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STUDENT AWARDS AT OLC GRADUATION
At the annual OLC graduation, cash awards are provided to outstanding graduates through OLC funds and private
donations. With the exception of the Carol Reyer awards, the amount of the cash awards are $250 for both OLC
funded and private donation supported awards.
In order for the private donation supported awards to be accepted by the Board of Trustees, there must be
funds for 5 consecutive private donation supported awards deposited with Oglala Lakota College.
The following are student awards that have established by the Board of Trustees with OLC funding.
Name Amount Award Criteria
Hattie Twiss Award $250 Female, 2 year graduate with highest GPA-any tribal member
Black Elk Award $250 B.A. graduate with highest GPA-Indian or non-Indian
Lloyd D. Eagle Bull Memorial Award $250 First preference-MA graduate with high GPA who exemplified
Lakota values and shows Lakota leadership. Second
preference-BA graduate with the same criteria
Jeanne Smith Memorial Award $250 Graduate with GPA of 3.0 or higher and winning
Biographical essay.
The following have been graduate awards that have been established by private donors:
Name Amount Award Criteria
Carol Reyer Award $1000 (2) Female and male recipient who has struggled for BA with
high GPA and must be Oglala Lakota
Robert Gay Memorial Award $250 (4) Male and female recipient-BA with Lakota studies major
with highest GPA
Male and female recipient-AA degree with Lakota studies
major with highest GPA
Patrick Hayes Memorial Award $250 Male recipient with two year degree with highest GPA-any
tribal member
(Adopted by BOT action 2/22/96)
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