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The American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit professional association with the goal of substantially increasing American Indian, Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, First Nation and other indigenous peoples of North America representation in the fields of science, technology, engineering, math (STEM) and other related disciplines. Its headquarters is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. As of May 1, 2013, Sarah EchoHawk is the Chief Executive Officer.




History


AISES was founded in 1977, by American Indian scientists: Manhattan Project scientist and Mohawk, Arnold Anderson, Al Qöyawayma, Carol Gardipe (Penobscot), George Thomas (Cherokee), Jerry Elliott (Cherokee/Osage), Alex Labadie (Osage) and Jim Shorty (Navajo).
Since its founding, the society has held the annual, three-day AISES National Conference, which includes the largest job fair in Indian country.




Chapters


As of 2011, AISES has 177 chartered college and university chapters and 13 professional chapters in the US and Canada. In addition, 150 affiliated K-12 schools enroll in excess of 45,000 Native American students.




Winds of Change magazine


AISES publishes Winds of Change, a quarterly magazine on science, technology, engineering and math fields and Native Americans.




Scholarships


In 2012, AISES administered four merit-based, college scholarship programs:

A.T. Anderson Memorial Scholarship—offered since 1983 to its members in the fields of math, science, medicine, engineering, physical science, natural resources, and technology.
AISES Google Scholarship
AISES Intel Scholarship
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Foundation Scholarship




Awards


At the annual AISES Leadership Summit, two student awards are voted on for students, by students. The awards are the Rising Leader Award and Leadership Award. In 2018, soil scientist Lydia Jennings was awarded the Rising Leader Award.
In 2011, the San Juan College branch of AISES earned the National Student Chapter of the Year award, the first community college to earn the national award formerly given at top schools such as Stanford University and the University of California, Los Angeles.




See also


American Indian Council of Architects and Engineers




Notes






References


Fenske, Robert H. (1997). Early Intervention Programs: Opening the Door to Higher Education. Graduate School of Education and Human Development, George Washington University. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-878380-78-4.




Further reading


Begay-Campbell, Sandra (2002). "American Indian Science and Engineering Society". In National Academy of Engineering. Committee on Diversity in the Engineering Workforce (ed.). Diversity in Engineering: Managing the Workforce of the Future. National Academies Press. ISBN 978-0-309-08429-1.
Eggleston, Emily (December 1, 2011). "MMSD teacher receives 2011 Woman of Achievement award". Madison Commons. University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Journalism. Retrieved December 20, 2011.




External links


Official website

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