Gabriella Simpson
Eve’s Fund has awarded college scholarships to three top graduates of Saint Michael Indian School in St. Michael’s, Arizona. The students were honored as recipients of the school’s legacy awards during its 72nd commencement on Saturday, June 4, held on the school campus. The annual awards, each of which includes a college scholarship, were given to graduating seniors Gabriella Simpson, Matthew Herrera, and Dayshon Dalgai.
Gabriella Simpson received the Saint Katharine Drexel Award, a $1,000 scholarship, which is given to a student who honors a commitment to personal dignity and respect for the rights of others. Gabriella plans to attend a college where she will study criminal justice and pursue her interest in softball at the collegiate level.
Matthew Herrera
Matthew Herrera, Salutatorian, received the Sister Katharine Barrett Award, a $500 scholarship that recognizes a student for their service and loyalty to the school community. Matthew will attend University of Arizona to study architecture and pre-med.
Dayshon Dalgai
Class of 2022 Valedictorian, Dayshon Dalgai, received the Sister Mary Honora Award, which includes a $500 scholarship, and honors a student who is reverent of the traditions and culture of the Navajo and other peoples within the school community. Dayshon has been accepted into the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University.
“Saint Katharine Drexel, who founded St. Michael Indian School in 1902, envisioned that our graduates would continue their education at universities and colleges around the nation and world. It is fitting that Eve’s Fund has partnered with us to advance her vision by providing scholarship awards for our students entering college this fall. St. Michael Indian School is grateful to Eve’s Fund for its support of the school’s values and mission,” said Dot Teso, the school’s president.
“We join the Saint Michael Indian School community in wishing Gabriella, Matthew and Dayshon, and all the 2022 graduates, continued success,” said Barbara Crowell Roy, Eve’s Fund president. She added, “We look forward to sponsoring these scholarship awards, in our beloved daughter Eve’s memory, for many years to come.”
Eve’s Fund president, Barbara Crowell Roy on the right, presents check for scholarship awards to Tazbah Yazzie, principal of St. Michael Indian School on the left.
Eve’s Fund thanks supporters
Eve’s Fund is extremely grateful to all of the wonderful people over the years who have made it possible to continue expanding our scholarship programs and our other initiatives for Native American youth. We want to especially thank the Andrew Delaney Foundation for their generous support of our scholarship programs on the Navajo Nation and the Navajo Times for their support of the important work of non-profit organizations working on the Navajo Nation. Read the Navajo Times recently published article about our 2022 scholarships to St. Michael’s graduates here.
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About Saint Michael Indian School
Saint Katherine Drexel, foundress of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, founded Saint Michael Indian School in 1902. Today, St. Michael Indian School, located in St. Michaels, Arizona, provides students from local Native American communities with a quality education that is rooted in Catholic values, is sensitive to Native heritage, teaches leadership skills, and enables students to contribute in a culturally diverse world. For more information, go to https://stmichaelindianschool.org.
About Eve’s Fund
Eve’s Fund for Native American Health Initiatives is a community-based non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization that promotes hope and wellness for Native American youth. The late Robert M. Crowell, MD and Barbara Crowell Roy founded Eve’s Fund in 2005 in memory of their daughter, Eve Erin Crowell. Since that time, the organization has developed strong community partnerships and created literacy, injury prevention and education programs impacting over 62,000 Native children and young adults. The organization operates ThinkFirst Navajo, one of 112 ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation chapters in the U.S., and the only one serving a federally recognized Indian Reservation. For more information, go to https://www.evecrowellsfund.org.
