Eastern Honor Society Presented With Voter Registration Banner
(Press Release 05-05-07)
Hank Mooney, Office of Public Information

Students of Eastern Oklahoma State College’s honor society Phi Theta Kappa accepted a banner Friday (May 4) for winning the fourth annual VOICE Voter Registration Contest. With Oklahoma Chancellor of Higher Education Dr. Glen D. Johnson and Campus Compact Director, Gina Wekke on hand, the club was presented the banner in the President’s Dining Room on the Wilburton campus.

“It is important to remember that the start of the U.S. dealt with the right of citizens,” Chancellor Johnson said to the guests.

In the September contest, Eastern registered 11.53 percent of its student body to vote, beating 11 other colleges and universities throughout Oklahoma. This year’s contest registered 1,251 total new voters in the state.

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Oklahoma Chancellor of Higher Education Dr. Glen D. Johnson and Campus Compact Director Gina Wekke present members of Eastern’s honor society, Phi Theta Kappa with a banner for winning the fourth annual VOICE VOTER Registration Contest. Pictured, from left, Dr. Johnson; Brenda Kennedy, PTK advisor; Kalah Smith, Eufaula; Randy Tipton, Stuart; Amanda Atkinson, Wilburton; Eric Shaw, Antlers; Laura Duncan; Whitney Ward, Kiowa; Chie Shimizu, Japan; Amanda Wingo, Henryetta; Cathy Cogburn, PTK advisor; Justin Kennedy, Wilburton and James Coffey, Prairie Grove, Ark.