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.

Antoinelle Benally Thompson

Navajo

AISES Elder

Dr. Bret R. Benally Thompson

White Earth Band of Ojibwe

AISES Elder

Rose Darden

Ute

AISES Elder

Steve Darden

Navajo/Cheyenne/Swedish

AISES Elder

Norbert Hill, Jr.

Oneida

AISES Elder

Phil Lane, Jr.

Yankton Dakota and Chickasaw

AISES Elder

Cecelia Lucero

Acoma Pueblo

AISES Elder

Dr. Artley Skenandore

Oneida

AISES Elder

Faith Spotted Eagle

Ihanktonwan Band of the Dakota/Nakota/Lakota Nation of South Dakota

AISES Elder

Council of Elders Emeritus

Dr. Hennrietta Mann

Southern Cheyenne

Council of Elders Emeritus

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