Eastern President Dr. Steve Smith recently visited with Oklahoma State Regents Academic Scholars attending Eastern Oklahoma State College. Pictured from left are Smith; Caitlin Clifton from McAlester High School who is a life science major; Colt Richmond from Stigler High School, Animal Science and involved with Eastern's agriculture program and Tyler Vann from Charles Page High School in Skiatook who is a life science major and a member of the Mountaineer baseball team. These students receive a full tuition waiver, a full room waiver and a $900 cash award from the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education per semester. This scholarship is renewable as long as the student is enrolled full time and maintains a 3.0 grade point average. Eastern students are also required to perform 30 hours of community service per semester as part of this scholarship.

Eastern President Dr. Steve Smith recently visited with Eastern Oklahoma State College Presidential Scholars. Pictured from left are Smith, Courtney Clayborn from Porum is an elementary education major and a member of the Lady Mountaineers basketball team; Alyssa Olesnevich, Harrah, general studies major and a member of Eastern's cheer squad; Kayla Slaughter Buffalo Valley, life science major and president of Phi Theta Kappa Honor's club; Sam Eden, Park Hill, agriculture education major and Student Government secretary; Erica Gantz, Purcell, animal science; Maigan Sorenson, Sallisaw, meat processing; Angel Leopard, Webbers Falls, animal science/business option major and a member of the Aggie Club; Bethany Shaw, Buffalo Valley, pre-med major and a member of the Native American Student Association, Honors program and is the Choctaw Nation Peer Advisor; Justin Casey, Crowder, chemistry major and Vice President of Eastern's Honors Program; Chat Anderson, Tahlequah, animal science; Daniel Sandefur, Hartshorne, business administration major and a member of Eastern's Honors Program; Justin Klusak, McAlester, general studies major and a member of the Mountaineer baseball team; Ben Kozma, Owasso, general studies major and a member of the Mountaineer baseball team. These students received Eastern's top academic scholarship, the Presidential Leadership Award, which is renewable for four semesters as long as the student is enrolled full time, maintains a 3.0 grade point average, and completes community service hours.