PPC Graduate Student Appointed to Fellowship Program

Name: Anna DeGraff

Anna DeGraff is an undergraduate research assistant currently providing support for the Indigenous Justice project as well as administrative support for the whole of the PPC. A 2001 graduate of Lincoln High School, (Lincoln, NE), Anna earned various awards and distinctions for her involvement in school and community activities before joining the PPC in the summer of 2001 as a temporary receptionist. Anna spent the next two years in Boston , where she worked as a clerk and paralegal in a prestigious, international law firm. Anna is currently ready to begin her sophomore year at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where she is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Music (Vocal Performance); she also plans to study psychology and musical theatre while at UNL. Anna has also performed in such venues as the Lincoln High School Madrigal Singers, Concert Choir, theatrical and musical productions. In the coming semesters, she will appear in the University Chorale, studio recitals, and other various shows at the University.

In 2006 Anna was awarded a Presser Foundation Scholarship. The Presser Foundation awards annual scholarships, grants and funds to support music education and music in America , with the goals of service, with integrity, to music and musicians; commitment to quality; and a vision for the future.

Honors/Achievements:

• 2005-06, UCARE, University of Nebraska Public Policy Center, Indigenous Justice Implications in an Arbitrative Justice System