Regional University System of Oklahoma

For most students, going off to college means leaving your parents and your hometown to embark on your first steps toward independence. For Joe Anna Hibler, attending Southwestern Oklahoma State University meant that she would be attending college at the same time as two of her other family members. The other two students were her parents. While Hibler was getting her bachelor’s degree, her parents were pursuing their masters’ degrees in education. Both were teachers in Leede

A career with the promise of a good salary is what motivated Wren Baker to attend college. Following his passion is what has made him one of the brightest young athletics administrators in the country and a trailblazer in several collegiate programs. Baker came to Southeastern in 1996 as a computer science major in the honors program. During his junior year he was asked to sit in on a prospective student interview. The student’s answer to why she chose her area of study reson

Thomas J. Leck can be described as a scientist and inventor who loves to travel and explore. During his long career at DuPont, he worked on polymers, gases and liquids and earned the 47 patents with more patents still pending. In recent years, Leck has enjoyed the opportunity to travel around the world and speak at academic, industrial and governmental conferences about refrigeration, air conditioning and global climate change. Much of his scientific work involved the chemis