Marcindy Succo

2^nd-semester nursing student, University of New Mexico, Gallup, NM, branch college, Spring 2008.  �My clan is Running Water Together, and I was born for the Mountain Cove People.  I would like to express my gratitude to the ANA program for granting me a scholarship.  This scholarship couldn�t have come at a better time because I live 30 miles east of Gallup in a little community call Thoreau, NM, and I commute back and forth at least four times a week with classes and clinical rotations.  I intend to use the money for gas as the price of fuel has gone up tremendously, and your scholarship will help defray those costs.  I will be working in rural healthcare.  So, once again, I thank you, and I appreciate your generosity.

Racquel Medicinecrow

2^nd-semester nursing student, University of New Mexico, Gallup, NM branch college, Spring 2008.  Hello my name is Raquel Medicinecrow and I would like to say that I am very grateful for this scholarship.  I am from Bluewater Village, I was born and raised there.  I come from the T[�ogi (Weavers-Zia Clan) and the Tobaazhni�azhi (Two-Who-Came-To-Water Clan). I want to eventually become a certified nurse midwife and work in one of our Indian hospitals.  I see there is a great need for workers in these places, and I would like to give back.  The scholarship that I receive will be going toward my tuition.  I work part time to pay for school and this is a blessing to get help. Again I would like to thank you for your generosity.

Michael Davis

4^th-semester nursing student, University of New Mexico, Gallup, NM, branch college, Spring 2008.  �I would like to send out a big thank you for this scholarship.  I received notice of this blessing when my daughter was literally down to her last pamper.  I have five children.  They are 12, 10, 7, 5 and my baby is 2.  I am Navajo, and my maternal clan is Salt Clan born for (paternal) He Who Walks Around Clan.  I am currently living in Pinehaven, NM.  My journey in nursing school has not been an easy one, and your generosity eases my burden.  At one point during nursing school, I lived in my grandmother�s house with the leaking roof.  With the demands of school, it was hard to be there for my kids.  I wasn�t able to be home for them after school, to do homework and to cook for them.  Instead of helping me, my neighbor called Social Services on me.  It�s been a hard road for me and at times I�ve felt like giving up.  My mother-in-law made room for us in her house.  So, we moved and thanks to my children�s resilience during this journey, and now to you for your generosity, I will be able to finish the program and work here in Gallup, NM, and help other people just like me�to give them better healthcare and to show them that anything�s possible if, like me, they have the determination and commitment to make a better life for themselves and their families.  Thank you from the bottom of my heart.�

Shanna Downey

2^nd-semester nursing student, University of New Mexico, Gallup, NM, branch college.  My name is Shanna Downey. I am Navajo which is a matrilineal society. This is how we introduce ourselves. My maternal clan is Hon��nii meaning One Who Walks Around Clan. My paternal clan is Bilagana meaning Anglo People. My maternal grandfather�s clan is Kinyaa�nii meaning Towering House People. My paternal grandfather�s clan is Bilagana meaning Anglo People. I was born and mostly raised in Gallup, NM. However I have also lived in Arizona and Georgia. Now that I have completed my obligation to the US Army, I intend on maintaining my residency in Gallup. This will help facilitate my goal of giving back to my Native community.  First and foremost I would like to say thank you for selecting me as a recipient of your generosity. I intend to use my scholarship to aid in achieving my goal in becoming a Registered Nurse First Assistant. I would be trained to do the same duties that the second surgeon would do in the operating room to summarize what an RNFA does. I have a long way to go but am dedicated and persistent in achieving my goals. Again, thank you for your kindness and consideration. I appreciate it!!!

Yvonne Bowie

3^rd -semester nursing student, University of New Mexico, Gallup, NM branch college.  I�d like to express my gratitude and say �thank you� to ANA; I appreciate the scholarship that I have been chosen to receive.  I did not expect this and I�m very surprised.  I�m a Native American of the Navajo tribe.  I�m a single mother of two beautiful girls, ages 10 and 7.  I�m from a small community called Vanderwagon, NM, approximately 30 miles south of Gallup.  To distinguish ourselves within our tribe, we have kinships called clans.  I was born into the Red Cheek People clan (mother�s clan), born for the Black Streak People clan (father�s clan).  I�m a 3^rd semester nursing student, and I�m graduating in December of 2008.  After graduating, I plan on going into trauma nursing or Labor & Delivery nursing.  I plan on using the scholarship to fix my car so I can get to classes and clinicals without worrying about breaking down and to buy a couple more nursing books that I still need.  Again, thank you very much.