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156 Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Specialized Programs and Projects
One of the means by which Southeastern Oklahoma State
University serves its student body and the region is by offering
nontraditional programs that are short-term and long-range
in nature. The programs are designed to meet those specific
emergent needs in society which cannot be effectively met by
traditional programs of education and service. These specialized
programs have been developed to enable the University
to provide more comprehensive services to its constituency.
The University operates academic enrichment programs,
programs in continuing education, college preparatory programs,
programs in community development, and projects
which focus on the enrichment and economic development of
Southeastern Oklahoma. Each of these is briefly described in
succeeding paragraphs.
ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT
PROGRAMS
Lectureship Programs
E.T. Dunlap Lectureship Program. Southeastern Oklahoma
State University, in cooperation with the Oklahoma State
Regents for Higher Education, hosts annually a lectureship
program focusing on public policy and higher education. The
program honors a distinguished scholar or outstanding public
figure, who presents a lecture on public policy in higher education.
The program is named for Dr. E. T. Dunlap who served
as chancellor of Oklahoma higher education from 1961-82 and
who received his baccalaureate degree from Southeastern in
1940. The program is financed through private donations and
is supervised by a committee comprised of the Chancellor of
the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, the State
Regents’ chairman, and Dr. Dunlap.
Dr. Linnie Ruth Hall Lectureship for Entrepreneurial and
Business Issues. This was Southeastern’s first endowed lectureship,
established in 1987 to honor Dr. Linnie Ruth Hall, an
instructor in the School of Business for 27 years. Dr. Hall was
deeply loved by the Southeastern family and greatly admired
by the business and academic communities of the southwest.
The primary intent was to enable Southeastern students and
others to learn first-hand from role model individuals who have
demonstrated values, ethics, and integrity, through contributions
to business disciplines, business acumen and success.
Massey Family Lectureship in Business and Public Policy.
Created in 1994 with a gift from John Massey, a 1960 graduate
of Southeastern and a Distinguished Alumnus, this lectureship
was developed to point out the important alliance which must be
forged between business and education. Mr. Massey served
four years in the Oklahoma House of Representatives and six
years in the State Senate before retiring to a full-time business
career. He serves as a member and past chair of the Oklahoma
State Regents for Higher Education
Julian J. Rothbaum Distinguished Lecture in Public Affairs.
Established in 1999 by Julian J. Rothbaum of Tulsa, Oklahoma,
this lectureship will bring to the Southeastern campus
recognized authorities to address major issues of public affairs
at the national, state, and local level. Lectures may include
outstanding figures in government, academia, the media, nonprofit
organizations, or the private sector.
Don W. Sands Lectureship in Business. This lectureship
was established by Mr. Don W. Sand, a native of Durant now
residing in Duluth, Georgia. He is the President and CEO
emeritus of Gold Kist, Inc. Mr. Sands is a 1949 Southeastern
graduate and was honored in 1987 as a Distinguished Alumnus.
Sullivan Family Lectureship in Business. This lectureship
was established in 1999 by Mr. Reggie Sullivan to honor his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wise Sullivan. Mr. Sullivan is a graduate
of Southeastern and served as the chair of the 1999 S.A.I.L.
Campaign in support of the Southeastern Alumni Association.
Honors Program
The Southeastern Honors Program, built on the foundation
of the Parsons Scholars Program, has a long and honorable
tradition that goes back to 1978, when David L. Parsons, a
1928 Southeastern alumnus, endowed the Parsons Scholars
scholarship.
Today, the Southeastern Honors Program is committed to
the ongoing growth and development of a culturally diverse and
academically talented group of honors students. With a focus
on educational excellence as well as cultural and technological
literacy, the program challenges high caliber students with
special talents and outstanding academic abilities to develop
local and global awareness and to achieve their full potential.
Students selected for the program will receive an academic
scholarship to attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University.
Honors students take specially designed honors courses and
offer their services to the academic and local communities.
Honors students enroll in honors sections of liberal arts courses
as a part of their general education curriculum, and they may
receive honors credit by contract in any of the major fields
available at Southeastern. Honors students serve the Honors
Program by participating in the Honors Advisory Council and
other honors events; they serve the university and the community
through volunteer activities throughout the school year.
Scholarship Eligibility Requirements
• ACT composite of 25 or SAT of 1130 (Critical
Reading and Math scores combined) or higher, from
a National Test Date.