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Former Washington, D.C. Attorney Addresses More Than 325 Graduates
(Press Release 05-05-06)
Hank Mooney, Office of Public Information

Eastern graduate and former Washington, D.C., attorney and lobbyist J.D. Williams told more than 325 graduates in a standing room only crowd the only constant factor in life is change.

The 97th Eastern Oklahoma State College spring commencement was held 6:30 p.m. Friday (May 5) in the gymnasium on the Wilburton campus.

Williams said he saw a bright future for southeastern Oklahoma making reference to developing oil and gas exploration in the region.

He told the graduates that success is achievable even in an era of relatively instability.

“If one accepts change as a constant theory, and adjust accordingly, statistics and common sense make clear that the first step to success is to obtain a good post-secondary education.

“That,” Williams said, “is the number one factor to success.”

Williams, a 1957 Eastern graduate now retired and living in Pearsall,TX, was elected by the Eastern Alumni Association to the Eastern Alumni Hall of Fame in 1987. He received his bachelors of arts degree at the University of Oklahoma in 1959 and his law degree at George Washington University in 1962 but credited his years at Eastern “as his most important and formative.”

He served on the staff of the late U.S. Sen. Robert S. Kerr, and has practiced law in Washington, D.C., since 1965. As an author, Williams has co-authored the Federal Administrative Practice Manual; appeared as a frequent panelist and speaker on legislative, legal and political affairs and served as editor, George Washington Law Review; managing editor of the Federal Bar Journal and remains a member of the District of Columbia and American Bar Associations.

During his retirement he remains an active member of the board of directors of the National Rifle Association and is an avid hunter.

Eastern’s six academic divisions named their outstanding graduates during commencement to include: Division of Agriculture Outstanding Graduate Amber Skinner from Marlow; Business Division, Phylicia Karch, Canadian; Division of Language and Education, Carly Jones, Talihina; Division of Nursing, Sondra Menasco, Wilburton; Division of Science and Mathematics, Magan Mouser, Stigler, and Linzi Marshall, Okmulgee; Division of Social Science and Music, Heather Bailey, Wilburton.

Eastern spring graduates are among 28,400 Oklahoma students from 25 state colleges and universities estimated to earn degrees this year. State graduation numbers are slightly lower this year by nearly 1,200.

This academic year Eastern will have granted just over 325 degrees and certificates of completion not counting other agencies including the Department of Corrections Academy and the Oklahoma Miner Training Institute also located on the Wilburton campus. Eastern graduates will range in age from 19 to 57 this year.

State graduation numbers are based on a survey of Oklahoma higher education institutions. Official data for the 2005-2006 academic year will be available later.

According to Eastern Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Brenda Steuer, the majority of students earning associate degrees from Eastern will be in the fields of Business, nursing and social sciences which is a slight shift from last year with agriculture, nursing and general studies leading the fields.

Statewide, the most popular fields of study among the 7,000 students receiving two-year associate degrees are in nursing, business and general studies. An estimated 16,000 students will earn bachelor's degrees, 4,300 will earn master's degrees and some 400 students have earned doctoral degrees with another 800 students earning professional degrees in areas such as law and medicine.

Eastern graduates will represent 31 of Oklahoma's 77 counties, 8 different states and four foreign countries.

Two hundred thirty five Eastern students will receive the Associate in Arts with 105 earning the Associate in Science. Forty seven graduates will receive the Associate in Applied Science in Nursing with 19 students earning One Year Certificates in Child Development.

