Cherokee Nation Foundation announces record amount of scholarship awards for 2026-27 academic year
Cherokee Nation Foundation is proud to announce its scholarship recipients for the 2026-2027 academic year.
With support from Cherokee Nation and private donors, the nonprofit organization is awarding more than $540,000 to students.
New scholarship recipients and awards are as follows
Cherokee Council District 1
- Xander Denton, Hulbert, OK | Cherokee Scholars
- Easton Graalfs, Hulbert, OK | Cherokee Scholars
- Havana Randall, Ft.Gibson, OK | Cherokee Nation Council Leadership Scholarship
- Sarah Russell, Tahlequah, OK | Cherokee Scholars; James R. Upton Memorial; Levi Otis Teague, Hazel L. Teague, & Jo Ann Teague Memorial Scholarship
- Lauren Stephens, Tahlequah, OK | Cherokee Scholars; Pathology Laboratory Associates Scholarship
- Wyatt Stephens, Tahlequah, OK | Cherokee Scholars; Levi Otis Teague, Hazel L. Teague, & Jo Ann Teague Memorial Scholarship
Cherokee Council District 2
- Nathan Armstrong, Tahlequah, OK | Cherokee Nation Council Leadership Scholarship; Cherokee Nation Freedman Descendants Scholarship
- Jonah Asbill, Tahlequah, OK | Oklahoma State University/Cherokee Nation Foundation
- Kynda Foreman, Tahlequah, OK | Sequoyah High School Alumni Scholarship
- Trae Kupsick, Tahlequah, OK | Rudisill Scholarship; Susan B. Agnew Leoser Scholarship
- Hunter Ryan, Tahlequah, OK | Levi Otis Teague, Hazel L. Teague, & Jo Ann Teague Memorial Scholarship
- Kimberly-Mae Stroman, Tahlequah, OK | Cherokee Nation Behavioral Health Scholarship
Cherokee Council District 3
- Riley Dotson, Tahlequah, OK | Susan B. Agnew Leoser Scholarship; Jack Forrest Scholarship
- Macie Gremillion, Vian, OK | Cherokee Nation Council Leadership Scholarship
- Samantha Lee, Park Hill, OK | Cherokee Nation Freedman Descendants Scholarship
- Daily Molloy, Tahlequah, OK | Theresa & Brenda Walker Family Scholarship
- Matthew Talburt, Park Hill, OK | Cherokee Nation Businesses
Cherokee Council District 4
- JaiCee Lester, Muskogee, OK | Cherokee Nation Council Leadership Scholarship
Cherokee Council District 5
- Aislynn Jahnke, Owasso, OK | Cherokee Nation Council Leadership Scholarship
Cherokee Council District 6
- Waylon Campbell, Sallisaw, OK | Cherokee Nation Council Leadership Scholarship
Cherokee Council District 7
- Seth Brown, Stilwell, OK | Cherokee Nation Council Leadership Scholarship; Frankie Hargis Scholarship
- Remy Westmoreland, Stilwell, OK | James R. Upton Memorial; Sequoyah High School Alumni Scholarship
Cherokee Council District 8
- Kaleigh Carte, Westville, OK | Harold "Jiggs" Phillips Scholarship
- Kate Kelley, Tahlequah, OK | Theresa & Brenda Walker Family Scholarship
- Alyssa Lopez, Tahlequah, OK | James R. Upton Memorial; Sequoyah High School Alumni Scholarship
- Sadie Paden, Kansas, OK | Cherokee Nation Council Leadership Scholarship
- Bethany Romero, Tahlequah, OK | Theresa & Brenda Walker Family Scholarship
- Breelynn Vaughn, Tahlequah, OK | Theresa & Brenda Walker Family Scholarship
- Talon Vaughn, Tahlequah, OK | Sequoyah High School Alumni Scholarship
Cherokee Council District 9
- Olivia Hudson, Jay, OK | Cherokee Nation Council Leadership Scholarship
- Allison Price, Rose, OK | Cherokee Nation Businesses
Cherokee Council District 10
- Ella Enloe, Jay, OK | Cherokee Nation Council Leadership Scholarship
- Michael Reed, Jay, OK | Cherokee Nation Businesses
Cherokee Council District 11
- Wyatt Hannah, Lenapah, OK | Cherokee Nation Council Leadership Scholarship
