Cloud Peak Energy Awards Scholarships to Crow Tribe Students
Cloud Peak Energy and the Crow Tribe recently awarded over $65,000 in scholarships to students from the Crow Tribe who are pursuing higher education. Cloud Peak Energy will fund college and vocational scholarships annually, beginning with the 2013-2014 academic year, as part of the Option to Lease Agreement and Exploration Agreement reached earlier this year between the Crow Tribe of Indians and Big Metal Coal Co. LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cloud Peak Energy Inc.
“I would like to congratulate this year’s scholarship recipients who are demonstrating their commitment to higher education,” said Colin Marshall, Cloud Peak Energy’s President and CEO. “Cloud Peak Energy values education in our workplace and in our communities and is proud to support these Tribe members with their education as part of our agreements with the Crow Nation. I am pleased that the annual scholarships will bring immediate benefits to members of the Tribe at the start of what will be a long-term partnership.”
“I have long been an advocate for our Crow youth and their education. I want to thank Cloud Peak Energy for honoring that commitment and helping the future of the Crow Nation,” said Crow Tribal Chairman Darrin Old Coyote.
The scholarships will be paid over the course of two semesters. All recipients are members of the Crow Tribe and are currently attending higher education institutions.
Cloud Peak Energy would like to congratulate the following scholarship recipients and wish them all the best of luck in their endeavors.
2013-2014 Cloud Peak Energy Scholarship Awardees:
Ronald Beaumont Jr., MSU City College
David Buffalo, Little Big Horn College
Michael Buffalo, Syracuse University
Gusena Gardner, Little Big Horn College
Ronnea Gramling, Salish Kootenai College
Sabrena Half, MSU Billings
Elvina Hogan, Little Big Horn College
Brittany Iron, Little Big Horn College
Devona Lambert, MSU Billings
Thea Little Light, Little Big Horn College
Dustin Little Owl, Little Big Horn College
Justin Old Coyote, Arizona Auto Institute
Rudolph Old Crow Jr., Little Big Horn College
Byron Real Bird, Little Big Horn College
Madonna Robinson, Rocky Mountain College
Jolene Spotted Bear, Little Big Horn College
Melton Spotted Bear Jr., Little Big Horn College
Emery Three Irons, MSU Bozeman
Monica Turnsplenty, MSU Bozeman
George Two Moons Jr., Little Big Horn College
Raymond White Jr., Little Big Horn College
Charline Whiteman, MSU Bozeman
About Cloud Peak Energy®
Cloud Peak Energy Inc. (NYSE:CLD) is headquartered in Wyoming and is one of the largest U.S. coal producers and the only pure-play Powder River Basin (PRB) coal company. As one of the safest coal producers in the nation, Cloud Peak Energy specializes in the production of low sulfur, subbituminous coal. The company owns and operates three surface coal mines in the PRB, the lowest cost major coal producing region in the nation. The Antelope and Cordero Rojo mines are located in Wyoming and the Spring Creek Mine is located in southeastern Montana. Cloud Peak Energy also owns rights to substantial undeveloped coal and complementary surface assets in the Northern PRB, further building the company’s long-term position to serve Asian export and domestic customers. With approximately 1,700 employees, the company is widely recognized for its exemplary performance in its safety and environmental programs. Cloud Peak Energy is a sustainable fuel supplier for approximately 4 percent of the nation’s electricity.
About the Crow Tribe of Indians
The Crow Tribe of Indians (Apsáalooke Nation) is a federally-recognized Indian tribe, whose 13,000 members occupy a 2.2 million acre Reservation in southeastern Montana. Under the Tribe’s 2001 Constitution, the Tribal Government consists of an Executive Branch, a Legislative Branch, and an independent Judicial Branch.
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