A list of graduates by degree, county and town follows:

ASSOCIATE IN ARTS
Pittsburg County Tiffany Barbee Quinton Kendall Barker Krebs Bobbie Beaird Crowder Shelly L. Bond McAlester Angie Brown McAlester Henry L. Cecil Krebs Lynette Chaney McAlester Jaclyn Chrestman Quinton Darren Cleveland McAlester Crystal S. Crenshaw McAlester Carissa D. Day McAlester Misty Doctor Quinton Glenn Eller McAlester Lela Faulkenberry McAlester Amber D. Ford Krebs Terri R Ford Quinton Shona Goodall McAlester Angela Harris McAlester Stacey Hartness Kiowa Stefany Higgs McAlester Matthew Hull McAlester Klent Johnston McAlester Staci Johnston McAlester Tabitha July McAlester Jay Kilcrease Hartshorne James Killingsworth McAlester Sara D. Lee McAlester Connie Lester McAlester Karlita I Lott McAlester LaDawnya Martin Indianola Linsey Miller Hartshorne Rachel D. Moon McAlester Jami Leah Morgan Hartshorne Lucy M. Moore Savanna James Neill Canadian Jeremy Nelms McAlester Amy L. Nickel McAlester Krystal Jene Nimrod Hartshorne Jana D. Oliver McAlester Kathleen L. Pulchny Crowder Lisa Reich McAlester Amber Dawn Scheck McAlester Jamie Shannon McAlester Danny R. Simmons McAlester Ryan Sliger McAlester James Phillip Stipe McAlester Michael A Swindle McAlester Kate J. Trent McAlester Jenney Weeks Indianola Amy Williamson McAlester Latimer County Kristi M. Alexander Wilburton Heather D. Bailey Gowen Maribeth Baker Talihina Danielle B. Bird Wilburton Danielle M. Brame Red Oak Laura Butler Wilburton Rodney L. Campbell Red Oak Rick Dereas Talihina Mark A. Dominguez Wilburton Mary Ola Dominguez Wilburton Danny Foster Wilburton Carla J. French Red Oak Heather D. Garvin Wilburton Julie Ann Hanus Talihina Theresa M. Hill Wilburton Bobby Isaac Talihina Audie Johnson Gowen Lacey Dawn Johnson Gowen Rachel Johnson Gowen Seth Amos Johnson Gowen Carly Dawn Jones Talihina Kyle Marsee Wilburton Anna Mooney Wilburton Eilyn Flores Olivero Wilburton Keving Palacious Wilburton Craig A. Price Talihina Amanda K. Ralls Red Oak Jennifer T. Rank Wilburton Junichi Sakuta Wilburton Tara Marie Stevens Wilburton Satomi Sugata Wilburton Rubye A. Taylor Talihina Joseph D. Taylor Wilburton Miyu Toyonago Wilburton Jara Brooke Tucker Wilburton Cassie J. Watkins Wilburton Kyle Williams Wilburton LeFlore County Taylor Shea Doeden Wister Patricia Erin Luce Heavener Brent Nichols Heavener		McCurtain County Mona Abbott Valliant Nicole Stevi King Idabel April N. Monk Garvin Sarah Jean Ruthart Valliant Tiffany Spears Wright City Tulsa County Tyler Fulps Broken Arrow Pushmataha County Heather D. Hamman Clayton Cody Henry Antlers Jessie M. Johnico Clayton Rebekah Smith Tuskahoma Susan Sorrells Tuskahoma Tammie Swearingen Tuskahoma Ashley D. Wallis Tuskahoma Marvin Watkins Nashoba Choctaw County Mandy Jo Montague Ft. Towson Kailee Needham Hugo Sequoyah County Hillary Lincoln Gore Carter County Lionel Brown Ardmore Coal County Rachael Lea McClure Tupelo Haskell County Rachael Fish Kinta Crystal Kelley Whitefield Magan L. Mouser Stigler Hughes County Lisa White Stuart Ginger L Eeds Stuart Kingfisher County Ana Leah Rothmire Hennessey McIntosh County Deborah Deere Eufaula Naomi L. Kennedy Eufaula Brenda Nickle Eufaula Oklahoma County Bryan Britt Oklahoma City Okmulgee County Linzi Rae Marshall Okmulgee Sarah Milligan Henryetta Elizabeth Yeager Okmulgee Rogers County Brittney L. Day Inola Stephens County Stephanie Sanders Marlow Woods County Chance Gerloff Freedom Outside of Oklahoma Masashi Akita Japan Yesi Castillo Venezuela Chikako Ishikawa Japan Gora Oishi Japan Azusa Kamada Japan Ai Morimoto Japan Tomomi Nishimura Japan Mika Nozawa Japan Logan Pearce DeQueen, AR Karla Pittman Canton, OH Yuriko Shinzato Seattle, WA Kasumi Suda Japan Chiaki Wada Japan Rich Young Farrell, PA

ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE
Pittsburg County Steven Ashley McAlester Bobby F. Baldwin III Haileyville Tiffany J. Barbee Quinton James Barton McAlester Camilla Boling Hartshorne Elisabeth Buckingham McAlester Connie Campanella McAlester Aaron Campbell Haileyville Michael Campbell Indianola April Chapman McAlester Nathan Coulter McAlester Jodi Lee Davis Hartshorne Erica Dial McAlester Andrea Dillon McAlester Kitty Edelman Crowder Brandon K. Garvin McAlester Marvin T. Gater McAlester Cameron Golla McAlester Cynthia Hammonds McAlester Elijah Jeremiah Hass McAlester Kara D. Hayes McAlester Barry Horsley Jr. Kiowa Phylicia Karch Canadian George V. Larson III Kiowa Myranda McGee McAlester Carly M. Mick Hartshorne Kristi D. Moore Kiowa Danniel B. Morgan McAlester Catherine Papalia McAlester Mary E. Patton Kiowa Stephanie Pond McAlester Chris Pool McAlester Jason Rodriguez McAlester Sarah Sanderson McAlester Stephanie Shelton McAlester Tanya Stewart McAlester Jedediah Timmons Haileyville Jeremy C. Tolman McAlester Craig S. Willems Hartshorne Dianna L. Woods Indianola Latimer County Wanda Brown Wilburton Jean-Jaques Dogbo Wilburton James W. Guess Talihina Mari Itagaki Wilburton Briana Lamb Talihina Marion Magee Red Oak Alisia Martinez Wilburton Michael Monroe Red Oak Felix N’Gouan Wilburton Jessica L. Presley Wilburton Joseph D. Rosso Red Oak Hara Seo Wilburton Caleb Sisk Talihina Stephanie Stotts Wilburton Nicolette Swearingen Talihina Mark E. Ward Wilburton LeFlore County Charlie Ann Bethel Wister Pushmataha County Chad R.Savage Finley Kimberly A. Troxel Clayton Matthew Wallis Tuskahoma Pontotoc County Jarel E. Bailey Allen Travis W. Hood Ada McCurtain County Dustin Jones Broken Bow Willam C. Laster Eagletown James Marshall Jr. Broken Bow		Adair County Justine Earl Eubanks Stilwell Atoka County Charles S. Carroll Atoka Zack “Hat” Gadberry Stringtown Bryan County Jacob Boyd Bokchito Ashley Jackson Colbert Louis Schneider Bokchito Canadian County Mark Pendergraft El Reno Choctaw County Gary Keeling Ft. Towson Mandy Jo Montague Ft. Towson Benjamin Tims Hugo Comanche County Trevor Watts Fletcher Haskell County Magan Mouser Stigler Zackary Thomas Kinta Marshall County Austin Brown Madill Muskogee County Scott Clark Muskogee Kelly Ann Kolmer Muskogee McIntosh County Jessie Goodin Eufaula Michael Graber Eufaula Roxanna Horn Eufaula Christopher Wood Eufaula Okfuskee County Jonathon D. Hurt Mason Okmulgee County Lisa Dawn Boak Beggs Crystal d. Burkett Beggs Linzi Marshall Okmulgee Ottawa County Jena D. Darnell Wyandotte Stephens County Amber Skinner Marlow Tulsa County Lesley Ann Boyd Tulsa Keena K. Hawkins Sperry Michael Lamb Bixby Outside of Oklahoma Adrienne Barnhill Allen, TX Alysha Denomy Canada Tejana Elmore Dallas, TX Dawn M. Fortner DeQueen, AR Johni Beth Gibbs Sheridan, AR Ashley Graham Grand Prairie, TX Michael Land Raleigh, NC Trent Liggin Horatio, AR Batbold Lkhagvasuren Mongolia Layne Smith Dover, AR Tim Sogan Canada Hiarali Ventura Canada Jessie Wright Mena, AR

ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE
McCurtain County Brenda Ashalintubbi Idabel Kathy Ann Blake Idabel Felicia Chadwick Idabel Jennifer Cogburn Ringold Lesa Dixon Valliant Joyce Dover Broken Bow Brandi Fleming Valliant Ashley Hall Bethel Amy Lee Johnson Broken Bow Debra Livergood Idabel Erma Matlock Garvin Sherri Lynn Quigley Valliant Pittsburg County Johnny Blankenship Wardville Darren Cleveland McAlester Esther Dimaggio McAlester Michelle Enloe McAlester Lisa Haws McAlester Cynthias Hinds McAlester Rebecca Jones McAlester Carolyn Kelley McAlester Karlita Lott McAlester Erika Ketchum McAlester Robin Marlow McAlester Carol Mass Hartshorne William Milligan McAlester Amanda Savala McAlester Shandy Schmitt McAlester Stephany Stephens Quinton Ashli Taylor McAlester Sharon Taylor McAlester Amanda Thomas McAlester Amanda Thomas McAlester Stephen Thompson Krebs Tamra Tripp Indianola Tamara Walker McAlester Atoka County Christopher Kellogg Daisy Bryan County Janice Cuesta-Shelburne Durant Choctaw County Janet Johnson Ft. Towson Marquita Turner Boswell Grady County Patrick M. Lee Tuttle		Latimer County Amber Cole Wilburton Shannon Dehart Wilburton Pamela Flener Wiburton Patsy Green Wilburton Charles Higdon Wilburton Suzanne Howard Talihina Heather King Talihina Sondra Menasco Wilburton John C. Rosson Wilburton Margaret Rosales Wilburton Kathy Ann Scott Red Oak Randy Scott Wilburton LeFlore County Rebekah Ann Doyle Poteau Tanya McGee Wister Angela D. Mintz Shady Point Steven Scantling Jr. Heavener Haskell County Crystal Kelley Whitefield Angella Lynch Stigler Angelina Scott Stigler Hughes County Kimberely Bolding Stuart Sharla Davis Calvin Sonya Sue Stopp Stuart Payne County James Brunnemer Stillwater Pushmataha County Tommy Hames Clayton Ty House Finley Chad Savage Finley Charity Faith Shoemake Clayton Benjamin Simmonds Tuskahoma Outside Oklahoma Jeri Ashcraft Hatfield, AR Charlene Bailey Wickes, AR Beth Foltz Nashville, AR Jessica Ann Jackson Clarksville, TX Travis McGoffin Central Point, OR Kathy Miller Mena, AR Amanda Pannell Wickes, AR Lynne M. Standifer Sherman, TX Julie Dawn Toler Powderly, TX Julie McWilliams DeQueen, AR Melody Willis Hooks, TX

CHILD DEVELOPMENT ONE-YEAR CERTIFICATE
Pittsburg County Kimberly Edge Krebs Shona Goodall McAlester Carol Harp McAlester Shirley Hunter McAlester Rebecca Johnson McAlester Jeanette Keller McAlester Rosemary Mullins McAlester Kathy Scifres McAlester Tammy Sims McAlester Jana Wilkinson McAlester Hughes County Lindsey Belvin Stuart		Latimer County Cynthia Ashby Wilburton Teresa Autry Wilburton Mary Aynes Wilburton Rebecca Cantrell Wilburton Viola Caudill Wilburton Teresa Ketcher Wilburton Karen Wynn Red Oak McIntosh County Shannon Grissom Eufaula

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