Scholarship Recipients Named

The Indian Women’s Pocahontas Club Proudly Announces Its Higher Education Scholarship Recipients

(L to R) Lucille Ledbetter, Nancy Gilbert, Ruby Cervantes, Marissa Reed, Cyndul Sayles Joshua Johnson and Donors, Dave and Adrienne Crutchfield. Photo courtesy of Indian Women's Pocahontas Club.

The ladies of the Indian Women's Pocahontas Club are an inspiring group focused on sharing the joy of the future. Education is a primary focus for the club, and they encourage young people to further their education by providing a variety of scholarships. These scholarships are available to Cherokees, both male and female, who are graduating high school senior or undergraduate studies and entering an accredited institution of higher education, including a college, university, career tech, or vocational school. The $1000.00 per academic year scholarships are available to each recipient for up to four years and are very useful because scholarship monies go directly to the student to use as needed.

 The IWPC provides 10 scholarships, one Dawson-Nelson Akanadi Endowed Scholarship Fund at Oklahoma State University, three Foreman Faulkner Endowments at Rogers State University, one Imogene King Crutchfield Scholarship, two Doris "Coke" Meyer Memorial Scholarships, and one Cherokee Nation Foundation Scholarship, for a total of 18 scholarships. 

The Indian Women’s Pocahontas Club is pleased to announce the recipients of Higher Education Scholarships for the upcoming 2025-2026 academic year.

• Dawson Arnett from Shawnee will be attending Fort Hays State University, KS
• Mahayla Baccus from Tulsa will be attending Oral Roberts University
• Ruby Cervantes from Claremore will be attending Rogers State University
• Nancy Gilbert from Vinita will be attending Rogers State University
• Lucille Ledbetter from Muskogee will be attending the University of Tulsa
• Jadyn McDonald from Vinita will be attending Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
• Jacie Moffett from Jay will be attending Carl Albert State College
• Kelsey Peper from Adair will be attending Oklahoma State University
• Chasity Smith from Gore will be attending Connors State College
• Evan Weaver from Adair will be attending Northeastern State University
• Joshua Johnson from Chelsea - RSU - Foreman Faulkner Scholarship Endowment
• Ansley Ramsey from Oologah - RSU - Foreman Faulkner Scholarship Endowment
• Amber Tate from Nowata - RSU - Foreman Faulkner Scholarship Endowment
• Mackenna Markes from Bison - OSU - Dawson-Nelson Akanadi Endowed Scholarship
• Kylee Leach from Salina is the recipient of the Imogene King Crutchfield Scholarship and will be attending Northeastern State University.
• Marisa Reed from Broken Arrow is the recipient of the Doris “Coke” Meyer Memorial Scholarship and will be attending the University of Oklahoma.
• Brea Lamb from Hulbert is the recipient of the Doris “Coke” Meyer Memorial Scholarship and will be attending Rogers State University.
• Cyndul Sayles from Sperry is the recipient of the Cherokee Nation Foundation, Indian Women’s Pocahontas Club Scholarship and will be attending Oklahoma State University.

Scholarship applications were due by June 30, and the Indian Women’s Pocahontas Club has enjoyed this exciting time of reviewing applications, learning about each student and making the selections. They are thrilled to congratulate these outstanding students and wishing them success in their academic endeavors.