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More Than 2000
Attend Outdoor Commencement Exercises At Eastern
(Press Release 5-07-04) Hank Mooney, Office of Public Information
He told the more than 2000 gathered on the front lawn of the Wilburton college to see their graduate pass across the stage that they “did not come to hear me speak!” He asked for a “round of applause” and received it. Then Oklahoma State Department of Health, Deputy Commissioner of Administrative Services, Tim Tall Chief , said “you have come to see your family and friends graduate from this wonderful institution, and I would like a round of applause for that also.” He received it. He did tell the graduates that one very good piece of advice is: “No matter what you do, remain humble. When you start thinking you are somebody special the things that make you special will be taken away from you. “Always stay humble,” Tall Chief said. Tall Chief was appointed by Gov. Frank Keating to the Oklahoma Indian Affairs Commission and has now completed his eight year as Chairman of the Board. He also serves on a variety of other boards and committees including the Oklahoma University Health Science College of Nursing Native American Success Program, Oklahoma Historical Society Advisory Board, Native American Prevention Research Center Faculty, Executive Council of Health Professions Partnership Initiative in Public Health, Board of Directors of the Native American Center of Excellence and the United Way of Greater Oklahoma City Advisory Board. He also serves as an investigator and consultant on numerous research grants at the OU Health Sciences Center. Tall Chief is also a faculty member at OU College of Liberal Studies. During the graduation exercises, six of the students were named as Outstanding Divisional Graduates including: Alicia Agent from Stigler as Outstanding Graduate from the Division of Language and Communications; Amber Daniels, Quinton, Nursing; Jeremy Huff, Mena, AR, Agriculture; Derrick Karch, Quinton, Liberal Arts; Ashlee Knapp, Talihina, Science and Mathematics and Kyle Rust, McAlester, Business Division Outstanding Graduate. Two hundred twenty Eastern graduates were among 28,000 Oklahoma students from 25 state colleges and universities estimated to earn degrees this year. Eastern’s spring graduation numbers are down from last year at this time because a number of students attended December graduation ceremonies. The mid-year graduation was the first one held at the Wilburton college in more than 50 years. State graduation numbers are based on a survey of Oklahoma higher education institutions. Official data for the 2003-2004 academic year will be available later. According to Eastern Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Brad Rice, the majority of students earning associate degrees from Eastern will be in the fields of agriculture, criminal justice and general studies which is a slight shift from last year with agriculture, psychology/sociology and nursing leading the fields. Statewide, the most popular fields of study among the 7,700 students receiving two-year associate degrees are in nursing, business and general studies. An estimated 14,600 students will earn bachelor=s degrees, 4,500 will earn master=s degrees and some 500 students have earned doctoral degrees with another 800 students earning professional degrees in areas such as law and medicine. If early estimates hold true, Oklahoma may have a record number of college graduates ready to enter the workforce this spring. Eastern graduates represented 33 of Oklahoma's 77 counties, 6 different states and two foreign countries. Seventy eight Eastern students received the Associate in Arts with 94 earning the Associate in Science, five received the Associate in Applied Science in Agriculture, six with the Associate in Applied Science in Business and 31 graduates received the Associate in Applied Science in Nursing. One individual earned an Associate in Applied Science Child Development with five students earning One Year Certificates in Child Development. Eastern graduates this spring ranged in age from 19 to 54. A list of graduates by degree/county follows: ASSOCIATE IN ARTS Haskell County, Pittsburg County Latimer County McIntosh County McCurtain County Leflore County Muskogee County Oklahoma County Pushmataha County Oklmulgee County Stephens County Cleveland County
Seminole County Hughes County Rogers County Sequoyah County Potowatamie County Comanche County Out-of-State ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE Haskell County Pittsburg County Latimer County Leflore County Hughes County McCurtain County Choctaw County Stephens County Bryan County Washington County Pushmatah County Okmulgee County Grady County Carter County McIntosh County Choctaw County Adair County Oklahoma County Okfuskee County Mayes County Rogers County McClain County Haskell County Marshall County Payne County Tulsa County Out-of-State ASSOCIATE APPLIED SCIENCE/CHILD DEVELOPMENT Pittsburg County Associate in Applied Science Nursing McCurtain County Haskell County McIntosh County Latimer County Leflore County Nursing out-of-state Associate in Applied Science Agriculture Pittsburg County Leflore County Haskell County Delaware County Out-of-State Associate in Applied Science Business Pittsburg County Latimer County ONE YEAR CERTIFICATES Child Development Pittsburg County Pushmataha County Caption information: More than 2000 family and friends gather on the front lawn of the Wilburton campus of Eastern Oklahoma State College during commencement excercises Friday evening, May 7th.  |
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Oklahoma State College 95th commencement speaker asked the crowd
Friday evening twice for applause and twice received it.