Regional University System of Oklahoma

ECU student Alexis Benitez (center) poses with ECU President Katricia Pierson and Gavin Burl, president of the ECU Student Government, after Benitez was recently named the winner of the George and Donna Nigh Public Service Scholarship. As a son of immigrant parents, East Central University sophomore student Alexis Benitez, called Alex for short, is highly motivated to attend law school. A first-generation student and the first in his immediate family to attend college, Benite

DURANT, Okla. – The Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence honored five educators with the 2018 Oklahoma Medal for Excellence awards. Among the recipients is Dr. Margaret Cotter-Lynch, English professor and director of the honors program at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. She was recognized in the community college/regional university teaching category. The awards were presented at the foundation’s 32nd annual Academic Awards Banquet on May 19 at the Embassy Suites Confe

For Ryan Brown, Southeastern is a family tradition that started with him. The Hartshorne native began school at Southeastern with his identical twin brother after a year at a local junior college. Since then, the Brown family roster at Southeastern has grown to eight members, all thanks to Brown. Brown values community and family above all, which played a big role in his decision to attend Southeastern. “I didn’t want to move far from my family, and having my brother with me