FHBC Chairman Lee Juan Tendoy gives blessing at ISU winter commencement

Fort Hall Business Council Chairman Lee Juan Tendoy sings an honor song for Idaho State University’s Winter Commencement on Saturday, December 14. (Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Office of Public Affairs photos)

By ROSELYNN YAZZIE
Office of Public Affairs
POCATELLO — Fort Hall Business Council Chairman Lee Juan Tendoy offered the blessing at the Idaho State University Winter Commencement on Saturday, December 14.

ISU President Dr. Robert W. Wagner gave a land acknowledgment expressing gratitude to the land and the original caretakers of it.

Chairman Tendoy expressed his honor in attending the graduation and the audience cheered as he told them he was an ISU Class of 2003 alumni.

Steven Leon Miller earned a Bachelor of Arts in Physics.

Tendoy sang a song to celebrate the event and asked the graduates to reflect on their lives and the memories they made. He congratulated them for overcoming their struggles and wished them success in their futures.

A complete list of Native graduates was unavailable as of press time.

Close view of Lee Juan Tendoy singing a song.