The seventh annual American Indian alumni gathering took place this spring during American Indian Awareness Week, held in conjunction with the Lakota Omniciye Wacipi.

Attending the gathering were: (standing, left to right) Maria Barrera, Attended, Rapid City; Lila (DeMarrias) Mehlhaff, Attended, Rapid City; Stewart Mehlhaff, Class of '83, Rapid City; Jessie (Taken Alive) Rencountre, Class of '04, Rapid City; Whitney Rencountre, Attended, Rapid City; Sandor Iron Rope, Class of '07, Spearfish; Murray Lee, current student, Rapid City; LaFawn Janis, Class of '04, Golden, Colo.; Urla (Charette) Marcus, Class of '99, director of the Center for American Indian Studies at BHSU, Spearfish; Tom Wheaton, Class of '87, director of Alumni Relations at BHSU, Spearfish; (seated, left to right) Rilea (Hutchins) Moyer, Class of '06, Spearfish; Glenda (Marshall) Nedved, Class '71, Spearfish; Monica (Garreau) Schmidt, Class '73, Rapid City; Jace DeCory, BHSU faculty, Spearfish; and Beverly (Shott) Running Bear, Class of '00, Rapid City. During the event, Monica (Garreau) Schmidt was named the BHSU Alumni Lakota Omniciye Educator of the Year.