Pictured: Richard A. Clay, M.D. and Bess Freeman Clay As a student in high school and at Southeastern University, he was student body president and active in all activities while working on pre-medical requirements. In 1942, after three years in medical school at...

Pictured: Dr. Roy Troutt

 CW came to Healdton, Oklahoma before he started the first grade and graduated from there in 1961. He graduated from Southeastern Oklahoma State University in 1966 with his BA in Speech, the University of Central Oklahoma in 1974 with M. Ed. in Speech and University...

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Pictured: Drs. John and Stacy Hendricks Dr. John Hendricks holds a Ph.D. in Communication from the University of Southern Mississippi, a master零 in journalism from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and a bachelor零 in mass communication from Southern...

Pictured: Homer F. Cooke

Pictured: Dr. Truman and Ruth L. Wester With 51 years of educational experience, Dr. Wester taught and served in administration at the University of Oklahoma, the University of Central Oklahoma, Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma Baptist University, Holdenville...

Undergraduate Degree from Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Medical Biology, Chemistry, and Math. Attended from 1984 – 1987.

Pictured: Dock and Ella Nora Jones

Pictured: Ruth Cherokee Young Ruth attended Murray State College in Tishomingo, and the University of Oklahoma in Norman. In 1959, she and husband, Bill, founded the Cherokee Telephone Company in Durant. The company remains a family owned and operated business today. 

Durant Athletic Booster Club supports and promotes the athletic programs at Durant High School. They provide meals to all high school student athletes while they are traveling for away games, with the coach given a $7.00 allowance per student. Over 400 students...

Dell, the standout student, joined with a troupe of other young actors who became lifelong friends to fulfill dreams of putting on perfect productions at Southeastern. Working side-by-side with mentor Molly Risso, Dell’s characters were/are legendary, his creative...

Pictured: William E. Rye

Pictured: Clyde and Thelma Jackson

Pictured: Flodelle Dyer Miss Dyer received her Life Teacher’s Certificate from SE Normal School in Durant in 1926. She taught in Durant Junior High School while working on her BA degree which she completed in the summer of 1929 from Southeastern which was by then a...

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Pictured: Greg and Patti Pyle Gregory Eli Pyle was a Native American politician who was a long-term political leader of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. He was elected as Principal Chief in 1997 and re-elected since by wide margins, reigning for almost 17 years. He...

Pictured: Aletha Burrage Mrs. Burrage earned her bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education at Southeastern, her master’s in school administration at Southeastern, and her master’s in special education at the University of Oklahoma.

Pictured: Amanda Whorton Established by an anonymous donor to honor the memory of Amanda Whorton, a student at SOSU who was killed in April 2004.

Pictured: Brady Rudolf Brady was an SE graduate and later became a Pharmacist, as well as a Chinook Pilot for the Army National Guard. He passed away in Iraq while serving his Country after 20 years in the Army. His love of flying encouraged family and friends to...

Pictured: Charles W. Goss

Pictured: Charles Warthen