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March 8, 2006
IAIA NAMES ITS NEW PRESIDENT
The Institute of American Indian Arts, a fully accredited, four year degree-granting college, has named Dr. Cassandra Manuelito-Kerkvliet as its President.
Dr. Manuelito-Kerkvliet, 51, was the first woman President of Diné College, located in the Navajo Nation community of Tsaile, Arizona. Dr. Manuelito-Kerkvliet’s tribal affiliation is Navajo.
A bio of Dr. Manuelito-Kerkvliet is attached to this email. A medium-resolution photo of Dr. Manuelito-Kerkvliet is also attached to this email.
“I am deeply honored and humbled to be selected as the next President of the Institute of American Indian Arts. I come with great enthusiasm to help the Board of Trustees to meet new visions and goals, and to put IAIA in an International light. With my previous experience, I am able to “hit the ground running”, with lobbying efforts on Capitol Hill and within the IAIA Community. I am very excited to be back in the Southwest, and look forward to working with everyone in the IAIA Community,” said Dr. Manuelito-Kerkvliet.
IAIA Board of Trustees Chair Jeanne Givens stated “It is my pleasure to announce that Dr. Cassandra Manuelito-Kerkvliet has been chosen as the new President of the Institute of American Indian Arts. President Manuelito-Kerklvliet comes to us with skills essential to leading IAIA into the future. She brings a commitment to students, academic excellence, and a devotion to the contemporary Indian Art Movement. On behalf of the Board of Trustees, we warmly welcome her into our family to work hard and meet our collective futures. She will be available to us on a limited basis until July 1st, when she will begin her Presidency. She is currently in Washington, DC helping IAIA to strengthen financial support by meeting members of Congress on behalf of IAIA.”
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