Cherokee Council District 12
- Samuel Clay, Collinsville, OK | Cherokee Nation Council Leadership Scholarship
Cherokee Council District 13
- Skye Ketcher, Sperry, OK | Cherokee Nation Council Leadership Scholarship
- Cortney Roberts, Owasso, OK | Indian Women's Pocahontas Club Scholarship
Cherokee Council District 14
- Emily Lee, Claremore, OK | University of Tulsa/Cherokee Nation Foundation Scholarship
- Landry Roland, Claremore, OK | Cherokee Nation Council Leadership Scholarship; Susan B. Agnew Leoser Scholarship
Cherokee Council District 15
- Forrest Griffin, Claremore, OK | Cherokee Nation Council Leadership Scholarship
At-Large
- Keira Adkisson, Choctaw, OK | Champion At Large Scholarship; Cherokee Nation Council Leadership Scholarship
- Joseph Albus, Pell City, AL | Cherokee Nation At-Large
- Ilori Baham, San Diego, CA | Champion At Large Scholarship
- John Boland, Herndon, VA | Champion At Large Scholarship
- Vivian Bunch, Oklahoma City, OK | Cherokee Nation Behavioral Health Scholarship; Champion At Large Scholarship
- Maddie Calhoun, Tulsa, OK | Cherokee Scholars
- Helen Clifton, Soper, OK | Cherokee Nation At-Large
- Hunter Combs, Oklahoma City, OK | Cherokee Nation Businesses
- Tiphanie Deitz, Choctaw, OK | Cherokee Nation Behavioral Health Scholarship
- Isabella Dilber, Chantilly, VA | Cherokee Nation At-Large
- Carly Dunn, Joplin, MO | Cherokee Phoenix Continuing the Legacy Scholarship
- Addison Fletcher, Tulsa, OK | Cherokee Scholars; Peruzzi Family Scholarship
- Samuel Frailey, Edmond, OK | Champion At Large Scholarship; Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Leadership Scholarship
- Rylee Gaither, Bixby, OK | Charles Alan Beauchamp Scholarship
- Kristina Glass, Riverside, CA | Cherokee Nation Deputy Chief Leadership Scholarship; Champion At Large Scholarship
- Audrey Gray, Tulsa, OK | Cherokee Scholars
- Sophie Gray, Tulsa, OK | Cherokee Scholars
- Isabella Groshans, Largo, FL | Barbara Jean Dyer Scholarship
- Layken Hardbarger, Rogers, AR | Cherokee Nation At-Large
- Emma Henderson, Mustang, OK | Cherokee Nation At-Large
- Brynlee Keys, Dacula, GA | Cherokee Nation At-Large
- Malley Knight, Edmond, OK | Cherokee Nation Behavioral Health Scholarship
- Kaitlyn Marlow, Murfreesboro, TN | Cherokee Nation At-Large
- Ella Marlow, Murfreesboro, TN | Champion At Large Scholarship
- Olivia Marlow, Murfreesboro, TN | Champion At Large Scholarship
- Holly McBride, Chandler, OK | Cherokee Nation Behavioral Health Scholarship
- Finley Miller, Overland Park, KS | Levi Otis Teague, Hazel L. Teague, & Jo Ann Teague Memorial Scholarship
- Cody Moss, Stillwater, OK | Cherokee Nation Council Leadership Scholarship; Oklahoma State University/Cherokee Nation Foundation
- Brookelyn Myers, Sand Springs, OK | Cherokee Scholars
- Loriese Myers, Clayton, IN | Clarkson Family Scholarship
- Elizabeth Orlovich, Boise, ID | Anna Belle Mitchell Memorial Scholarship
- Bodie Osburn, Edmond, OK | Cherokee Scholars
- Eva Patton, Combs, AR | Cherokee Nation At-Large
- Rachel Purdum, Broken Arrow, OK | Cherokee Nation At-Large
- Sierra Quinn, Casper, WY | Cherokee Nation At-Large
- Lola Redington, Tulsa, OK | Cherokee Scholars
- Mallory Reed, Durant, OK | Cherokee Nation At-Large
- Hannah Reisinger, El Paso, TX | Cherokee Nation At-Large
- Ryan Ridley, Bixby, OK | Cherokee Nation At-Large
- Dillon Turman, Tulsa, OK | Cherokee Nation Freedman Descendants Scholarship
- Colin Westfahl, Edmond, OK | Cherokee Nation At-Large
- Riley Young, Broken Arrow, OK | Cherokee Nation Businesses