AIBL would like to thank the following businesses who made it possible for the 2008 Annual Leadership Conference to take place through their sponsorship:
Sponsors Eagle Sponsors SAFECO Insurance Microsoft Buffalo Sponsors IBM Toyota Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana Gerhard Von der Ruhr Bear Sponsors Native American Management Services, Inc. Student Assistance Foundation Nike Horse Sponsor PhD Project Graduate Management Admissions Council Pima Awards Washington Corporations Advanced Litho Printing Navajo Times Hualapai Nation Graduate Management Admission Council National Indian Gaming Association <!--Greg Stahl-->
14th Annual Leadership Conference
2008 AIBL Business Plan Competition Winners Tribal College and University Category 1st Place Salish Kootenai College Heritage House 2nd Place Fort Lewis College Chilkat Caviar 3rd Place Little Big Horn College Flag Song Food, Cooperative
High School Chapter Category 1st Place Nay Ah Shing High School Pow Wow Picz 2nd Place Browning High School Holiday Delights 3rd Place Wakpa Waste The Spot
Junior Chapter Category 1st Place Browning Middle School Sport-AIBL-Childcare 2nd Place Arlee Elementary Fry Bread In-a-Jar 3rd Place Sitting Bull School Lakota Wahanpi business
2008 AIBL Chapter Competition Tribal College/ University Category Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
High School Chapter Category Browning High
Junior Chapter Category Browning MS
2008 AIBL Advisor of the Year Alfred DeRoche
2008 AIBL Student of the Year Tribal College Category: Patrice Plant High School Category: Paula Bremner
2008 Badger Award Margo Gray
2008 Corporation of the Year Safeco Insurance
2008 Tribal Business of the Year Sister Sky
2008 Official Chapters Chicago Public Schools – High School Chapter Chicago Public Schools - Middle School Chapter College of Menominee Nation Northern Cheyenne Tribal College Harvard University United Tribes Technical College Nay Ah Shing High School Nay Ah Shing Middle School Nixya’awii Community School Sitting Bull Elementary Wakpala Public School Arlee Junior Chapter