Eastern Business Division Announces Outstanding Graduate
(Press Release 05-05-08)
Hank Mooney, Office of Public Information

James Russell from McAlester was presented the Outstanding Business Division Graduate by Division Chairperson Kay Langham during commencement exercises Friday (May 2) on the Wilburton campus of Eastern Oklahoma State College. One graduate from each of the six divisions of the college is selected each year for the honor.

During commencement, five other students were also named as Outstanding Divisional Graduates including: Randy Tipton, Stuart, Division of Agricultural Science; Crystal Ra’Nay Needham, Quinton, Social Science and Music Division; Jacquelyn Meyer, Preston, Division of Language and Education; Jeanette Wolf, Idabel, Division of Applied Science and Amanda Atkinson, Wilburton, Division of Science and Mathematics.

Russell maintained a 4.0 grade point average while at Eastern and is graduating in the top 10 percent in his class. He has been active in Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and Phi Beta Lambda business club and is on the President’s Honor Roll. He competed in the 2007 PBL state contests and won first place honors in network design, networking concepts, computer concepts and database design and administration. He plans to attend East Central University, Ada, next fall and major in computer information systems.