Accenture Awards Scholarships to Eleven Exceptional American Indian Students; Scholarships Provide More Than $110,000 to Support Graduate and Undergraduate Education

More than 100 students applied for this first annual Accenturescholarship program, which sought out the highest-achieving AmericanIndian and Alaska Native students seeking degrees and careers intechnology, professional and business fields. Candidates wereevaluated based on academic excellence, demonstrated leadershipability, and a commitment to the American Indian culture andcommunity. Candidates were also required to provide proof ofenrollment in a federally recognized American Indian/ Alaskan Nativetribe.

"Accenture is delighted to contribute to the higher education ofthese exceptional women and men," said Kedrick Adkins, Accenture'sChief Diversity Officer. "While there were many deserving candidates,these 11 students stood out as future leaders in the American Indiancommunity."

Three Accenture Scholars will receive undergraduate scholarshipstoward completing four-year baccalaureate degrees:

-- Samuel Kohn, (Crow Tribe) of Billings, Montana, will attend Dartmouth College

-- James Lays Bad, (Oglala Lakota Tribe) of Porcupine, South Dakota, will attend the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology

-- Cassandra Toledo, (Jemez Pueblo Tribe) of Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico, will attend the University of Arizona

Three Accenture Fellows will receive graduate scholarships towardscompleting advanced or professional degrees:

-- Wizipan Garriott, (Sicangu Lakota Tribe) of Washington, DC, will attend the University of Arizona

-- Melissa Holder, (Winnebago Tribe) of Lawrence, Kansas, will attend the University of Kansas

-- Jarrid Whitney, (Six Nations Cayuga Tribe) of Redwood, California, will attend Harvard University

Accenture named five finalists as part of the program. Thesefinalists will also receive funding toward their undergraduate andgraduate degrees. Undergraduate finalist award recipients are:

-- Clinton Morgan, (Choctaw Tribe) of Poteau, Oklahoma, attending Washington University

-- Seth Pearman, (Cheyenne River Lakota Tribe) of Eagle Butte, South Dakota, attending University of South Dakota

-- Kelsey Young, (Miami Tribe) of Claremore, Oklahoma, attending Miami University

Graduate finalist award recipients are:

-- Glenna Stumblingbear, (Kiowa Tribe) of Anadarko, Oklahoma, attending Oklahoma State University

-- Delvin Yazzie, (Navajo Tribe) of Tucson, Arizona, attending the University of Arizona

In addition to the scholarships, these recipients will be eligiblefor summer internships with Accenture as first-year graduate studentsor junior-year undergraduate students.

Accenture partnered with the American Indian Graduate Center(AIGC) to administer the Accenture American Indian Scholarship Fund."Accenture is helping us develop and empower American Indian citizens- preparing them to participate in the constructive revitalization oftheir respective American Indian communities," said Norbert S. Hill,Jr., AIGC executive director.

These scholarships are one part of Accenture's commitment to theAmerican Indian community in the United States and part of its globalcorporate citizenship program. Accenture's American Indian ScholarshipFund was created in September 2004, at the same time that Accentureplayed a role in the opening of Smithsonian's National Museum of theAmerican Indian in Washington, DC. Accenture acts as a managementconsultant and information technology services advisor to the museum.

About Accenture

Accenture is a global management consulting, technology servicesand outsourcing company. Committed to delivering innovation, Accenturecollaborates with its clients to help them become high-performancebusinesses and governments. With deep industry and business processexpertise, broad global resources and a proven track record, Accenturecan mobilize the right people, skills, and technologies to helpclients improve their performance. With more than 123,000 people in 48countries, the company generated net revenues of US $15.55 billion forthe fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2005. For more information, visitwww.accenture.com.

About the American Indian Graduate Center

The American Indian Graduate Center was founded in 1969 asAmerican Indian Scholarships, Inc. The American Indian Graduate Centeris a national, non-profit organization dedicated to aiding NativeAmericans pursuing graduate and professional degrees in all fields ofstudy at all colleges. In 2001, the American Indian Graduate Centercreated the American Indian Graduate Center Scholars organization toadminister the American Indian/Alaska Native component of the GatesMillennium Scholars Program (GMSP), which selects 150 incomingfreshmen, per year, who are pursuing undergraduate degree and fundinga total of 600 students each year. The 2004-2005 academic year, thetwo programs and the AIGC private scholarship endowments and fundswill award more than 1,000 scholarships, totaling more than $7,000,000to both graduate and undergraduate students. Visit www.aigcs.org formore information.