Regional University System of Oklahoma

Student Success Stories

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Whitney Dunn, Boys and Girls Club

Jodie Bradford, Alva Chamber of Commerce

Melissa Walton, ReMerge

Christi Braudrick, Rodeo Coach

Sandy Pratt, Economic Development

Dominique Clarke, Tulsa Remote

Olen Cook, Project Manager

Justin Tinder, OKC Convention Center

Alyx Picard, deadCenter Film Festival

Regan Wickwire, Registered Nurse

Christian Boone, Nonprofit Development

Yvonne Kauger, Supreme Court Justice

Natalie Sacket-Evans, OKC Beautiful

Kace Rodwell, Oklahoma Indian Legal Services

Jordan Evans, Association for Central Oklahoma Governments

Lindsay Laird, Arnall Family Foundation

Jill Lambe, Career Counselor

Chief Gary Batton, Chief of the Choctaw Nation

Jessica Eschbach, Teacher of the Year

Pam Holt, Tulsa Health Department

Nicholas Thurman, Assistant District Attorney

Gloria Torres, Community Leader

H K Hatcher, Bank President

Trista Shomo, Safety Manager

Sean Akadiri, Entrepreneur

Baleigh Petree, Registered Nurse

Sonya Bell: Media Manager and Journalist

Dr. Bob Blackburn, Historian and Author

Cindy Byrd, State Auditor & Inspector

Cheney Bird, Nurse - Labor and Delivery

Everett Dobson, Business Owner and Philanthropist

Lori Hill, Tourism Director, Broken Arrow Convention and Visitors' Bureau

Aditi Panchal, Designer and Creative Coordinator at Hobby Lobby

Dusty Turner, Agricultural Entrepreneur

Brooke Lee, Teacher and Milken Award Winner

Chrissi Ross Nimmo, Cherokee Nation, Deputy Attorney General

Kylene Rehder, Social Work Program Director & Professor

Dr. Tom Kupiec, Scientist and Entrepreneur

Courtney Karner, Professor, Duke University

Sharla J. Frost, Lawyer

Janice Gray, CPA

Chad Richison, Paycom CEO

Peggy Kates, Owner, Midwest Wrecking Company

Lisa Johnson Billy, Native American leader

Lori Boyd, COO, The Children’s Center Rehabilitation Hospital

Srijita “Dia” Ghosh, Entrepreneurship Specialist at Ada Jobs Foundation

Ryan Brown, M.D. Oklahoma Pediatrician

Linda Badillo, Health Careers Certification Instructor

Sarah Jones, Social Media Creative Producer

Raúl Font, President, Latino Community Development Agency