Annual Shareholders Meeting


Doyon, Limited 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Photos and details from the March 19 annual meeting were featured in the April issue of the Doyon newsletter and e-newsletter.

Board Election Results

Shareholders at the annual meeting voted to elect four members to the Doyon board of directors. Two members were re-elected to the board, including Miranda Wright and Josephine Malemute, and two new members joined the board, including Teisha Simmons and Cheryl Silas. Each seat is for a three-year term, ending in 2013.

Board Officers

Following the annual meeting, the board met and elected officers. Elected as chair was Orie G. Williams; vice-chair, Victor Nicholas; secretary, Michael R. Fleagle; and treasurer, Miranda Wright.

Shareholder of the Year Awards

Doyon honored the recipients of the 2010 shareholder of the year awards at the annual meeting. Among this year’s winners were:

* Elder of the Year Award Presented

Doyon, Limited made a special shareholder of the year award presentation to Josephine Roberts at the Denakkanaaga Elders and Youth Conference held in Tanana in early June. Mrs. Roberts, who was honored as a 2010 Elder of the Year, was unable to attend Doyon’s annual meeting, where the awards were officially presented.

Mrs. Roberts was born in Old Louden, Alaska to the late Edgar Nollner and Ann Jean Antoski-Nollner. She married Lawrence Roberts and together they had 10 children.

For 42 years, Mrs. Roberts worked at the Indian Health Service hospital in Tanana. She also volunteered at the Tanana City School District, taught Koyukon Athabascan language classes, is one of the original incorporators of Tozitna, Limited, and served on the Tanana City Council and Tanana City School Board for many years.

Orie G. Williams, Doyon board chairman, recognizes Josephine Roberts as a Doyon Elder of the Year.
Orie G. Williams, Doyon board chairman, recognizes Josephine Roberts as a Doyon Elder of the Year at the Denakkanaaga conference in Tanana. Also in attendance was Norman L. Phillips, Jr., Doyon President and CEO; Victor Nicholas, board vice chairman; Miranda Wright, board treasurer; and board members Teisha Simmons, Andy Jimmie and Josephine Malemute.

Annual Meeting Door Prize Winners

Doyon is pleased to announce the winners of the 2010 annual meeting door prizes. Congratulations to all of this year’s winners!

  • Grand Prize, $5,000: Amelia O. Tarver
  • First Prize, $3,000: Ivan Shellikof
  • Second Prize, $2,000: Holly Taylor
  • Third Prize, $1,500: Joseph Mallott
  • Five Prizes of $500 Each:
    1. Amy L. Modig
    2. Ellen Thomas
    3. John T. Carter
    4. Alvin J. Martin, Sr.
    5. Jeffrey J. Pelkola
  • 10 Prizes of $250 Each:
    1. Jean M. Crouch
    2. L. Terzah Tippin Poe
    3. Savannah Ekada
    4. Teresa A. Arneson
    5. Daniel J. Sherry
    6. Angela V. Foss
    7. Susie E. Spinak
    8. John W. Robinson, Jr.
    9. Mary C. Fairbanks
    10. Alberta C. Semaken

Annual Meeting Special Newsletters

In-depth information on the 2010 annual meeting was featured in two special newsletters. The first special newsletter was mailed to shareholders on January 22; click here to download the January special newsletter. A second special newsletter was mailed in February; click here to download that edition.