By Susan McInnis

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The Lister Scholarship benefits single mothers attending the Tanana Valley Campus who are in good academic standing and who demonstrate motivation, academic and leadership potential. The endowment has reached $100,000, and has awarded $6,700 since 2004, to Judith Sam (human services technology), Muriel Bell (registered nursing), Vanessa Derendoff (applied accounting), Melonie Robinett (paralegal studies), and Hope Roberts (applied business).

"In my education I hope that I am also an example to my children. I hope they will internalize what they have seen in what I am doing to become all they want to be in life." -- Muriel Bell

"This world is so different from that of my ancestors. Back then it was about survival and staying healthy. We have a lot on our plate today. We not only need an education to survive, but we also need to keep the Native culture alive to pass what we know on to our children." -- Vanessa Derendoff

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