate themselves for Minority Business Person of the Year. In addition to theoverall winner, awards will also be presented to category winners in construction,manufacturing, restaurant, retail, and service. For businesses open lessthan two years, submit a nomination for Outstanding Emerging Business.The awards are open to minority small business owners from Buncombe,Clay, Cherokee, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, Swainand Transylvania counties.All nominations must be received by Saturday, June 30. The self-nominationforms can be found at www.wncmedweek.org or by calling Hope Huskey at 497-1670. The awards will be presented at the MED Week Awards Reception onThursday, Sept. 20.- MED Week Committee of WNC, Inc.www.theonefeather.com
cherokee one feather/na tsalagi soquo ugidahliTHURSDAY, APRIL 26, 20129Jenkins to retire from CherokeePreservation Foundation at years-endSUBMITTED By NANCY FOLTZCHEROKEE PRESERVATION FOUNDATIONThese mountainshave always beenmy home. They’vebeen good to me,but times arechanging.Opportunities onceavailable here maynot be available toour children.We must invest inour people:in education, jobcreation, health care,and in a strong,sustainable economyfor all.Let’s all join handsin one big circle!www.JoeSamQueen.comVoteJoe Sam QueenMay 8thPAID FOR BY THE FRIENDS OFJOE SAM QUEENSusan Jenkins, Executive Directorof Cherokee Preservation Foundation(www.cpfn.org), has announcedher retirement to theboard and staff of the Foundation, effectiveDec. 31.Cherokee Preservation Foundationis celebrating its 10th anniversary in2012 and it has been an eventful 10years under Jenkins’ leadership. Workingwith the Eastern Band of CherokeeIndians (EBCI) and neighbors in thesurrounding seven-county region, theFoundation has served as a grantmaker,partnership broker and convenerto achieve cultural preservation,economic development and environmentalpreservation goals. As a resultof strategies developed and pursuedwith community members, progresshas been made in culture-based leadershipdevelopment, Cherokee languagerevitalization, cultural tourism,revitalization of Cherokee’s businessdistrict, regional entrepreneurship, inancialliteracy of Cherokee youth, regionaleducation, perpetuation ofCherokee artistic traditions and sustainablepractices.“Dr. Susan Jenkins has been instrumentalin developing the Foundation’sinfrastructure, creating a grant-makingprogram, developing and reining theFoundation’s strategic focus, buildingpartnerships within the community,and mentoring local staff members toready them for leadership positions,”said Luke D. Hyde, chairman of CherokeePreservation Foundation’s Board.“Thanks in large part to her efforts, theFoundation has had a signiicant impacton our community and the region.”Since the Foundation’s inception, ithas made 731 grants totaling morethan $58 million to EBCI and regionalprojects and programs. With matchesin funding or in-kind resources, itstotal contribution to the region hasamounted to nearly $150 million.“Working with the Foundation’swonderful staff and board members,EBCI members and others in our regiondedicated to improving the qualityof life on the Qualla Boundary andin the surrounding counties has madethe past 10 years very special for me,”said Jenkins. “I will leave at the end ofthe year knowing the Foundation isstrong in all ways and prepared fornew accomplishments under its nextleader.”After her retirement, Jenkins plansto stay in the region and undertakesome projects on behalf of indigenouspeople as well as philanthropic andnonproit organizations, and she willalso spend more time traveling andworking in her garden.An enrolled member of theChoctaw Nation (Oklahoma), shejoined Cherokee Preservation Foundationin January 2002, coming from theHitachi Foundation, where she hadbeen Senior Program Oficer. Previouslyshe was with the W.K. KelloggFoundation, where she helped establisha partnership between 55 Deltacommunities in Arkansas, Louisiana,and Mississippi and the Kellogg Foundation.She has a PhD in Sociologyfrom the University of Georgia.A Transition Committee will leadOne Feather deadlineMonday at 12noonCPF PhotoSusan Jenkins, execuve director of the Cherokee Preservaon Foundaon for its enre10-year existence, is set to rere at years-end.efforts to plan for a smooth transitionand to search nationally for a new executivedirector for the Foundation.CHEROKEE ONE FEATHERP.O. Box 501, Cherokee, N.C. 28719Located in Ginger Lynn WelchComplex, Room 149PHONE: (828) 497-1750FAX: (828) 497-1753theonefeather.comFollow us on twitter: @GWYOneFeatherStaffEditor - Jean Jonesrochjone@nc-cherokee.comReporter - Scott M. Brings Plentyscotmckie@nc-cherokee.comSubscription Clerk - Elvia Walkingstickelviwalk@nc-cherokee.comSubscriptions:One year.....$52Six months......$26Send a check or money order, made payableto the Cherokee One Feather, to the addressabove. Info: Jean Jones (828) 497-1754.Published WeeklyEastern Band of Cherokee Indians - OwnersSecond Class Postage PaidCherokee, N.C. 28719, USPS 715-640Deadline - Monday at 12noonEmail or call for Advertising RatesCherokee’s Award WinningNewspaper since 1966CONTENTS © 2012 CHEROKEE ONE FEATHER
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