Erickson Wins MSU Native American Leadership Award

Six Montana State University students including Journey Erickson of Wolf Point have been selected for awards given by the university’s Department of Native American Studies and the American Indian/Alaska Native Student Success Program to honor academic excellence, community service and leadership.

“Our office, with the support of the NAS Department, is pleased to announce we have selected six students who demonstrate a commitment to academic excellence and have represented and served our community well in such areas as scholastic achievement, leadership, community involvement and outstanding service and ambassadorship,” said Nicholas Ross-Dick, program manager for the American Indian/ Alaska Native Student Success Program.

Erickson, a sophomore in nursing from Wolf Point, and Makayla Mather, a master’s student in Earth sciences from Tacoma, Wash., have received the Phyllis Berger Award for Leadership. The award honors the late Berger, who lived near Pony, and was a generous benefactor of MSU Native American programs.

Erickson, a member of the Three Affiliated Tribes of North Dakota, is the fundraising chair for the MSU American Indian Council.