Sullivan Memorial Scholarship
(Press Release 03-06-03)
Office of Public Information

The editors of Eastern’s newspaper and yearbook received the annual Jim Sullivan Memorial Scholarship awarded by Lions Club International, District 3-K, and the Wilburton Lions Club during the Wilburton Lions Club noon meeting Tuesday, March 4.

Eastern students Alicia Agent, a Journalism major from Stigler, and Cassie Wagley, an Agriculture Economics major from Panama, each received a $250 scholarship in recognition of their status as outstanding students at the Wilburton college.

Criteria for selection includes overall grade point average involvement in journalism at Eastern and extra curricular activities.

The annual scholarship honors the late Jim Sullivan who served as Lions International Director, District 3-K Governor, President and long-time member of the Wilburton Lions Club. Sullivan also served as director of public information at Eastern as well as chairman of the Language and Communications Division and Journalism Department Chairman.

Scholarship funds available to the students are directly related to the amount of annual interest accumulated on trust funds established by the District 3-K Lions some time ago, Wilburton Lion and trust member Hank Mooney said.

“We earn interest each year on an endowed principal held in trust,” Mooney said.

“We are looking strongly into raising additional funds to add to the trust to enable additional scholarships for college students.”

“These students are exceptional young people and we are excited about being able to help them with their education.”

Wagley was active in high school and serves as editor of the Eastern Mountaineer Yearbook, in the Aggie Club, the Photo Club, listed on the Dean’s Honor Roll and Who’s Who Among American Junior Colleges.

Agent is Editor of The Eastern Statesman, the student newspaper, vice president of the Press Club, a member of the Dean’s Honor Roll, member of the Eastern Presidential Scholars Council and received many awards for journalism through the Oklahoma Interscholastic Press Association.

 

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Oklahoma Lions District 3-K trust member Hank Mooney from the Wilburton Lions Club, center, along with Eva Jane Leonard, 3-K District Governor, left center, and Wilburton Lions Club President Tammy Roye, left, presented Cassi Wagley, second from right, from Panama and Alicia Agent, right, from Stigler with the annual Jim Sullivan Scholarships for $250 during the noon Tuesday, March 4, Wilburton Lions Club meeting for their outstanding contribution to Eastern and the Journalism program. McAlester Lions Club trust member J.D. Saddler was not available for the photo.