gi昀琀ed $1000 and $500 will be Professional Services LLC, given to the NC Professional Worriax Backhoe Service, AISES chapter, as both NC Louis Stokes Alliance assisted in collaboration for Minority Participation e昀昀orts and in planning the (NCLSAMP) grant at event. 吀栀e remaining funds UNCP, State Farm – Corbin a昀琀er conference expenses Eddings, Lumbee Out昀椀tters, will be used to assist students Hunt’s Tire, Jarrod Lowery at Robeson Community – State Representative, College with travel to attend Faline Dial – County future AISES activities and Commissioner, Lumbee opportunities. Lumberton Visitors Bureau, Merck. Regional Development Turtle Sponsors: Metcon, Dominion Association (LRDA), Judy Sampson – Energy, and Lumbee Tribal Council County Commissioner, Department of 吀栀e students who received scholarships Members – Jody Bullard, Yvonne Agriculture – Florence, SC; 吀栀e Luna were: Dial, Josephine Doss, Bobby Emanuel, Tree, LLC; NC Commission of Indian • Lucas Ayers, Robeson Community Homer Fields, Gerald Goolsby, Kathy A昀昀airs; Southeast Climate Adaptation College Hunt, Kristie Hunt, Richard Jones, Science Center NC State; CQue Food/ • Dulce Sanchez Moralez, RCC Early Rudy Locklear, Wendy Moore, Billy Vending, John Cummings – County College Oxendine, Chocajuana Oxendine, Commissioner, Ginger Oxendine, • Angie Marie Cortez, RCC Early Annie Taylor, ETI – James Freeman, Fran’s Favorites, Loretta Allen, Cisco, College and Cummings Aerospace Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy Lemonade • Kenyonna Deese, UNCP Stand LLC, Phil Co Food Truck, • Jazmine Locklear, UNCP Bear Sponsors: Michael Locklear Icebreakers Snowball, Alfred Bryant, • Mackenzie Locklear, Virginia Tech – MR Electric and Security Alarms, Pine Skies Co., Candice Brooks, and • Kiara Ehle, Virginia Tech Inc, Primary Health Choice, USDA Dr. Velinda Woriax. – Florence, Chemours, Freese and 吀栀e event was spearheaded by RCC’s • Kevin Hernandez, Virginia Tech Nichols, Susan McNeill Concessions, Loretta Allen and the RCC AISES P昀椀zer, and Robin Jacobs. planning committee which included 吀栀e AISES conference was presented Deer Sponsors: Kenneth Bowen, students, faculty, and sta昀昀 from RCC by the RCC First Americans’ Pathway Sheri昀昀 Burnis Wilkins, Lumbee River – Ursula Adams, Kristy Blue, Dr. to STEM Success (FAPSS) grant, the EMC, Northeastern-Khoury College Kenneth Bowen, Jamie Collins, Valerie RCC AISES Chapter and – of Computer Science, Patterson’s Deese, Vonda Graham, William Hunt, Eagle Sponsors: Lumbee Tribe Holding, Steak and Grill, Boles Funeral Home, Megan Locklear, Scottie Locklear, Inc., Duke Energy, Jack Kent Cooke Michael Jacobs, Triangle UXPA, Kaitlyn Lyons, Stephanie McNeill, Foundation, the USDA, the United Daniell Perez, MaDukes Sweets & Derek Miller, Samantha Oxendine, States Intelligence Community, NASA, Treats, Scott Lamm, Bio Pharma Myia Reyes, and Heath Worriax.