Bill Blackwell received the Outstanding American Indian Postsecondary Student of the Year Award at the Minnesota Indian Education Association (MIEA) Conference, October 11, 2012. Bill is a 2012 BSU Graduate with a BA Degree in Indian Studies and Certificate in Instruction of Ojibwe.

Currently Bill is attending the University of Minnesota-Duluth’s Master of Tribal Administration and Governance. The new program has a cohort of 29 students that includes three other 2012 BSU American Indian graduates.