MINNEAPOLIS — Five local students received Tribal College Student of the Year or Coca-Cola First-Generation Scholar awards at a recent ceremony held by the American Indian College Fund at the Minneapolis Convention Center.

The Adolph Coors Foundation sponsors the Tribal College and University Students of the Year and the Tribal College and University President Honoree of the Year. Each tribal college and university selects one student to represent their institution and the American Indian College Fund selects the TCU President Honoree. Students receive a $1,200 scholarship and the president is awarded a $1,200 honorarium.

The Coca-Cola Foundation provides scholarships for first-generation Native students who attend a tribal college or university. According to a release, the Coca-Cola Foundation has been awarded almost $3.6 million in scholarship support to the College Fund since 1990 to assist more than 500 students with their college education. Students can reapply for the scholarship each year if they maintain a 3.0 grade point average and are active in campus and community life.

The following students received Tribal College Student of the Year:
Darrin Brown Jr. of Leech Lake Tribal College, Angeline Harris of Red