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Pictured: Dr. Gene Hetsel Gene Hetsel was a scholar and gentleman having earned his Doctoral degree from the University of North Texas in 1997. As a teacher Dr. Hetsel spent his life in the pursuit of educating others first at North Central Texas College in...

Pictured: Dr. Lara G. Hoggard Recognized as a creative music educator, conductor and author. He earned a B.A. from Southeastern State College in Oklahoma in 1934 and a M.A. and a D.Ed. in 1947 from Columbia University. He retired in 1980 from the University of North...

Dr. Louis G. and Bernice C. Johnson

Pictured: Dr. Robert McFadden Robert’s diverse talents shaped and inspired many lives – students, faculty, fellow musicians, choir members, and churchgoers – over the course of a distinguished 31-year career. He taught private piano, music history, and music...

Mr. Fernando Braxton attended Denison High school, and graduated from Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, Oklahoma, with a degree in music followed by postgraduate studies.

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Established in memory of Hatak Yearby, an SOSU student and Upward Bound graduate who was killed serving on active duty in Iraq.

Marum received his private pilot’s license at the age of 17 though Baker Aircraft. In 1999, he graduated from Lighthouse Christian School. He continued to pursue his dream in aviation at Southeastern Oklahoma State University where he had achieved junior status by...

Joe Graduated with his Bachelor’s Degree in 1990 and was working on his Master’s Degree, when he was taken home to heaven.

John was a charter member of the Texas Music Adjudicators Association, and president of the South East Oklahoma Band Directors Association for many years. He was inducted into the Oklahoma Music Educators Association Hall of Fame in 2004 for his lifetime of...

Southeastern Oklahoma State head baseball coach Mike Metheny took over the reins of the program prior to the 1981 season and has continued to make them a dominant force on the diamond ever since, posting more that 1,300 wins to become the active wins leader among...

Pictured: Dr. Roberta (Molly) Risso Molly believed in the magic of theatre and built a strong theatre department at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. Her creation of the Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival brought professional theatre, student training, and...

Pictured: Bob Peterson ROBERT H. “BOB” PETERSON (1927-2004) began his newspaper career as a paperboy for the Wewoka Times-Democrat. He entered the University of Oklahoma in 1944, then enlisted in the Air Force and became editor of the 5th Air Force Command Report in...

Buddy received a Bachelor of Science degree in business and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Louisiana in Monroe, LA. Buddy received his doctorate degree from Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, LA. Buddy was an educator and...

Kaiser Permanente is proud of their social mission, research, clinical expertise, and leadership efforts in helping communities thrive. As part of this mission, we recognize the potential of future physicians and their contributions by offering scholarships to rising...

The Family of Stacy Weger  A gifted musician and esteemed professor, Dr. Weger touched the lives of thousands of students through music, serving as a high school choir director (Forest, Mississippi), the musical director of the Austin Boys Choir, and Chair of Music,...