Strickland graduates from Texas A&M

Kathryn “Kate” Strickland, pictured here with her maternal grandparents, mother and brother, proudly wears her Choctaw Nation stole as she graduated from Texas A&M University on Friday, May 13, 2022, with a bachelor of science degree in marine biology and a minor in dive technology.

Kate is grateful to the Choctaw Nation for all the support she received while in High School and college via the Higher Learning Education Program.

She hopes to be able to someday repay the kindness by helping protect and preserve Native American fishing grounds and rights from unauthorized over-fishing.

She plans to pursue a career with one of the many federal branches of government involved in regulating the catching of marine species.