WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. - Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley Jr. has congratulated three University of Arizona graduate students for receiving their doctoral degrees in engineering, which set a UA record for Navajos receiving the highest academic degree attainable.
In letters of congratulations to former Miss Navajo Nation Karletta Chief of Black Mesa, Julius Yellowhair of Black Mesa, and Pete Littlehat of Red Mesa, Shirley said the Navajo Nation and people could not be prouder of their academic achievement nor of their personal commitment to working toward an extraordinarily difficult goal.
”You are to be congratulated for your commitment and perseverance in attaining the most difficult and esteemed achievement in higher education - the Ph.D.,” Shirley wrote.
