AISES Council of Elders

Guiding Indigenous STEM

The AISES Council of Elders share their wisdom and guidance with AISES students and with the organization as a whole. The AISES Council of Elders represents an integral aspect of the AISES philosophy of passing on knowledge to the next generation.

Steve Darden (Navajo/Cheyenne/Swedish)

Rose Darden (Ute)

Phil Lane, Jr. (Yankton Dakota and Chickasaw)

Norbert Hill, Jr. (Oneida)

Faith Spotted Eagle (Ihanktonwan Band of the Dakota/Nakota/Lakota Nation of South Dakota)

Dr. Bret R. Benally Thompson (White Earth Band of Ojibwe)

Dr. Artley M. Skenandore (Oneida)

Cecelia Lucero (Acoma Pueblo)

Antoinelle Benally Thompson (Navajo)

Council of Elders Emeritus

Dr. Hennrietta Mann (Southern Cheyenne)

In Memorium

Eddie Box Sr.
Southern Ute

Andrea & Horace Axtell
Nez Perce

Franklin & Mary Kahn
Navajo

Phil Lane, Sr. & Bow Lane
Yankton Sioux Chickasaw

Lee Piper, Ph.D.
Cherokee

Dr. James May
United Keetoowah Band

Stan Lucero
Laguna Pueblo

Lydia Black Elk Ice
Lakota